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Lu C, Pi X, Xu W, Qing P, Tang H, Li Y, Zhao Y, Liu X, Tang H, Liu Y. Clinical significance of T cell receptor repertoire in primary Sjogren's syndrome. EBioMedicine 2022; 84:104252. [PMID: 36088685 PMCID: PMC9471496 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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Sarrand J, Baglione L, Parisis D, Soyfoo M. The Involvement of Alarmins in the Pathogenesis of Sjögren's Syndrome. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23105671. [PMID: 35628481 PMCID: PMC9145074 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects exocrine glands, primarily the salivary and lachrymal glands. It is characterized by lymphoplasmacytic infiltration of the glandular tissues, ultimately leading to their dysfunction and destruction. Besides classic dry eyes and dry mouth defined as sicca syndrome, patients affected by the disease also typically display symptoms such as fatigue, pain and in more than 50% of cases, systemic manifestations such as arthritis, interstitial lung involvement, neurological involvement and an increased risk of lymphoma. The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying SS still remain elusive. The crucial role of innate immunity has been advocated in recent years regarding the pathogenesis of pSS, especially in the initiation and progression toward autoimmunity. Alarmins are endogenous molecules that belong to the large family of damage associated molecular pattern (DAMP). Alarmins are rapidly released, ensuing cell injury and interacting with pattern recognition receptors (PRR) such as toll-like receptors (TLR) to recruit and activate cells of the innate immune system and to promote adaptive immunity responses. This review highlights the current knowledge of various alarmins and their role in the pathogenesis of pSS.
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- Julie Sarrand
- Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium; (J.S.); (L.B.); (D.P.)
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium; (J.S.); (L.B.); (D.P.)
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium; (J.S.); (L.B.); (D.P.)
- Laboratory of Pathophysiological and Nutritional Biochemistry, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium; (J.S.); (L.B.); (D.P.)
- Laboratory of Pathophysiological and Nutritional Biochemistry, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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Mitsias DI, Kapsogeorgou EK, Moutsopoulos HM. The role of epithelial cells in the initiation and perpetuation of autoimmune lesions: lessons from Sjögren’s syndrome (autoimmune epithelitis). Lupus 2016; 15:255-61. [PMID: 16761498 DOI: 10.1191/0961203306lu2290rr] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a chronic autoimmune disease affecting epithelial tissues. Exocrine glands are the primary target and their functional impairment comes as a result of immune attack of epithelial cells of the affected organs (autoimmune epithelitis). In this interplay, the role of the epithelial cell is pivotal. Extensive data point to an intrinsically activated status. Moreover, the epithelial cells possess all the features needed in order to act as non-professional antigen presenting cells. Through apoptosis and exosomes release endocellular antigens contributing to tolerance breakdown. In addition, produce cytokines and chemokines that recruit lymphocytes in the immunopathogenic lesion. Herein, we review all the aforementioned aspects of the epithelial activity that lead to the perpetuation of the lesion as well as the probable viral factors for the intrinsic activation. Finally, we propose a model for SS pathogenesis that integrates the knowledge accumulated during the last decade.
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- D I Mitsias
- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, National University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Joachims ML, Leehan KM, Lawrence C, Pelikan RC, Moore JS, Pan Z, Rasmussen A, Radfar L, Lewis DM, Grundahl KM, Kelly JA, Wiley GB, Shugay M, Chudakov DM, Lessard CJ, Stone DU, Scofield RH, Montgomery CG, Sivils KL, Thompson LF, Farris AD. Single-cell analysis of glandular T cell receptors in Sjögren's syndrome. JCI Insight 2016; 1. [PMID: 27358913 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.85609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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CD4+ T cells predominate in salivary gland (SG) inflammatory lesions in Sjögren's syndrome (SS). However, their antigen specificity, degree of clonal expansion, and relationship to clinical disease features remain unknown. We used multiplex reverse-transcriptase PCR to amplify paired T cell receptor α (TCRα) and β transcripts of single CD4+CD45RA- T cells from SG and peripheral blood (PB) of 10 individuals with primary SS, 9 of whom shared the HLA DR3/DQ2 risk haplotype. TCRα and β sequences were obtained from a median of 91 SG and 107 PB cells per subject. The degree of clonal expansion and frequency of cells expressing two productively rearranged α genes were increased in SG versus PB. Expanded clones from SG exhibited complementary-determining region 3 (CDR3) sequence similarity both within and among subjects, suggesting antigenic selection and shared antigen recognition. CDR3 similarities were shared among expanded clones from individuals discordant for canonical Ro and La autoantibodies, suggesting recognition of alternative SG antigen(s). The extent of SG clonal expansion correlated with reduced saliva production and increased SG fibrosis, linking expanded SG T cells with glandular dysfunction. Knowledge of paired TCRα and β sequences enables further work toward identification of target antigens and development of novel therapies.
