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Liu S, Wang S, Zhang N, Li P. The oral microbiome and oral and upper gastrointestinal diseases. J Oral Microbiol 2024; 16:2355823. [PMID: 38835339 PMCID: PMC11149586 DOI: 10.1080/20002297.2024.2355823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024] Open
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Background Microbiomes are essential components of the human body, and their populations are substantial. Under normal circumstances, microbiomes coexist harmoniously with the human body, but disturbances in this equilibrium can lead to various diseases. The oral microbiome is involved in the occurrence and development of many oral and gastrointestinal diseases. This review focuses on the relationship between oral microbiomes and oral and upper gastrointestinal diseases, and therapeutic strategies aiming to provide valuable insights for clinical prevention and treatment. Methods To identify relevant studies, we conducted searches in PubMed, Google Scholar, and Web of Science using keywords such as "oral microbiome," "oral flora, " "gastrointestinal disease, " without any date restrictions. Subsequently, the retrieved publications were subject to a narrative review. Results In this review, we found that oral microbiomes are closely related to oral and gastrointestinal diseases such as periodontitis, dental caries, reflux esophagitis, gastritis, and upper gastrointestinal tumors (mainly the malignant ones). Oral samples like saliva and buccal mucosa are not only easy to collect, but also display superior sample stability compared to gastrointestinal tissues. Consequently, analysis of the oral microbiome could potentially serve as an efficient preliminary screening method for high-risk groups before undergoing endoscopic examination. Besides, treatments based on the oral microbiomes could aid early diagnosis and treatment of these diseases. Conclusions Oral microbiomes are essential to oral and gastrointestinal diseases. Therapies centered on the oral microbiomes could facilitate the early detection and management of these conditions.
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- Sifan Liu
- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University; State Key Laboratory for Digestive Health; National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University; State Key Laboratory for Digestive Health; National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University; State Key Laboratory for Digestive Health; National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing, China
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Al-Obeidi AF, Nowatzky J. Immunopathogenesis of Behçet's disease. Clin Immunol 2023; 253:109661. [PMID: 37295542 PMCID: PMC10484394 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2023.109661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2023] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Behçet's disease (BD) is a multi-system inflammatory disorder with vasculitic features. It does not suit any of the current pathogenesis-driven disease classifications well, a unifying concept of its pathogenesis is not unanimously conceivable at present, and its etiology is obscure. Still, evidence from immunogenetic and other studies supports the notion of a complex-polygenic disease with robust innate effector responses, reconstitution of regulatory T cells upon successful treatment, and first clues to the role of an, as of yet, underexplored adaptive immune system and its antigen recognition receptors. Without an attempt to be comprehensive, this review aims to collect and organize impactful parts of this evidence in a way that allows the reader to appreciate the work done and define the efforts needed now. The focus is on literature and notions that drove the field into new directions, whether recent or more remote.
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- Arshed F Al-Obeidi
- New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, USA; New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, NYU Langone Ocular Rheumatology Program, New York, NY, USA; New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, NYU Langone Center for Behçet's Disease, New York, NY, USA.
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van der Houwen TB, van Hagen PM, van Laar JAM. Immunopathogenesis of Behçet's disease and treatment modalities. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2022; 52:151956. [PMID: 35038644 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2022.151956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2021] [Revised: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Behçet's disease (BD) is an auto-inflammatory disease, primarily characterized by recurrent painful mucocutaneous ulcerations. METHODS A literature search was performed to write a narrative review into the pathogenesis and current treatment options of BD. RESULTS The pathogenesis of BD remains to be elucidated, but is considered a genetically primed disease in which an external trigger causes immune activation resulting in inflammatory symptoms. GWAS data show an association between multiple genetic polymorphisms (HLA-B51, ERAP1, IL10 and IL23R-IL12RB2) and increased susceptibility to BD. Bacteria as streptococci, an unbalanced microbiome or molecular mimicry trigger the inflammation in BD. Increased production or responsiveness of pro-inflammatory components of the innate immune response (TLR, neutrophils, NK-cells or γδ T-cells) to these triggers may be a crucial step in the pathogenesis of BD. Additionally to an increased autoinflammatory response there is evidence of a dysregulated adaptive immune system, with a disturbed Th1/Th2 balance, expansion of Th17 cells and possibly a decrease in regulatory T cells, resulting in a surplus in pro-inflammatory cytokines. The inflammation causes a typical clinical phenotype including orogenital ulcerations, uveitis and skin lesions. Treatment is aimed at the aberrations found in the innate (neutrophils and γδ-T cells) and adaptive immune system (TNF-α, INF-γ, IL-1), directed at organ involvement and individualized based on patient characteristics. CONCLUSION We presented an extensive review into the pathogenesis and treatment options of BD.
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- T B van der Houwen
- Section of Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine and Immunology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Room RG 535, PO Box 2040, Rotterdam, 3000CA, the Netherlands
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- Section of Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine and Immunology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Room RG 535, PO Box 2040, Rotterdam, 3000CA, the Netherlands
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- Section of Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine and Immunology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Room RG 535, PO Box 2040, Rotterdam, 3000CA, the Netherlands.
