Supplementary file 1_Tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase deficiency is associated with altered immune cell profiles in hypophosphatasia.docx

Although traditionally considered a skeletal disease, emerging evidence suggests an immunomodulatory role for TNSALP in systemic inflammation and immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs). This study investigated clinical, biochemical, and immunological features associated with inflammation in HPP.</p>Methods<p>Forty-seven genetically confirmed HPP patients and 30 healthy controls with a comparable age and sex distribution were evaluated.

Analyses included serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP), bone-specific ALP (BALP), C-reactive protein (CRP), fecal calprotectin (FCP), and flow cytometry in a subset of 29 HPP patients and 26 controls to assess leukocyte subpopulations and TNSALP expression, with confirmation by confocal microscopy.</p>Results<p>HPP patients exhibited reduced TNSALP expression in T cells, B cells, neutrophils, and monocytes, together with lower CD3 and CD8 fluorescence intensity and an increased CD16+/CD14+ monocyte ratio.