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- Michelle L Joachims
- Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Oral Diagnosis and Radiology, College of Dentistry, OUHSC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, College of Dentistry, OUHSC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia; Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia; Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, OUHSC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Section of Endocrinology and Diabetes, College of Medicine, OUHSC, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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- Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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Pflugfelder SC, Corrales RM, de Paiva CS. T helper cytokines in dry eye disease. Exp Eye Res 2013; 117:118-25. [PMID: 24012834 PMCID: PMC3855838 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2013.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2013] [Revised: 08/13/2013] [Accepted: 08/16/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Dry eye is an inflammatory disease that results from activation of innate inflammatory pathways in resident ocular surface cells, as well as cytokines produced by recruited T helper (Th) cells. Cytokines produced by the infiltrating Th cells alter the normal cytokine balance on the ocular surface and cause ocular surface epithelial pathology. Changes in levels of Th cytokines on the ocular surface have been measured in dry eye and the biological effects of these cytokines have been documented in experimental culture and mouse model systems. The Th2 cytokine IL-13 has a homeostatic role in promoting goblet cell differentiation. In contrast, The Th1 cytokine IFN-γ antagonizes IL-13 and promotes apoptosis and squamous metaplasia of the ocular surface epithelia. The Th17 cytokine, IL-17 promotes corneal epithelial barrier disruption. The ocular surface epithelium expresses receptors to all of these Th cytokines. Therapies that maintain normal IL-13 signaling, or suppress IFN-γ and IL-17 have potential for treating the ocular surface disease of dry eye.
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- Stephen C Pflugfelder
- Ocular Surface Center, Cullen Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, 6565 Fannin NC205, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Recent studies suggested the existence of two subtypes of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP): type 1 related with IgG4 (lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis; LPSP) and type 2 related with a granulocytic epithelial lesion (idiopathic duct-centric chronic pancreatitis; IDCP). Apart from type 2 AIP, the pathological features of type 1 AIP with increased serum IgG4/IgE levels, abundant infiltration of IgG4+ plasmacytes and lymphocytes, fibrosis, and steroid responsiveness are suggestive of abnormal immunity such as allergy or autoimmunity. Moreover, the patients with type 1 AIP often have extrapancreatic lesions such as sclerosing cholangitis, sclerosing sialadenitis, or retroperitoneal fibrosis showing similar pathological features. Based on these findings, many synonyms have been proposed for these conditions, such as "multifocal idiopathic fibrosclerosis", "IgG4-related autoimmune disease", "IgG4-related sclerosing disease", "IgG4-related plasmacytic disease", and "IgG4-related multiorgan lymphoproliferative syndrome", all of which may refer to the same conditions. Therefore, the Japanese Research Committee for "Systemic IgG4-related Sclerosing Disease" proposed a disease concept and clinical diagnostic criteria based on the concept of multifocal fibrosclerosis in 2009, in which the term "IgG4-related disease" was appointed as a minimal consensus on these conditions. Although the significance of IgG4 in the development of "IgG4-related disease" remains unclear, we have proposed a hypothesis for the development of type 1 AIP, one of the IgG4-related disease. The concept and diagnostic criteria of "IgG4-related disease" will be changed in accordance with future studies.
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INTRODUCTION Primary Sjögren's syndrome (PSS) is a relatively common immune-mediated condition characterized by oral and ocular dryness, fatigue, musculoskeletal pain and poor health-related quality of life. Other extra-glandular organs can also be affected and PSS is associated with a markedly increased risk of lymphoma. Furthermore, the health-economic cost for PSS is substantial. There is currently no effective treatment available. With better understanding of the pathophysiology of PSS and advances in technologies, it is now possible to develop biological therapies to target specific molecules or molecular pathways that are important in PSS pathogenesis. Indeed, a limited number of biological therapies have already been tested in PSS with mixed successes. AREAS COVERED Published data on the use of biological therapies in PSS, the possible roles for other biological therapies and the potential challenges for their use. EXPERT OPINION The use of biological agents targeting key cellular and molecular pathways in PSS pathogenesis represents a promising therapeutic strategy. Clinical trials assessing the efficacy of biological therapies in PSS should be encouraged but patient selection and outcome measures used in these studies must be carefully considered to ensure that the true effects of biological therapies on the outcomes of PSS are being appropriately evaluated.
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- Wan-Fai Ng
- University of Newcastle, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Musculoskeletal Research Group, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, UK.
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Okazaki K, Uchida K, Koyabu M, Miyoshi H, Takaoka M. Recent advances in the concept and diagnosis of autoimmune pancreatitis and IgG4-related disease. J Gastroenterol 2011; 46:277-88. [PMID: 21452084 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-011-0386-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 222] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2011] [Accepted: 02/07/2011] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Recent studies have suggested the existence of two subtypes of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP): type 1 AIP, related to IgG4 (lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis); and type 2 AIP, related to a granulocytic epithelial lesion (idiopathic duct-centric chronic pancreatitis). Compared with type 2 AIP, the clinicopathological features of type 1 AIP, with increased serum IgG4/IgE levels, abundant infiltration of IgG4 + plasmacytes and lymphocytes, autoantibodies, and steroid responsiveness, are more suggestive of abnormal immunity such as allergy or autoimmunity. Moreover, patients with type 1 AIP often have extrapancreatic lesions, such as sclerosing cholangitis, sclerosing sialadenitis, or retroperitoneal fibrosis, showing pathological features similar to those of the pancreatic lesions. Based on these findings, an international concept of and diagnostic criteria for AIP have been proposed recently. Of interest, many synonyms have been proposed for the conditions of AIP and extrapancreatic lesions associated with IgG4, such as "multifocal idiopathic fibrosclerosis," "IgG4-related autoimmune disease," "IgG4-related sclerosing disease," "systemic IgG4-related plasmacytic syndrome (SIPS)," and "IgG4-related multiorgan lymphoproliferative syndrome," all of which may refer to the same conditions. Therefore, the Japanese Research Committee for "Systemic IgG4-Related Sclerosing Disease" proposed a disease concept and clinical diagnostic criteria based on the concept of multifocal fibrosclerosing disease, in 2009, in which the term "IgG4-related disease" was agreed upon as a minimal consensus to cover these conditions. Although the significance of IgG4 in the development of "IgG4-related disease" remains unclear, we have proposed a hypothesis for the development of type 1 AIP, one of the IgG4-related diseases. The concept and diagnostic criteria of "IgG4-related disease" will be changed in accordance with future studies.