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Mumcu G, Fortune F. Oral Health and Its Aetiological Role in Behçet's Disease. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:613419. [PMID: 34095159 PMCID: PMC8172597 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.613419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic multi-systemic inflammatory disorder characterised by oro-genital ulcers, cutaneous manifestations, ocular, vascular, neurologic and gastrointestinal involvement. Complex interactions operating on the genetic background e.g.(HLA51), of infectious and other environmental agents, together with immune dysregulation impacts on the pathogenesis of BD. This suggests that the environmental factors triggering immune responses may activate clinical manifestations in genetically susceptible individuals. Since oral health forms the basis of all general health both dental and systemic, it is an important component of both Dentistry and Medicine. Oral ulcers are the most common clinical manifestation of oral mucosal health. Changes in the oral environment consequently acts as an infective and immune trigger. In this review, complex interactions between the oral ulcers, the oral microbiome and immune responses together with the course of oral and systemic disease manifestations in BD are discussed in the context of the aetiologic role of oral health.
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- Gonca Mumcu
- Department of Health Management, Faculty of Health Science, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Centre for Immuno-Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Behçet's Centre of Excellence, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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van der Houwen TB, van Laar JAM, Kappen JH, van Hagen PM, de Zoete MR, van Muijlwijk GH, Berbers RM, Fluit AC, Rogers M, Groot J, Hazelbag CM, Consolandi C, Severgnini M, Peano C, D'Elios MM, Emmi G, Leavis HL. Behçet's Disease Under Microbiotic Surveillance? A Combined Analysis of Two Cohorts of Behçet's Disease Patients. Front Immunol 2020; 11:1192. [PMID: 32595645 PMCID: PMC7303268 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background: In Behçet's disease (BD), an auto-inflammatory vasculitis, an unbalanced gut microbiota can contribute to pro-inflammatory reactions. In separate studies, distinct pro- and anti-inflammatory bacteria associated with BD have been identified. Methods: To establish disease-associated determinants, we performed gut microbiome profiling in BD patients from the Netherlands (n = 19) and Italy (n = 13), matched healthy controls (HC) from the Netherlands (n = 17) and Italy (n = 15) and oral microbiome profiling in Dutch BD patients (n = 18) and HC (n = 15) by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. In addition, we used fecal IgA-SEQ analysis to identify specific IgA coated bacterial taxa in Dutch BD patients (n = 13) and HC (n = 8). Results: In BD stool samples alpha-diversity was conserved, whereas beta-diversity analysis showed no clustering based on disease, but a significant segregation by country of origin. Yet, a significant decrease of unclassified Barnesiellaceae and Lachnospira genera was associated with BD patients compared to HC. Subdivided by country, the Italian cohort displays a significant decrease of unclassified Barnesiellaceae and Lachnospira genera, in the Dutch cohort this decrease is only a trend. Increased IgA-coating of Bifidobacterium spp., Dorea spp. and Ruminococcus bromii species was found in stool from BD patients. Moreover, oral Dutch BD microbiome displayed increased abundance of Spirochaetaceae and Dethiosulfovibrionaceae families. Conclusions: BD patients show decreased fecal abundance of Barnesiellaceae and Lachnospira and increased oral abundance of Spirochaetaceae and Dethiosulfovibrionaceae. In addition, increased fecal IgA coating of Bifidobacterium, Ruminococcus bromii and Dorea may reflect retention of anti-inflammatory species and neutralization of pathosymbionts in BD, respectively. Additional studies are warranted to relate intestinal microbes with the significance of ethnicity, diet, medication and response with distinct pro- and inflammatory pathways in BD patients.
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- Tim B van der Houwen
- Section Clinical Immunology, Departments of Internal Medicine and Immunology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Section Clinical Immunology, Departments of Internal Medicine and Immunology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Immunomodulation and Tolerance Group, Inflammation Repair and Development, Imperial College, National Heart and Lung Institute, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Pulmonology, STZ Centre of Excellence for Asthma and COPD, Franciscus Group, Rotterdam, United Kingdom
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- Section Clinical Immunology, Departments of Internal Medicine and Immunology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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- Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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- National Research Council, Institute of Biomedical Technologies, Segrate, Italy
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- National Research Council, Institute of Biomedical Technologies, Segrate, Italy
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- National Research Council, Institute of Genetic and Biomedical Research, UoS Milan, Milan, Italy.,Genomic Unit, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Firenze, Firenze, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
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Mazzoccoli G, Matarangolo A, Rubino R, Inglese M, De Cata A. Behçet syndrome: from pathogenesis to novel therapies. Clin Exp Med 2014; 16:1-12. [PMID: 25447032 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-014-0328-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Accepted: 11/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Behçet syndrome is a chronic disease hallmarked by inflammation of the blood vessels that is related to an autoimmune reaction caused by inherited susceptibility due to specific genes and environmental factors, probably components of infectious microorganisms, which turn on or get going the disease in genetically susceptible subjects. The more common clinical expression of the disease is represented by a triple-symptom complex of recurrent oral aphthous ulcers, genital ulcers, and uveitis, sometimes associated with inflammatory arthritis, phlebitis, iritis, as well as inflammation of the digestive tract, brain, and spinal cord. The treatment strategies used to manage the manifestations of Behçet syndrome have gradually progressed, and a number of new therapeutic resources have been implemented in recent years, allowing better control of pathogenic mechanisms, reducing symptoms and suffering, and ameliorating patient's outcome.
