Objectives: Microcrystal-induced arthritis is still an unresolved paradigm for medicine. Overt inflammation may be absent even when crystals occur in synovial fluid. Recently, the production of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) embedding monosodium urate crystals (MSU) has been proposed as a possible mechanism of the auto-resolution of the inflammatory phase during gout. We aimed to verify and quantify the release of NETs in synovial fluids during gout and pseudogout attacks and to compare any differences with respect to crystals and neutrophils number, and to analyze activation of necroptosis pathway in synovial fluid from crystal-induced arthritis. Methods: Synovial fluid samples were obtained by arthrocentesis from 22 patients presenting acute crystal-induced arthritis, gout or pseudogout (n = 11 each group), and from 10 patients with acute non-crystal arthritis as controls. NETosis was quantified in synovial fluid by nucleic acid stain and by quantification of human neutrophil elastase. Activation of p-MLKL was assessed by western blot. Results: We observed that synovial fluid neutrophils encountering MSU and CPPD crystals during episodes of gout and pseudogout release NETs in relation to the number of crystals in synovial fluid and irrespective of neutrophil density and type of crystal. This release was accompanied by necroptosis through the activation of the MLKL pathway. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that a role of NETs in crystal-induced arthritis is to "trap extracellular particles", including microcrystals. Embedding crystals in aggregates of NETs may be the basis of tophi and CPPD deposition and may have implications for disease evolution, rather than for spontaneous resolution of the acute attack.

Garcia-Gonzalez, E., Gamberucci, A., Lucherini, O., Alì, A., Simpatico, A., Lorenzini, S., et al. (2021). Neutrophil extracellular traps release in gout and pseudogout depends on the number of crystals regardless of leukocyte count. RHEUMATOLOGY, 60(10), 4920-4928 [10.1093/rheumatology/keab087].

Neutrophil extracellular traps release in gout and pseudogout depends on the number of crystals regardless of leukocyte count

Garcia-Gonzalez, Estrella
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Gamberucci, Alessandra;Lucherini, Orso-Maria;Alì, Alessandra;Lorenzini, Sauro;Lazzerini, Pietro-Enea;Tripodi, Sergio;Frediani, Bruno;
2021-01-01

Abstract

Objectives: Microcrystal-induced arthritis is still an unresolved paradigm for medicine. Overt inflammation may be absent even when crystals occur in synovial fluid. Recently, the production of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) embedding monosodium urate crystals (MSU) has been proposed as a possible mechanism of the auto-resolution of the inflammatory phase during gout. We aimed to verify and quantify the release of NETs in synovial fluids during gout and pseudogout attacks and to compare any differences with respect to crystals and neutrophils number, and to analyze activation of necroptosis pathway in synovial fluid from crystal-induced arthritis. Methods: Synovial fluid samples were obtained by arthrocentesis from 22 patients presenting acute crystal-induced arthritis, gout or pseudogout (n = 11 each group), and from 10 patients with acute non-crystal arthritis as controls. NETosis was quantified in synovial fluid by nucleic acid stain and by quantification of human neutrophil elastase. Activation of p-MLKL was assessed by western blot. Results: We observed that synovial fluid neutrophils encountering MSU and CPPD crystals during episodes of gout and pseudogout release NETs in relation to the number of crystals in synovial fluid and irrespective of neutrophil density and type of crystal. This release was accompanied by necroptosis through the activation of the MLKL pathway. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that a role of NETs in crystal-induced arthritis is to "trap extracellular particles", including microcrystals. Embedding crystals in aggregates of NETs may be the basis of tophi and CPPD deposition and may have implications for disease evolution, rather than for spontaneous resolution of the acute attack.
2021
Garcia-Gonzalez, E., Gamberucci, A., Lucherini, O., Alì, A., Simpatico, A., Lorenzini, S., et al. (2021). Neutrophil extracellular traps release in gout and pseudogout depends on the number of crystals regardless of leukocyte count. RHEUMATOLOGY, 60(10), 4920-4928 [10.1093/rheumatology/keab087].
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