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- Kazuichi Okazaki
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Kansai Medical University, Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka 573-1197, Japan.
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Ahmadzadeh E, Zarkesh-Esfahani H, Roghanian R, Akbar FN. Comparison of Helicobacter pylori and Escherichia coli in induction of TNF-alpha mRNA from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Indian J Med Microbiol 2010; 28:233-7. [PMID: 20644312 DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.66482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate the difference between the abilities of Helicobacter pylori and Escherichia coli to induce expression of TNF-alpha in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). MATERIALS AND METHODS H pylori was isolated from gastric biopsy specimens. The mononuclear cells were isolated from human blood, cultured, and treated with either intact or sonicated E coli or H pylori, and mRNA expression for TNF-alpha was detected using semi-quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). RESULTS TNF-alpha mRNA expression levels were significantly higher in PBMCs stimulated with E coli compared to those stimulated with H pylori at the same number and identical conditions (P < .001). The results also suggest that sonicated bacteria were significantly (P < .001) less stimulatory for PBMCs than intact bacteria for both E coli and H pylori. CONCLUSIONS The ability of different H pylori strains isolated from biopsy samples to stimulate TNF-alpha from PBMCs was significantly lower than that of E coli. Sonicated bacteria, as compared to intact bacteria, was a very poor inducer of TNF-alpha mRNA expression, suggesting that the conformation of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) on the outer leaflet of the outer membrane is not totally conserved in sonicated bacteria.
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- E Ahmadzadeh
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, IR, Iran
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Okazaki K, Uchida K, Fukui T, Takaoka M, Nishio A. Autoimmune pancreatitis--a new evolving pancreatic disease? Langenbecks Arch Surg 2010; 395:989-1000. [PMID: 20862490 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-010-0714-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2010] [Accepted: 01/25/2010] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Recent advances support the concept of autoimmune pancreatitis as a unique systemic disease because occasional extrapancreatic lesions such as sclerosing cholangitis, sclerosing sialoadenitis, and retroperitoneal fibrosis show similar pathological features with fibrosis and abundant infiltration of IgG4-positive plasma cells, and are steroid responsive. Based on these findings, several diagnostic criteria have been proposed. MATERIALS AND METHODS Although AIP is accepted worldwide as a unique clinical entity, pathogenetic mechanism still remains unclear. To clarify it, genetic background, humoral immunity, candidates of target antigens including self-antigens and molecular mimicry from microbes, cellular immunity including regulatory T cells, complement system, and experimental models are reviewed. RESULTS Based on these findings, we have proposed a hypothesis for the pathogenesis of AIP in the biphasic mechanism of "induction" and "progression." In the early stage, initial response to self-antigens (LF, CA-II, CA-IV, PSTI, or α-fodrin) or molecular mimicry (Helicobacter pylori) is induced by decreased naive regulatory T cells (Tregs), and Th1 cells release proinflammatory cytokines (IFN-γ, IL-1b, IL-2, and TNF-α). DISCUSSION In the chronic stage, progression is supported by increased memory Tregs and Th2 immune responses. The classical pathway of complement system may be activated by IgG1 immune complex. CONCLUSION As Tregs seem to take important roles in progression as well as induction of the disease, further studies are necessary to clarify the pathogenesis.
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- Kazuichi Okazaki
- The Third Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kansai Medical University, Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1197, Japan.
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Fitzner B, Holzhueter SA, Ibrahim S, Nizze H, Jaster R. Interferon-gamma treatment accelerates and aggravates autoimmune pancreatitis in the MRL/Mp-mouse. Pancreatology 2009; 9:233-9. [PMID: 19407476 DOI: 10.1159/000199434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2008] [Accepted: 01/27/2009] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND T helper 1 cell-released pro-inflammatory cytokines have been implicated in the pathogenesis of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP), but the experimental database is small. Here, we have directly tested the effects of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) by applying it to AIP-prone MRL/Mp mice. METHODS MRL/Mp-mice were treated for 4 weeks with IFN-gamma. Severity of AIP was assessed by histopathology, laboratory findings and gene expression analysis. RESULTS Using a histopathological score from 0 (healthy pancreas) to 4 (severe AIP), we found that IFN-gamma treatment strongly increased severity of pancreatic lesions. IFN-gamma also caused pancreatic accumulation of CD4-, CD8-, C11b- and CD138-positive cells, and enhanced pancreatic mRNA expression of interleukin (IL)-1 beta, transforming growth factor-beta and IFN-gamma itself. In the serum of IFN-gamma-treated mice, higher lipase activities but normal glucose levels were observed. DISCUSSION IFN-gamma accelerates and aggravates AIP in MRL/Mp mice. IFN-gamma-enhanced AIP of MRL/Mp mice may serve to study pathophysiology, and to test diagnostic/therapeutic approaches.
