Immunopathology of Polymyalgia Rheumatica on Shoulder Bursae’s Biopsies

Overview

The work carried out at the Brest University Hospital on serum immunological changes in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) (based on clinical protocols TENOR, SEMAPHORE, THEN) made it possible to describe the changes in the distribution of lymphocyte subpopulations and cytokine levels during PPR, before and then under treatment compared to controls. However, in systemic autoimmune or inflammatory pathologies, serum immunological mechanisms are rarely a reflection of intra-tissue mechanisms. In the specific case of PMR, there are few data concerning muscular or joint immunological modifications. The investigators now wish to study the immunological modifications occurring at the tissue sites of interest, in particular in the shoulder bursae

Full Title of Study: “Beyond Analysis Of Blood Sample, to Approach Immunopathology of Polymyalgia Rheumatica on Shoulder Bursae’s Biopsies: the BAOBAB Study”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Interventional
  • Study Design
    • Allocation: Non-Randomized
    • Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
    • Primary Purpose: Basic Science
    • Masking: None (Open Label)
  • Study Primary Completion Date: July 13, 2022

Interventions

  • Procedure: Synovial membrane biopsy with puncture of synovial fluid
    • The biopsy of the shoulder bursae will be carried out thanks to a device Tru-cut (Tru-Cut Biopsy Needle), minimally invasive, introduced, as during an infiltration, within the bursa serosa.
  • Procedure: Joint fluid sampling
    • In case of associated peripheric arthritis, the patient will also be offered a sample of joint fluid during a cortisonic infiltration for analgesic purposes, performed as part of routine care.
  • Procedure: Blood sample
    • A blood sample taken during routine care and unused will also be collected from patients and controls for immunoassays.

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Other: PMR
    • Patients with PMR will be offered biopsy of the synovial membrane with puncture of synovial fluid during cortisone infiltration for analgesic purposes. In case of associated peripheric arthritis, the patient will also be offered a joint fluid sample during a cortisonic infiltration for analgesic purposes, performed as part of routine care The study-specific examination that is not part of current practice is the synovial biopsy performed during the cortisonic infiltration procedure.
  • Other: Control
    • Witnesses recruited into the orthopedic surgery department will be offered a synovial membrane biopsy during a shoulder surgery in the context of mechanical pathology.

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • IL-6 marking
    • Time Frame: Day 0
    • The main evaluation criterion is the intensity of the tissue IL-6 marking on the subacromio-deltoid bursa sections using the Hyperion technique.

Secondary Measures

  • Cytokinic (other than IL-6) infiltration of tissues
    • Time Frame: Day 0
  • Serum cytokine levels
    • Time Frame: Day 0
  • Cytokine levels in joint or synovial fluid
    • Time Frame: Day 0
  • Tissue distribution of lymphocyte subpopulations by using the Hyperion mass cytometer (analysis of the intensity of the markings)
    • Time Frame: Day 0
    • Fragments of the synovial membrane taken from patients and controls will be sent to the pathology laboratory. They will be fixed and slides covering the inflammatory region of interest will be prepared. These slides will be marked with antibodies directed against: – CD20, CD27, CD38, CD24, CD21, CD95, CD23, IgM, Tbet for B lymphocytes; – CD3, CD4, CD8, CD25, CD45RA, CD62L, CD28, FoxP3, CCR7, CD45RO and Bcl-2 for T lymphocytes; – CD14, CD11b and CD11c for monocytes; – CD66b for granulocytes and coupled to heavy metals and analyzed by the Hyperion mass cytometer. The intensity of the markings will be analyzed using the usual Hyperion analysis techniques.
  • Serum distribution of lymphocyte subpopulations by using the HELIOS mass cytometer (analysis of the intensity of the markings)
    • Time Frame: Day 0
    • Whole blood will be centrifuged and serum will be collected. Antibodies directed against: – CD20, CD27, CD38, CD24, CD21, CD95, CD23, IgM, Tbet for B lymphocytes; – CD3, CD4, CD8, CD25, CD45RA, CD62L, CD28, FoxP3, CCR7, CD45RO and Bcl-2 for T lymphocytes; – CD14, CD11b and CD11c for monocytes; – CD66b for granulocytes, aand Hnd coupled with heavy metals will be added to it before analysis by the HELIOS mass cytometer. The intensity of the markings will be analyzed using the usual HELIOS analysis techniques.
  • Analysis of immunosenescence markers in tissues by HYPERION technology
    • Time Frame: Day 0
    • Analysis of membrane markers related to immunosenescence in percent of cells expressing the marker and in MFI (Mean fluorescence intensity) by hyperion technology.
  • Analysis of target molecules of treatments under study in PPR by ELISA technique
    • Time Frame: Day 0
    • The target molecules of treatments under study in PPR (CTLA-4 for abatacept, janus kinases 1 and 2 for baricitinib) will be analyzed by ELISA techniques (concentration).
  • Analysis of target molecules of treatments under study in PPR by proteomic techniques
    • Time Frame: Day 0
    • The target molecules of treatments under study in PPR (CTLA-4 for abatacept, janus kinases 1 and 2 for baricitinib) will be analyzed by protéomic techniques (cytometry, % of cells expressing the marker, MFI)
  • Complications of subacromio-deltoid purse in the 72h after biopsies : M1 phone call
    • Time Frame: Month 1
    • The expected complications related to the synovial biopsy are: Pain at the biopsy site, Hematoma at the biopsy site, Functional impotence of the shoulder, on the biopsy side, greater than 72h, Hypoesthesia, dysesthesia at the biopsy site, Skin rash within 72h following the infiltration, Hypertensive surge documented within 72 hours of the infiltration, In case of pre-existing diabetes, diabetes imbalance within 72 hours of the infiltration.

Participating in This Clinical Trial

For everyone :

  • Signed consent – Patients over 50 Inclusion criteria : For case patients: – Addressed for PMR (diagnosis OR relapse) – Score greater than or equal to 4 (without ultrasound criteria) or greater than or equal to 6 (with ultrasound criteria), according to the ACR / EULAR 2012 criteria for polymyalgia rheumatica, and suffering from bilateral scapular pain as well as an increased CRP level . – Thickening of more than 2mm at least one shoulder bursae in ultrasound – DAS-PPR> = 10 For witnesses: – Shoulder surgery scheduled for mechanical pathology Exclusion criteria : For everyone : – MRI with Gadolinium injection in the previous month- Clinical or paraclinical signs of giant cell arteritis – Patient under protective measure or unable to consent – Active cancer – Active infection For the cases: – History of biotherapy treatment For witnesses: – History of inflammatory rheumatism – Active inflammatory rheumatism

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 50 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • University Hospital, Brest
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor

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