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- Gianluigi Mazzoccoli
- Division of Internal Medicine and Chronobiology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS Scientific Institute and Regional General Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", San Giovanni Rotondo, FG, Italy.
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- Division of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS Scientific Institute and Regional General Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", San Giovanni Rotondo, FG, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine and Chronobiology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS Scientific Institute and Regional General Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", San Giovanni Rotondo, FG, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS Scientific Institute and Regional General Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", San Giovanni Rotondo, FG, Italy
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- Division of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS Scientific Institute and Regional General Hospital "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", San Giovanni Rotondo, FG, Italy.
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Emmi G, Silvestri E, Squatrito D, D'Elios MM, Ciucciarelli L, Prisco D, Emmi L. Behçet's syndrome pathophysiology and potential therapeutic targets. Intern Emerg Med 2014; 9:257-65. [PMID: 24415351 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-013-1036-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2013] [Accepted: 12/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Behçet syndrome is a systemic inflammatory disorder characterized by multiorgan involvement such as oral and genital ulcers, uveitis, skin lesions as well as by less frequent, but often more severe, central nervous system and vascular manifestations. The pathogenetic mechanisms are still incompletely known; however the interaction between a specific genetic background and environmental or infectious factors certainly contributes to the immune dysregulation that characterizes this disease. The discovery of new immunological pathways in Behçet syndrome pathogenesis may help us to set up new treatments. In this review, we will focus our attention on the possible mechanisms underlying Behçet syndrome pathogenesis and their potential role as novel therapeutic targets.
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- Giacomo Emmi
- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, L.go G. Brambilla 3, 50134, Florence, Italy,
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Shimizu J, Izumi T, Suzuki N. Aberrant Activation of Heat Shock Protein 60/65 Reactive T Cells in Patients with Behcet's Disease. Autoimmune Dis 2012; 2012:105205. [PMID: 23082245 PMCID: PMC3467778 DOI: 10.1155/2012/105205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2012] [Accepted: 08/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Behcet's disease (BD) is a multisystemic inflammatory disease and is characterized by recurrent attacks on eyes, brain, skin, and gut. There is evidence that skewed T-cell responses contributed to its pathophysiology in patients with BD. We found that heat shock proteins (HSPs) reactive T cells were prevalent in patients with BD. Here, we summarize current findings on HSP reactive T cells and their contribution to the pathogenesis in patients with BD.
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- Jun Shimizu
- Department of Immunology and Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1, Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki 216-8511, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1, Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki 216-8511, Japan
- Department of Medicine, Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital, Tokyo 154-8532, Japan
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- Department of Immunology and Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1, Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki 216-8511, Japan
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To alert physician to timely recognition and current treatment of recurrent hypopyon iridocyclitis or panuveitis in ocular Behçet disease (OBD). RECENT FINDINGS Interferon-α, rituximab, intravitreal triamcinolone, and biological response modifiers by tumor necrosis factor inhibitors such as infliximab and adalimumab are being used increasingly for the treatment of severe sight-threatening ocular inflammation including retinal vasculitis and cystoid macular edema (CME). SUMMARY Biological agents offer tremendous potential in the treatment of OBD. Given that OBD predominantly afflicts the younger adults in their most productive years, dermatologist, rheumatologist, internist, or general practitioners supervising patients with oculo-articulo-oromucocutaneous syndromes should be aware of systemic Behçet disease. Early recognition of ocular involvement is important and such patients should strongly be instructed to visit immediately an ophthalmologist, as uveitis management differs from extraocular involvements with high ocular morbidity from sight-threatening complications due to relapsing inflammatory attacks in the posterior segment of the eye. A single infliximab infusion should be considered for the control of acute panuveitis, whereas repeated long-term infliximab infusions were proved to be more effective in reducing the number of episodes in refractory uveoretinitis with faster regression and complete remission of CME.