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- Brit Fitzner
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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Zamboni G, Capelli P, Scarpa A, Bogina G, Pesci A, Brunello E, Klöppel G. Nonneoplastic mimickers of pancreatic neoplasms. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2009; 133:439-53. [PMID: 19260749 DOI: 10.5858/133.3.439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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CONTEXT A variety of nonneoplastic conditions may form pancreatic masses that mimic carcinoma. Approximately 5% to 10% of pancreatectomies performed with the clinical diagnosis of pancreatic cancer prove on microscopic evaluation to be pseudotumors. OBJECTIVES To illustrate the clinical and pathologic characteristics of the 2 most frequent pseudotumoral inflammatory conditions, autoimmune pancreatitis and paraduodenal pancreatitis, and describe the criteria that may be useful in the differential diagnosis versus pancreatic carcinoma. DATA SOURCES Recent literature and the authors' experience with the clinical and pathologic characteristics of autoimmune pancreatitis and paraduodenal pancreatitis. CONCLUSIONS The knowledge of the clinical, radiologic, and pathologic findings in both autoimmune pancreatitis and paraduodenal pancreatitis is crucial in making the correct preoperative diagnosis. Autoimmune pancreatitis, which occurs in isolated or syndromic forms, is characterized by a distinctive fibroinflammatory process that can either be limited to the pancreas or extend to the biliary tree. Its correct preoperative identification on biopsy material with ancillary immunohistochemical detection of dense immunoglobulin G4-positive plasma cell infiltration is possible and crucial to prevent major surgery and to treat these patients with steroid therapy. Paraduodenal pancreatitis is a special form of chronic pancreatitis that affects young males with a history of alcohol abuse and predominantly involves the duodenal wall in the region of the minor papilla. Pathogenetically, the anatomical and/or functional obstruction of the papilla minor, resulting from an incomplete involution of the intraduodenal dorsal pancreas, associated with alcohol abuse represents the key factor. Endoscopic drainage of the papilla minor, with decompression of the intraduodenal and dorsal pancreas, might be considered in these patients.
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- Giuseppe Zamboni
- Department of Pathology, University of Verona, Ospedale Sacro Cuore-Don Calabria, Via don Sempreboni 5, 37024 Negrar-Verona, Italy.
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Recent advances in autoimmune pancreatitis: concept, diagnosis, and pathogenesis. J Gastroenterol 2008; 43:409-18. [PMID: 18600384 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-008-2190-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2008] [Accepted: 03/24/2008] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Recent advances support the concept of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) as a unique systemic disease, because it shows occasional extrapancreatic lesions such as sclerosing cholangitis, sclerosing sialoadenitis, and retroperitoneal fibrosis, pathological features similar to those of fibrosis, and abundant infiltration of IgG4-positive plasma cells, and it is steroid responsive. Based on these findings, several diagnostic criteria have been proposed. Although AIP is accepted worldwide as a unique clinical entity, its pathogenetic mechanism remains unclear. To clarify its pathogenesis, its genetic background, humoral immunity, candidate target antigens including self-antigens and molecular mimicry by microbes, and cellular immunity including regulatory T cells, the complement system, and experimental models are reviewed. On the basis of this review, we hypothesize that the pathogenesis of AIP involves a biphasic mechanism consisting of "induction" and "progression." In the early stage, the initial response to self-antigens [lactoferrin, carbonic anhydrase (CA)-II, CA-IV, pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor, and alpha-fodrin] and molecular mimicry (Helicobacter pylori) are induced by decreased naïve regulatory T cells (Tregs), and T-helper (Th) 1 cells release proinflammatory cytokines [interferon-gamma, interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-2, and tumor necrosis factor alpha]. In the chronic stage, progression is supported by increased memory Tregs and Th2 immune responses. The classical complement system pathway may be activated by the IgG1 immune complex. As Tregs seem to play an important role in progression as well as in induction of the disease, further studies are necessary to clarify the pathogenesis of AIP.
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Baudouin C, Liang H, Hamard P, Riancho L, Creuzot-Garcher C, Warnet JM, Brignole-Baudouin F. The Ocular Surface of Glaucoma Patients Treated over the Long Term Expresses Inflammatory Markers Related to Both T-Helper 1 and T-Helper 2 Pathways. Ophthalmology 2008; 115:109-15. [PMID: 17532048 DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2007.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2006] [Revised: 01/18/2007] [Accepted: 01/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate the expression of CCR5 and CCR4, two chemokine receptors, as markers of the T helper (Th) 1 and Th2 pathways, respectively, and class II antigen HLA-DR as a hallmark of inflammation on conjunctival cells obtained from patients receiving long-term glaucoma treatment. DESIGN Case-control study. PARTICIPANTS A total of 18 normal subjects and 70 glaucoma patients treated with topical antiglaucoma drugs for more than 1 year: 14 receiving a beta-blocker as monotherapy, 38 treated with a prostaglandin analog alone (19 with latanoprost, 6 with travoprost, 13 with bimatoprost), and 18 receiving multiple treatments. METHODS Impression cytologic specimens (ICSs) were obtained from 1 eye of the patients and processed for flow cytometry. Conjunctival cells were extracted and incubated with monoclonal antibodies against CCR4, CCR5, HLA-DR, or their specific controls to measure, in a masked manner, the percentages of conjunctival cells positive for the 3 markers. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES HLA-DR and chemokine receptors (CCR4 and CCR5) in ICSs. RESULTS Compared with all other groups, HLA-DR expression was raised significantly in the multitreatment group, whereas all monotherapies showed slight and nonsignificant increases. Both CCR4 and CCR5 were increased significantly in all 5 glaucoma groups compared with normal subjects, with no between-group differences. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates the overexpression of 2 chemokine receptors in the conjunctival epithelium of glaucoma patients treated over the long term. These results show the simultaneous overexpression of CCR4 and CCR5, suggesting that the chronic use of topical treatments may stimulate both the Th1 and Th2 systems simultaneously. These results also suggest that inflammatory mechanisms combining allergy with toxicity are at work and illustrate the complexity of inflammatory reactions occurring in the ocular surface of glaucoma patients.
