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- Title
Autoimmune Liver Diseases and Rheumatoid Arthritis—Is There an Etiopathogenic Link?
- Authors
Mihai, Ioana Ruxandra; Rezus, Ciprian; Burlui, Maria Alexandra; Cardoneanu, Anca; Macovei, Luana Andreea; Richter, Patricia; Bratoiu, Ioana; Rezus, Elena
- Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic immune-mediated disease that, in addition to the articular involvement, can have extra-articular manifestations. Even though liver damage in RA is not very common, associated autoimmune liver diseases (AILDs) may occur. The most common AILD associated with RA is primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), followed by autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). There are common underlying mechanisms that play a role in the emergence of autoimmunity and inflammation in both rheumatic and autoimmune liver diseases. Genetic studies have revealed the existence of several common disease-associated genes shared between RA and AILDs, and infectious triggers, particularly those associated with recurrent or complicated urinary tract infections, are also speculated to be potential triggers for these conditions. Moreover, these diseases share common serologic patterns characterized by the presence of specific autoantibodies and hyper-gammaglobulinemia. In this study, we focus on reviewing the association between RA and AILDs regarding the prevalence and possible etiopathogenic link.
- Subjects
AUTOIMMUNE diseases; RHEUMATOID arthritis; LIVER diseases; AUTOIMMUNE hepatitis; BILIARY liver cirrhosis; URINARY tract infections
- Publication
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2024, Vol 25, Issue 7, p3848
- ISSN
1661-6596
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ijms25073848