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- Cem Evereklioglu
- Department of Ophthalmology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty, Kayseri, Turkey
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Pineton de Chambrun M, Wechsler B, Geri G, Cacoub P, Saadoun D. New insights into the pathogenesis of Behçet's disease. Autoimmun Rev 2011; 11:687-98. [PMID: 22197900 DOI: 10.1016/j.autrev.2011.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2011] [Accepted: 11/27/2011] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Behçet's disease (BD) is a recurrent systemic inflammatory disorder of unknown origin characterized by oral and genital mucous ulcer, uveitis, and skin lesions. Involvement of large vessels, central nervous system (CNS), gastrointestinal tract and thrombotic events are less frequent but can be life threatening. The aim of this review is to provide new insights into the pathogenesis of BD. Over the past year substantial advances have been done in the understanding of the genetic [1,2] and immunology [3] of BD. BD is at the crossroad between autoimmune and autoinflammatory syndromes. In common with autoimmune diseases BD shares class I MHC association. However, in contrast to autoimmune disorders, BD has clinical features that seem to be mostly autoinflammatory. The pathogenesis of BD is still unknown, but major determinants of the genetic and immune system abnormalities have been reported recently. Triggering infectious factors are supposed to participate in the outbreak of BD in genetically predisposed patients. Two recent large genome-wide association study (GWAS) conducted in Turkey and Japan reported association between single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of interleukin (IL)-10 and IL-23R/IL-12RB2 genes and BD. New insights into the perturbations of T cell homeostasis of BD recently emerged. We have recently demonstrated the promotion of Th17 responses and the suppression of regulatory T cells (Tregs) that were driven by interleukin (IL)-21 production and that correlates with BD activity. Inflammatory cells within BD inflammatory lesions included mostly neutrophils, Th1 and Th17 cells, and cytotoxic CD8+ and γδ T cells. Altogether, the recent progresses in the knowledge of BD pathogenesis pave the way for innovative therapy.
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- Marc Pineton de Chambrun
- Department of Internal Medicine and Laboratory I3 Immunology, Immunopathology, Immunotherapy, UMR CNRS 7211, INSERM U959, Groupe Hospitalier La Pitié-Salpetrière, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris 6, Paris, France
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Hatemi G, Yazici H. Behçet’s syndrome and micro-organisms. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2011; 25:389-406. [DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2011.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2010] [Accepted: 05/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Etiopathogenesis of Behçet's disease with emphasis on the role of immunological aberrations. Clin Rheumatol 2010; 29:1211-6. [PMID: 20495938 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-010-1491-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2010] [Accepted: 05/10/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Behçet's disease (BD) is a chronic multisystemic inflammatory disorder of unknown origin consisting of oral aphthous ulcers, ocular symptoms, skin lesions, and genital ulcerations. It has many features in common with systemic vasculitides and is more prevalent in countries along the ancient Silk route. Immune-mediated mechanisms play a major role in the pathogenesis of the disease, and inflammatory mediators are also involved. BD is not considered to be an autoimmune disorder, and the character of the disease needs to be clarified. Immunological aberrations in BD have been extensively studied by many investigators; genetic factors have been related to disease susceptibility, but their exact role in the development of disease is uncertain. Environmental factors such as infectious agents have also been implicated in the etiology of BD. However, the etiopathogenesis of the disease remains to be elucidated. Factors involved in the immunopathogenesis of BD with emphasis on the role of immunological aberrations are analyzed in this review.
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di Meo N, Quaranta L, Crisman G, Trevisan G. Adamantiades Behçet Disease triggered by a tick bite and or borrelia infection. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2009; 23:1198-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2009.03105.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Middleton D, Meenagh A, Sleator C, Gourraud PA, Ayna T, Tozkir H, Köse AA, Azizleri G, Diler AS. No association of KIR genes with Behcet's disease. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 70:435-8. [PMID: 17868255 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2007.00929.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Behcet's disease (BD) is thought to be caused by multiple genetic, environmental and immunological factors, one of the most prominent being the strong association with human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-Bw51, an HLA-Bw4-associated allele. We examined the presence/absence of 14 killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptors (KIRs) and their ligands in 134 Turkish individuals with BD and compared the results with those of 154 ethnically matched controls. Although KIR3DL1 with its ligand (HLA-Bw4) was significantly increased in the patients with BD (P = 0.0003), this no longer applied when the patients and controls were categorised by HLA-Bw51 status. Thus, no association was identified between presence or absence of any of the 14 KIR genes studied and BD. In addition, we did not find any associations of KIR with various manifestations of the disease nor with gender or age of onset.
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- D Middleton
- Northern Ireland Regional Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory, City Hospital, Belfast, UK.
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Kulaber A, Tugal-Tutkun I, Yentür SP, Akman-Demir G, Kaneko F, Gül A, Saruhan-Direskeneli G. Pro-inflammatory cellular immune response in Behçet's disease. Rheumatol Int 2007; 27:1113-8. [PMID: 17549482 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-007-0367-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2006] [Accepted: 05/05/2007] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Several proteins are investigated as candidate auto-antigens in the pathogenesis of Behçet's disease (BD). This study aimed to screen the cellular responses to auto-antigen (alphaB-crystallin, alphaBC), and microorganism (Streptococcus sangius KTH-1 BES-1 protein) derived peptides as well as to isopentenyl pyrophosphate (IPP). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from 22 BD patients and 22 healthy controls (HC) were stimulated in vitro with alphaBC, BES-1 peptides, IPP and PPD and induced proliferation as well as the secreted interleukin (IL)-12 and interferon (IFN)-gamma production levels were measured. We did not observe any significant difference in cellular proliferation between BD patients and HC. Induction of IL-12 secretion with alphaBC was stronger in BD patients (P = 0.04) and in the disease subgroup with uveitis (P = 0.027) compared the HC. When responses to PPD were compared, proliferation of PMBC was lower (P = 0.03), whereas IL-12 secretion was higher in BD (P = 0.04) as well as in patients under colchicum treatment (P = 0.04) and with vascular involvement (P = 0.006) compared to HC. BES-1(373-385 )peptide induced also higher IL-12 productions by PBMC of BD patients (P = 0.017) and of patients with uveitis (P = 0.013). Finally, IPP stimulated higher IL-12 secretions from PBMC in BD patients (P = 0.035) and in patients with (P = 0.02) or without (P = 0.017) uveitis or arthritis (P = 0.04), under colchicum treatment (P = 0.01) or not receiving any immunosuppressive treatment (P = 0.007) compared to HC. These results suggest a more prominent pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion from PBMC in BD patients compared to HC in response to various antigens including alphaBC protein, BES-1(373-385), IPP and PPD.