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- Christophe Baudouin
- Department of Ophthalmology, Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital and Ambroise Paré Hospital, APHP, Paris-Ouest School of Medicine, University of Versailles, Versailles, France.
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Klöppel G, Sipos B, Zamboni G, Kojima M, Morohoshi T. Autoimmune pancreatitis: histo- and immunopathological features. J Gastroenterol 2007; 42 Suppl 18:28-31. [PMID: 17520220 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-007-2048-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In recent years autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) has been established as a special type of chronic pancreatitis. It is characterized by its histopathological and immunological features. The morphological hallmarks are periductal infiltration by lymphocytes and plasma cells, granulocytic epithelial lesions with focal destruction of the duct epithelium, venulitis, and diffuse sclerosis in advanced stages. AIP has therefore also been called lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis, duct-destructive chronic pancreatitis, or sclerosing pancreatitis. AIP most commonly involves the head of the pancreas and the distal bile duct. Occasionally it is mass-forming, and has been described as an inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. The presence of more than 20 IgG4-positive plasma cells per high-power field is of high specificity for the tissue diagnosis of AIP.
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- Günter Klöppel
- Department of Pathology, University of Kiel, Michaelisstr, 11, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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Liang H, Baudouin C, Hamard P, Creuzot-Garcher C, Warnet JM, Brignole-Baudouin F. [Activation of TH1/TH2 pathways detected through the expression of CCR4 and CCR5 on the ocular surface of glaucomatous patients treated over the long term]. J Fr Ophtalmol 2007; 29:121-6. [PMID: 16523152 DOI: 10.1016/s0181-5512(06)73759-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of this work was to study, using flow cytometry, the expression of two chemokine receptors, CCR4 and CCR5, known to be related to the TH2 and TH1 systems, respectively, and the expression of HLA-DR, a hallmark of inflammation, on conjunctival impression cytology specimens (ICS) of glaucomatous patients treated over the long term. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this case-control study, ICS were taken in a series of 35 glaucomatous patients treated with topical antiglaucoma drugs for more than 1 year (seven with beta-blockers, ten with prostaglandins, and 18 receiving multiple treatments), and 20 normal subjects. Conjunctival cells were collected and incubated with specific monoclonal antibodies directed against CCR4, CCR5, and HLA-DR, in order to measure, in a masked manner using flow cytometry, the percentage of cells positive to each marker in the conjunctival epithelium. RESULTS Compared to normal subjects, HLA DR expression was significantly elevated in glaucomatous patients, with a tendency toward higher levels in the multitreatment group and lower levels in patients treated with prostaglandins, which did not differ significantly from control values. Both CCR4 and CCR5 significantly increased in glaucoma patients on multitreatment or monotherapy compared with normal subjects. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates the overexpression of these two chemokine receptors in the conjunctival epithelium of patients treated for more than 1 year. Our results showing the simultaneous overexpression of CCR4 and CCR5 thus suggest that the chronic use of topical treatments may concurrently stimulate the TH1 and TH2 systems. These results evoke inflammatory mechanisms, combining allergy and toxicity, and confirm the complexity of inflammatory reactions occurring in the ocular surface of glaucoma patients.
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- H Liang
- Service d'Ophtalmologie III, CHNO des Quinze-Vingts, UFR Paris Ile-de-France Ouest, Paris
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Chronic pancreatitis is a fibroinflammatory disease of the pancreas. Etiologically, most cases are related to alcohol abuse and smoking. Recently, gene mutations have been identified as the cause of hereditary pancreatitis. Other chronic pancreatitis types that were defined in recent years are autoimmune pancreatitis (lymphoplasmacytic sclerosing pancreatitis) and paraduodenal pancreatitis ('groove pancreatitis', 'cystic dystrophy of heterotopic pancreas'). This review describes and discusses the main histological findings, the pathogenesis and the clinical features of the various types of chronic pancreatitis. In addition, pseudotumors and other tumor-like lesions are briefly mentioned.