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- Ayla Kulaber
- Department of Physiology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Amoura Z, Guillaume M, Caillat-Zucman S, Wechsler B, Piette JC. Physiopathologie de la maladie de Behçet. Rev Med Interne 2006; 27:843-53. [PMID: 16828934 DOI: 10.1016/j.revmed.2006.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2006] [Accepted: 02/22/2006] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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SUBJECT Pathophysiology of Behçet's disease (BD) is complex. Recent experimental data shed new light on the mechanisms leading to organ lesions. MAIN ISSUES Neutrophils and cytotoxic lymphocytes are now recognized as key effector cells in BD. Genetic susceptibility, environmental factors (virus and/or bacterial infections), inflammatory response abnormalities (heat shock proteins, dysregulated NO production) and abnormal immune response play also a major role in BD pathogeny. PERSPECTIVES Better understanding of the BD pathophysiology will allow the development of new therapies more specific of BD.
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- Z Amoura
- Centre national de référence maladies rares, service de médecine interne, hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, 47-83, boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France.
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Aki T, Karincaoglu Y, Seyhan M, Batcioglu K. Serum substance P and calcitonin gene-related peptide levels in Behçet's disease and their association with disease activity. Clin Exp Dermatol 2006; 31:583-7. [PMID: 16716167 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2006.02157.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Substance P (SP) and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) are neuropeptides that have a role in several cutaneous diseases and inflammations. Aim. To evaluate SP, CGRP and serum interleukin (IL)-8 levels in Behçet's disease (BD) and to explore the relationship of these peptides with BD activity. METHODS The study group comprised 30 patients with BD, and 30 healthy individuals acted as controls. Serum levels of SP, CGRP and IL-8 were determined by micro-ELISA test during the active and inactive disease periods of patients with BD. These data were compared with each other and controls. Active and inactive periods of BD were established. RESULTS The mean +/- SD serum CGRP (ng/ml) and IL-8 levels (pg/ml) in inactive BD (5.87 +/- 2.49 and 0.62 +/- 0.24, respectively) were significantly higher than the control group (4.74 +/- 1.17 and 0.46 +/- 0.11) (P < 0.05 for both). The difference between serum CGRP and IL-8 levels in active BD were also significantly higher than in inactive BD (P < 0.05 for both). Serum SP values (ng/ml) in active BD (18.27 +/- 5.38) were significantly higher than in inactive BD (15.26 +/- 5.74) and controls (12.6 +/- 4.45) (P < 0.05 for all), whereas the difference between the serum SP values in inactive BD and the control group was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION Serum SP and CGRP may have a role in the pathogenesis of BD. In addition, serum IL-8, SP and CGRP levels can be used as laboratory parameters indicating activity in BD.
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- T Aki
- Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey
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Lehner T, Stanford MR, Phipps PA, Sun JB, Xiao BG, Holmgren J, Shinnick T, Hasan A, Mizushima Y. Immunopathogenesis and prevention of uveitis with the Behçet's disease-specific peptide linked to cholera toxin B. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2003; 528:173-80. [PMID: 12918685 DOI: 10.1007/0-306-48382-3_34] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/04/2023]
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- T Lehner
- Guy's, King's and St Thomas' Hospital Medical School, Kings College, London, England
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- H Direskeneli
- Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Behçet's disease is a systemic inflammatory disorder. The patients have repeated exacerbations and remissions of the symptoms. This disease may produce a wide variety of symptoms. In mild cases, mucocutaneous lesions are only the symptoms during the whole clinical course, whereas ocular lesions, which occur in about 70% of the patients, can cause blindness. Involvement of the gastrointestinal tract, CNS and large vessels is less frequent, but sometimes life-threatening. Colchicine, NSAIDs, corticosteroids and immunosuppressants are employed for the treatment of Behçet's disease with therapies tailored to individual patients depending on clinical manifestations. Cyclosporin A is the most effective drug for ocular lesions at the present, but its neurotoxicity, which occurs in 20-30% of patients receiving cyclosporin A, restricts usage of the agent. Many patients are still suffering from a severe form of uveitis and serious neurological symptoms, which are resistant to any conventional therapies. New drugs have been investigated for Behçet's disease. IFN-alpha therapy has shown significant efficacy for common symptoms including ocular lesions without any serious adverse effects. Thalidomide and its analogues also appear to be applicable to this disease. Monoclonal antibody to TNF-alpha is now in clinical trials. These novel therapeutic approaches may provide much needed treatment options for patients with Behçet's disease.
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- T Sakane
- Department of Immunology and Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1, Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 216-8511, Japan.
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Takeba Y, Suzuki N, Kaneko A, Asai T, Sakane T. Evidence for neural regulation of inflammatory synovial cell functions by secreting calcitonin gene-related peptide and vasoactive intestinal peptide in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1999; 42:2418-29. [PMID: 10555038 DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199911)42:11<2418::aid-anr21>3.0.co;2-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To elucidate the possible involvement of the nervous system in the regulation of pathophysiologic responses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we examined the expression of peripheral nerves containing the neuropeptides calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) in RA synovium and their effects on RA synovial cell functions. METHODS The effects of CGRP and VIP on proinflammatory cytokine and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) production by RA synovial cells were estimated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and their messenger RNA (mRNA) expression by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using limiting dilutions of the complementary DNA. Expression of CGRP receptors (CGRPRs) and VIP receptors (VIPRs) on RA synovial cells was assessed by RT-PCR and radioreceptor assays. The functions of CGRPRs and VIPRs of the synovial cells were studied by using a CGRPR antagonist and a VIPR antagonist, respectively. RESULTS CGRP and VIP inhibited the proliferation of, and the proinflammatory cytokine and MMP production by, RA synovial cells at the level of mRNA expression. Expression of CGRPR and VIPR on RA fibroblast-like synovial cells was confirmed by RT-PCR and radioreceptor assays. Functions of the neuropeptide receptors were inhibited by their receptor antagonists. CGRP and VIP inhibited nuclear translocation and phosphorylation of the transcription factor cAMP response element binding protein in RA synovial cells. CONCLUSION CGRP and VIP inhibited excessive synovial cell functions, which suggests neural regulation of inflammatory responses in patients with RA and possible clinical application of the neuropeptides.
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- Y Takeba
- St. Marianna University, Kawasaki, Japan
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- T Sakane
- Department of Immunology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan.
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Mihara S, Suzuki N, Wakisaka S, Suzuki S, Sekita N, Yamamoto S, Saito N, Hoshino T, Sakane T. Effects of thyroid hormones on apoptotic cell death of human lymphocytes. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999; 84:1378-85. [PMID: 10199782 DOI: 10.1210/jcem.84.4.5598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Apoptosis plays a critical role in the development and homeostasis of tissues, especially those with high cell turnover such as the lymphoid system. We have examined the effects of thyroid hormones, TSH and TRH, on apoptosis of human T lymphocytes. We found that T lymphocytes cultured with T3 and T4, but not TSH nor TRH, in vitro showed enhanced apoptosis, evidenced by DNA ladder formation and characteristic morphological changes. In addition, prolonged cultivation with thyroid hormones of the lymphocytes further enhanced the extent of apoptosis. We also found that treatment with thyroid hormones of T lymphocytes induced reduction of mitochondrial transmembrane potential (delta psi) and production of reactive oxygen species, both of which are intimately associated with apoptotic cell death. In addition, cellular expression of antiapoptotic Bcl-2 protein was clearly reduced by the treatment of lymphocytes with thyroid hormones in vitro. Thus, T lymphocytes treated with thyroid hormones accompany reduction of Bcl-2 protein expression, production of reactive oxygen species, and reduction of mitochondrial delta psi, resulting in apoptotic lymphocyte death. Moreover, we found that lymphocytes in patients with Graves' disease showed enhanced apoptosis compared with those in normal individuals. These results suggest that thyroid hormones have the potential to induce apoptotic cell death of human lymphocytes in vivo and in vitro.
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- S Mihara
- Department of Immunology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Nishida T, Hirayama K, Nakamura S, Ohno S. Proliferative response of CD8+ gamma delta+ T cells to Streptococcus sanguis in patients with Behçet's disease. Ocul Immunol Inflamm 1998; 6:139-44. [PMID: 9785603 DOI: 10.1076/ocii.6.3.139.4035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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To analyze the pathogenesis of Behçet's disease (BD), we investigated the immune response of peripheral blood T cell subsets from patients with BD to Streptococcus sanguis (S. sanguis) strain KTH-I, a bacteria suggested to be associated with the etiology of BD. Cultured peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of patients with BD activated by lyophilized whole bacterium of S. sanguis were assayed by two-color flow cytometry using monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) specific for gamma delta+ T cell receptor, CD4 or CD8 molecules. The lymphostimulatory activity of S. sanguis to either gamma delta+ CD4-CD8-, gamma delta+ CD4-CD8+, gamma delta-CD4+CD8-, or gamma delta-CD4-CD8+ T cells was evaluated. The absolute number of gamma delta+ T cells from patients with BD (n = 8) as well as from healthy controls (n = 7) significantly increased after stimulation with S. sanguis, whereas gamma delta- T cells from both groups showed no response to S. sanguis. The absolute number of gamma delta+ CD8+ T cells from patients with BD significantly increased after stimulation with S. sanguis compared with healthy controls (p < 0.05). Peripheral gamma delta+ CD8+ T cells from patients with BD showed a significantly higher proliferative response to S. sanguis compared with healthy controls.