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- Günter Klöppel
- Department of Pathology, University of Kiel, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
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Hasegawa H, Inoue A, Kohno M, Muraoka M, Miyazaki T, Terada M, Nakayama T, Yoshie O, Nose M, Yasukawa M. Antagonist of interferon-inducible protein 10/CXCL10 ameliorates the progression of autoimmune sialadenitis in MRL/lpr mice. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 54:1174-83. [PMID: 16575871 DOI: 10.1002/art.21745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Mononuclear cell infiltration of the salivary glands is a major feature of Sjögren's syndrome (SS) and its animal model. Local generation of chemokines and the presence of chemokine receptors on the infiltrating cells may be involved in this process. We undertook the present study to investigate the expression of chemokines during the development of autoimmune sialadenitis in MRL/lpr mice and the therapeutic effect of chemokine antagonists on sialadenitis. METHODS NH2-terminal-truncated interferon-inducible protein 10 (IP-10)/CXCL10 analogs were transfected into a nonmetastatic fibroblastoid cell line, MRL/N-1, and injected subcutaneously into MRL/lpr mice, and the effects on sialadenitis were monitored. RESULTS IP-10 analogs truncated by 5 or more amino acid residues from the N-terminal failed to induce chemotaxis and calcium influx by CXCR3-expressing cells. Of these, the most potent antagonist (AT) (IP-10-AT) was a molecule with methionine added after removal of the 5 N-terminal amino acid residues. Significantly increased expression of the Th1-associated chemokines IP-10, monokine induced by interferon-gamma/CXCL9, and interferon-inducible T cell chemoattractant/CXCL11 was induced in the ductal epithelium by interferon-gamma produced in the salivary glands, whereas expression of the Th2-associated chemokines thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC)/CCL17 and monocyte-derived chemokine/CCL22 was almost undetectable during sialadenitis. Inoculation of IP-10-AT into MRL/lpr mice during the early stage of sialadenitis significantly reduced periductal mononuclear cell infiltration and parenchymal destruction compared with these features in control and TARC-AT-bearing mice. This was due to a significant reduction in infiltration of CXCR3+ T cells, predominantly Th1 cells, resulting in decreased interferon-gamma production. CONCLUSION We prepared a novel potent IP-10 antagonist and demonstrated its ability to ameliorate the progression of autoimmune sialadenitis. This agent may provide a new therapeutic approach to SS.
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- Hitoshi Hasegawa
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan.
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Although the pathogenesis of autoimmune pancreatitis is unclear, recent evidence of clinical aspects are presented: (i) mild abdominal symptoms, usually without acute attacks of pancreatitis; (ii) occasional existence of obstructive jaundice; (iii) increased levels of serum gammaglobulin, IgG or IgG4; (iv) presence of autoantibodies; (v) diffuse enlargement of the pancreas; (vi) irregularly narrowing of the pancreatic duct (sclerosing pancreatitis) with often intra-pancreatic biliary stenosis or coexistence of biliary lesions (sclerosing cholangitis similar to primary sclerosing cholangitis: PSC) on endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographic (ERCP) images; (vii) fibrotic changes with lymphocyte and IgG4-positive plasmacyte infiltration, and obliterative thrombo-phlebitis; (viii) occasional association with other systemic lesions such as sialoadenitis, retroperitoneal fibrosis, interstitial renal tubular disorders, and (ix) effective steroid therapy. In addition to pancreatic and extra-pancreatic lesions, diabetes mellitus is occasionally responsive to steroid therapy. Further studies are needed to clarify the pathogenesis.
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- Kazuichi Okazaki
- Third Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
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Chen YT, Kung JT. CD1d-Independent Developmental Acquisition of Prompt IL-4 Gene Inducibility in Thymus CD161(NK1)−CD44lowCD4+CD8− T Cells Is Associated with Complementarity Determining Region 3-Diverse and Biased Vβ2/Vβ7/Vβ8/Vα3.2 T Cell Receptor Usage. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2005; 175:6537-50. [PMID: 16272308 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.10.6537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Among Ag-inexperienced naive T cells, the CD1d-restricted NKT cell that uses invariant TCR-alpha-chain is the most widely studied cell capable of prompt IL-4 inducibility. We show in this study that thymus CD161-CD44lowCD4+CD8- T cells promptly produce IL-4 upon TCR stimulation, a response that displays biased Vbeta(2/7/8) and Valpha3.2 TCR usage. The association of Vbeta family bias and IL-4 inducibility in thymus CD161-CD44lowCD4+CD8- T cells is found for B6, B10, BALB/c, CBA, B10.A(4R), and ICR mouse strains. Despite reduced IL-4 inducibility, there is a similarly biased Vbeta(2/7/8) TCR usage by IL-4 inducibility+ spleen CD161-CD44lowCD4+CD8- T cells. Removal of alpha-galacotosylceramide/CD1d-binding cells from CD161-CD44lowCD4+CD8- thymocytes does not significantly affect their IL-4 inducibility. The development of thymus CD161-CD44lowCD4+CD8- T cells endowed with IL-4 inducibility and their associated use of Vbeta(2/7/8) are beta2-microglobulin-, CD1d-, and p59fyn-independent. Thymus CD161-CD44lowCD4+CD8- T cells produce low and no IFN-gamma inducibility in response to TCR stimulation and to IL-12 + IL-18, respectively, and they express diverse complementarity determining region 3 sequences for both TCR-alpha- and -beta-chains. Taken together, these results demonstrate the existence of a NKT cell distinct, TCR-repertoire diverse naive CD4+ T cell subset capable of prompt IL-4 inducibility. This subset has the potential to participate in immune response to a relatively large number of Ags. The more prevalent nature of this unique T cell subset in the thymus than the periphery implies roles it might play in intrathymic T cell development and may provide a framework upon which mechanisms of developmentally regulated IL-4 gene inducibility can be studied.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antigens, CD1/metabolism