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- T Nishida
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan
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Takeba Y, Suzuki N, Takeno M, Asai T, Tsuboi S, Hoshino T, Sakane T. Modulation of synovial cell function by somatostatin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1997; 40:2128-38. [PMID: 9416849 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780401206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To elucidate the role of neurologic, endocrine, and immune system interactions in the development of pathologic responses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we studied somatostatin (SOM) production and somatostatin receptor (SOMR) expression in RA synovium and its function in patients with RA. METHODS The effects of SOM on proinflammatory cytokine (interleukin-6 [IL-6] and IL-8) and collagenase production by RA synovial cells were estimated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and their messenger RNA expression was assessed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using limiting dilutions of the complementary DNA. The expression of SOMR by RA synovial cells was also studied by RT-PCR. Local production of SOM was estimated by RT-PCR and immunohistochemical staining. RESULTS Physiologic concentrations (approximately 10(-10)M) of SOM inhibited proliferation of RA synovial cells. The production of proinflammatory cytokines and matrix metalloproteinases by RA synovial cells was also modulated by SOM. SOMR subtypes 1 and 2 were expressed on fibroblast-like synovial cells, and the expression of SOMR-2 was up-regulated by proinflammatory cytokine treatment of the synovial cells from patients with RA. RA fibroblast-like cells synthesized SOM by themselves, suggesting that SOM acts as an autocrine regulator of synovial cell function in patients with RA. CONCLUSION SOM inhibited aberrant synovial cell function in patients with RA, suggesting possible clinical applications of this neuropeptide.
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- Y Takeba
- St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Suzuki N, Kaneko S, Ichino M, Mihara S, Wakisaka S, Sakane T. In vivo mechanisms for the inhibition of T lymphocyte activation by long-term therapy with tacrolimus (FK-506): experience in patients with Behçet's disease. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1997; 40:1157-67. [PMID: 9182928 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780400622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the in vivo mechanisms of suppression of T lymphocyte function in patients with Behçet's disease (BD) undergoing long-term treatment with tacrolimus (FK-506). METHODS Intracellular proteins were analyzed by immunoprecipitation and Western blotting. Messenger RNA expression was studied by a polymerase chain reaction-based technique. RESULTS Interleukin-2 production was suppressed in patients treated with tacrolimus. This suppression was found to be due to inhibition of interactions between activated calcineurin (Cn) and nuclear factor of activated T cells (NF-AT), inhibition of cleavage of the autoinhibitory domain of the CnA subunit, and inhibition of heterodimer formation by CnA and CnB subunits, resulting in the absence of NF-AT in nuclei of the T cells. We found that T lymphocytes in some BD patients treated with tacrolimus had reduced amounts of FK-506 binding protein (FKBP) in their cytoplasm. CONCLUSION Tacrolimus reduces the Cn activity of T cells in vivo by the cumulative effects of several distinct mechanisms. It is plausible that reduced amounts of FKBP may be associated with diminished clinical efficacy in some BD patients receiving prolonged treatment with tacrolimus.
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- N Suzuki
- St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Sanbongi C, Suzuki N, Sakane T. Polyphenols in chocolate, which have antioxidant activity, modulate immune functions in humans in vitro. Cell Immunol 1997; 177:129-36. [PMID: 9178639 DOI: 10.1006/cimm.1997.1109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We studied the effects of antioxidants from chocolate, cacao liquor polyphenol (CLP), on human immune functions in vitro. CLP is an enriched polyphenol fraction purified from cacao liquor that is a major component of chocolate. It has been shown that polyphenols have antioxidant activity, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) are involved in immune responses. CLP inhibited both hydrogen peroxide and superoxide anion, typical ROS, production by phorbol myristate acetate-activated granulocytes. CLP also inhibited menadione-induced production of both hydrogen peroxide and superoxide anion in normal human peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL). CLP treatment of normal PBL in vitro inhibited mitogen-induced proliferation of T cells and polyclonal Ig production by B cells in a dose-dependent manner. CLP treatment inhibited both IL-2 mRNA expression of and IL-2 secretion by T cells. These results suggest that antioxidant CLP has immunoregulatory effects.
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- C Sanbongi
- Department of Immunology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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Mochizuki M, Morita E, Yamamoto S, Yamana S. Characteristics of T cell lines established from skin lesions of Behçet's disease. J Dermatol Sci 1997; 15:9-13. [PMID: 9186807 DOI: 10.1016/s0923-1811(96)00588-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Hypersensitivity to a streptococcal antigen is postulated to be the pathogenesis of Behçet's disease. We analyzed T lymphocyte-phenotypes infiltrated in cutaneous pustular lesions in Behçet's disease and found that CD4+ T cells were predominant components although CD8+ T cells were also present in the lesion. In addition, we established T cell lines from pustular lesions of the four patients with a streptococcal antigen, KTH-1. Two of the cell lines showed the cell surface markers of CD8+TCR alpha beta +, and expressed mRNAs for interleukin (IL)-8, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha, and perforin. Two other T cell lines expressed the cell surface markers for CD4+TCR alpha beta +. Cytokine expression pattern of the two CD4+ T cell lines revealed that one is Th1 type and the other is Th2 type. The Th2 type cell line showed marked proliferation with autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells, suggesting that the self-reactive T cells play some role on the pathogenesis of Behçet's disease.