- Antigens, CD1d
- Antigens, Surface/metabolism
- Base Sequence
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/cytology
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/drug effects
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/cytology
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/drug effects
- CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
- Cell Differentiation
- Complementarity Determining Regions
- DNA/genetics
- Galactosylceramides/immunology
- Galactosylceramides/pharmacology
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Interleukin-4/genetics
- Interleukins/biosynthesis
- Killer Cells, Natural/cytology
- Killer Cells, Natural/drug effects
- Killer Cells, Natural/immunology
- Lectins, C-Type/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
- Mice, Inbred CBA
- Mice, Inbred ICR
- Mice, Transgenic
- Molecular Sequence Data
- NK Cell Lectin-Like Receptor Subfamily B
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta/genetics
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/cytology
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/drug effects
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology
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- Yi-Ting Chen
- Graduate Institute of Immunology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Pertovaara M, Antonen J, Hurme M. Th2 cytokine genotypes are associated with a milder form of primary Sjogren's syndrome. Ann Rheum Dis 2005; 65:666-70. [PMID: 16166103 PMCID: PMC1798135 DOI: 10.1136/ard.2005.040956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Immunohistological studies on salivary and lacrimal glands have yielded conflicting results on the Th1/Th2 balance in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS). OBJECTIVE To establish whether pSS is a Th1 or Th2 directed autoimmune disease by analysing the polymorphism of the genes encoding for cytokines involved in the regulation of Th1/Th2 differentiation. METHODS The polymorphisms of the genes encoding for interleukin 4 (IL4) -590 C/T, interleukin 13 (IL13) +2044 G/A, and interferon gamma (IFNG) +874 T/A were analysed in 63 white Finnish patients with pSS (61 female, two male) and in 63 healthy controls. The clinical and immunological data on the pSS patients were analysed in relation to these cytokine gene polymorphisms. RESULTS There were no significant differences in the genotype or allele frequencies of IL4 -590, IL13 +2044, or IFNG +874 between pSS patients and controls. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate and concentrations of serum IgA and serum beta2 microglobulin were lower in pSS patients carrying the IL4 -590 T allele or the IL13 +2044 A allele than in those not carrying the respective alleles. The IL4 -509 T allele and IL13 +2044 A allele carriers less often had purpura than the corresponding non-carriers. CONCLUSIONS The frequencies of the cytokine genotypes regulating Th1/Th2 differentiation did not differ between pSS patients and controls. However, the presence of cytokine genotypes with increased susceptibility to atopic and other Th2 diseases was associated with signs of a milder form of pSS. This finding would favour a hypothesis envisaging pSS as primarily a Th1 mediated autoimmune disease.
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- M Pertovaara
- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Tampere University Hospital, PO Box 2000, FIN-33521 Tampere, Finland.
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Increased circulating levels and salivary gland expression of interleukin-18 in patients with Sjögren's syndrome: relationship with autoantibody production and lymphoid organization of the periductal inflammatory infiltrate. Arthritis Res Ther 2004; 6:R447-56. [PMID: 15380044 PMCID: PMC546280 DOI: 10.1186/ar1209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2004] [Revised: 05/26/2004] [Accepted: 06/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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IL-18, an immunoregulatory and proinflammatory cytokine, has been shown to play an important pathogenic role in Th1-driven autoimmune disorders. In this study, we evaluated the circulating levels and salivary-gland expression of IL-18 in patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS), a mainly Th1-mediated disease. IL-18 serum levels were measured by ELISA in 37 patients with primary SS, 42 with rheumatoid arthritis, and 21 normal controls. We demonstrated high IL-18 serum levels in SS, similar to those in rheumatoid arthritis patients and significantly higher than in controls (P < 0.01). In addition, IL-18 serum concentrations were significantly higher in anti-SSA/Ro+ and anti-SSB/La+ than in anti-SSA/Ro- and anti-SSB/La- SS patients (respectively, P = 0.01, P < 0.01). Serum IL-18 correlated strongly with anti-SSA/Ro (P = 0.004) and anti-SSB/La (P = 0.01) titers. Salivary gland IL-18 expression was investigated by single/double immunohistochemistry in 13 patients with primary SS and in 10 with chronic sialoadenitis, used as controls. The expression of IL-18 was also examined in periductal inflammatory foci in relation to the acquisition of features of secondary lymphoid organs such as T-B compartmentalization, formation of follicular dendritic cell networks, and presence of germinal-center-like structures. IL-18 expression in SS salivary glands was detected in 28 of 32 periductal foci of mononuclear cells (87.5%), while no IL-18 production by infiltrating cells was detected in patients with chronic sialoadenitis. Within the inflammatory foci, IL-18 immunoreactivity co-localized almost exclusively with CD68+ macrophages. In addition, IL-18 was found in 15 of 19 foci (78.9%) with no evidence of T-B cell compartmentalization (nonsegregated) but in 100% of the segregated aggregates, both in T- and B-cell-rich areas. Strikingly, IL-18 was strongly expressed by CD68+ tingible body macrophages in germinal-centre-like structures both in SS salivary glands and in normal lymph nodes. IL-18 expression was observed in the ducts of all SS biopsies but in only 4 of 10 patients with nonspecific chronic sialoadenitis (P < 0.01). This study provides the first evidence of increased circulating levels and salivary gland expression of IL-18 in SS, suggesting an important contribution of this cytokine to the modulation of immune inflammatory pathways in this condition.