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- M Mochizuki
- Department of Dermatology, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan
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Yamashita N. Hyperreactivity of neutrophils and abnormal T cell homeostasis: a new insight for pathogenesis of Behçet's disease. Int Rev Immunol 1997; 14:11-9. [PMID: 9203023 DOI: 10.3109/08830189709116841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Neutrophil hyperfunction of Behçet's disease is in part regulated by genetical factors, especially related to HLA-B51 genes and by immunological abnormalities. Regarding the latter points, Behçet's disease worsens with abnormal regulation by gamma delta T cells and alpha beta T cells. Indeed, our own studies and those of other laboratories suggest that human heat shock protein may be one of the triggering factors for activation of both the gamma delta T cells and alpha beta T cells. These activated T cells may produce proinflammatory and/or inflammatory cytokines, and lead to tissue injury possibly via delayed-type hypersensitivity reaction, macrophage activation, and activation and/or recruitment of neutrophils. Here we discuss the crosstalk between the immune system and neutrophils in this disease.
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- N Yamashita
- Department of Immunology, St. Marianna University, School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan
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Suzuki N, Harada T, Mihara S, Sakane T. Characterization of a germline Vk gene encoding cationic anti-DNA antibody and role of receptor editing for development of the autoantibody in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus. J Clin Invest 1996; 98:1843-50. [PMID: 8878436 PMCID: PMC507624 DOI: 10.1172/jci118985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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We found previously that cationic anti-DNA autoantibodies (autoAbs) have nephritogenic potential and usage of a specific germline Vk gene, A30, has major influences on cationic charge of the autoAb in human lupus nephritis. In the present study, we have characterized A30 germline Vk gene using cosmid cloning technique in patients with SLE. A30 gene locus locates in less than 250 kb from the Ck region, and the cationic anti-DNA mRNA used the upstream Jk2 gene, indicating that cationic anti-DNA mRNA is a product of primary gene rearrangement. By using PCR technique, we found that A30 gene locus in the genome was defective in eight out of nine SLE patients without nephritis. In contrast, all nine patients with lupus nephritis had intact A30 gene. The presence and absence of A30 gene was associated with the development of lupus nephritis or not (P < 0.01, by Fisher's exact test, two-sided). It was thus suggested that absence of functional A30 gene may rescue from developing lupus nephritis in the patients. A30 is reported to be a potentially functional but rarely expressed Vk gene in humans. It is possible that normal B cells edit primarily rearranged A30 gene with autoreactive potentials by receptor editing mechanism for changing the affinity of the B cell Ag receptor to avoid self-reactivity, whereas SLE B cells may have a defect in this mechanism. Indeed, we found that normal B cells edit A30-Jk2 gene in their genome possibly by inversion mechanism, whereas SLE B cells contain rearranged A30-Jk2-Ck gene in the genome and express A30-associated mRNA, suggesting that receptor editing mechanism is also defective in patients with SLE. Our study suggests that polymorphism of Ig Vk locus, and failure of receptor editing may contribute to the development of pathogenic anti-DNA responses in humans.
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- N Suzuki
- Division of Allergy and Rheumatic Diseases, Institute of Medical Science, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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Fournié JJ, Bonneville M. Stimulation of gamma delta T cells by phosphoantigens. RESEARCH IN IMMUNOLOGY 1996; 147:338-47. [PMID: 8876063 DOI: 10.1016/0923-2494(96)89648-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Takeno M, Kariyone A, Yamashita N, Takiguchi M, Mizushima Y, Kaneoka H, Sakane T. Excessive function of peripheral blood neutrophils from patients with Behçet's disease and from HLA-B51 transgenic mice. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 1995; 38:426-33. [PMID: 7880197 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780380321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 142] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To elucidate the role played by HLA-B51 in the neutrophil hyperfunction of Behçet's disease, we determined the superoxide production by purified peripheral blood neutrophils from Behçet's disease patients, from HLA-B51 positive healthy individuals, and from HLA-B51 transgenic mice. METHODS Neutrophil function was evaluated by flow cytometric analysis, detecting the conversion of 2',7'-dichlorofluorescin diacetate into dichloroflurescein, induced by superoxide in the neutrophils. RESULTS A significant correlation between the neutrophil hyperfunction and the possession of HLA-B51 phenotype, regardless of the presence of the disease, was observed in humans. FMLP-stimulated neutrophils (without in vitro priming) from HLA-B51 transgenic mice, but not those from HLA-B35 transgenic mice or from nontransgenic mice, produced substantial amounts of superoxide. CONCLUSION The HLA-B51 molecule itself may be responsible, at least in part, for neutrophil hyperfunction in Behçet's disease.
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- M Takeno
- St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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