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Klöppel G, Lüttges J, Löhr M, Zamboni G, Longnecker D. Autoimmune pancreatitis: pathological, clinical, and immunological features. Pancreas 2003; 27:14-9. [PMID: 12826900 DOI: 10.1097/00006676-200307000-00002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 180] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION In recent years a type of chronic pancreatitis has been described that is clearly distinct from alcoholic chronic pancreatitis. It is characterized by its special pathology, immunologic features, clinical presentation, and steroid responsiveness. Because of its histologic hallmarks, i.e., ductal and periductal infiltration by lymphocytes, plasma cells, and granulocytes, it has been called duct-destructive chronic pancreatitis. The frequent association of this type of pancreatitis with other autoimmune diseases such as Sjögren's disease and a number of other immune phenomena has led to the concept that it is an autoimmune disease. Hence, the term autoimmune pancreatitis has been introduced and will be used in this review. AIMS This review focuses on the pathology and related clinical and immunologic features of this new type of pancreatitis. CONCLUSIONS As the ability to diagnose autoimmune pancreatitis on the basis of clinical, imaging, and laboratory findings improves, it seems likely that fewer patients with this diagnosis will undergo resection. Thus, there is a need to accumulate and study additional retrospective series of patients undergoing resection because of mass-forming chronic pancreatitis.
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- Günter Klöppel
- Department of Pathology, University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
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Recently, a concept of 'autoimmune pancreatitis' (AIP) was proposed. Computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging or ultrasonography show a diffusely enlarged pancreas with a so-called 'sausage-like' appearance. Hypergammaglobulinaemia, increased serum levels of total IgG or IgG4, positive autoantibodies such as antinuclear antibody, anti-lactoferrin antibody, anti-CA-II antibody, rheumatoid factor and anti-smooth muscle antibody, were often observed in patients with AIP. Microscopic findings showed fibrotic changes with infiltration of lymphocytes, plasmacytes and sometimes eosinophils in the pancreas. Major subgroups of lymphocytes infiltrating areas around pancreatic ducts were CD4(+) T-cells producing IFN-gamma. HLA-DR was expressed on pancreatic duct cells as well as CD4(+) cells. The diagnosis is made by a combination of clinical, laboratory and morphological findings. Laboratory data, pancreas images and diabetes mellitus in most patients do respond to steroid treatment. In conclusion, autoimmune-related pancreatitis appears to be a unique clinical entity. However, its importance in clinical practice needs further characterization.
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- Kazuichi Okazaki
- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopic Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital, Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan
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Mitsias DI, Tzioufas AG, Veiopoulou C, Zintzaras E, Tassios IK, Kogopoulou O, Moutsopoulos HM, Thyphronitis G. The Th1/Th2 cytokine balance changes with the progress of the immunopathological lesion of Sjogren's syndrome. Clin Exp Immunol 2002; 128:562-8. [PMID: 12067313 PMCID: PMC1906267 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2002.01869.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Expression of type-1 and type-2 cytokines at the mRNA level in labial salivary glands (LSG) of patients with Sjogren's syndrome (SS), as reported by several groups, have generated conflicting results. In the present study we have directly examined the production of IL-4, IL-13 and IFN-gamma by lymphocytes infiltrating the LSG of 44 consecutive patients referred for SS evaluation. Cytokines production was evaluated following in vitro culture of LSG in the presence of IL-2. IFN-gamma and IL-13 were detected in the majority of SN (24/44 and 26/44, respectively) while IL-4 was present in 5/44 SN. The presence of IFN-gamma was significantly higher in SS patients, as opposed to patients who did not fulfil the criteria for SS (P < 0.01). In addition, almost all cultured lymphocytes expressed mRNA for IFN-gamma (17/19 cultures) and IL-13 (18/19) while IL-4 mRNA was also expressed at high frequency (14/19 cultures). Interestingly, the IFN-gamma mRNA copies in cultured lymphocytes correlated significantly with the intensity of lymphocytic infiltration as evaluated by Chisholm's score (P < 0.01). Furthermore, RT-PCR of RNA extracted from whole LSG from 14 SS patients also demonstrated the presence of all cytokines in the majority of the cases and the prevalence of IFN-gamma in LSG with high-grade infiltration. Because IL-13 was produced by the majority of the cultured LSG, IgE production was also evaluated. Interestingly, IgE was detected in 21/44 LSG culture SN and mainly in those biopsies that had Chisholm's score less than 0.5 (P < 0.05). We conclude that lymphocytes infiltrating the LSG are capable of producing both Th1 and Th2 cytokines and that the balance between them shifts in favour of Th1 in LSG with high infiltration score and in patients with SS.
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- D I Mitsias
- Department of Pathophysiology, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece
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van Blokland SCA, Versnel MA. Pathogenesis of Sjögren's syndrome: characteristics of different mouse models for autoimmune exocrinopathy. Clin Immunol 2002; 103:111-24. [PMID: 12027416 DOI: 10.1006/clim.2002.5189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Saskia C A van Blokland
- Department of Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Esch TR. Pathogenetic factors in Sjögren's syndrome: recent developments. CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ORAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE : AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL BIOLOGISTS 2001; 12:244-51. [PMID: 11497375 DOI: 10.1177/10454411010120030301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The study of pathogenetic factors in Sjögren's syndrome [SS] has been problematic, given the overall paucity of coherent data that integrate basic research with clinical findings. The presumed autoimmune nature of SS suggests T-cells, autoantibodies, and cytokines as possible immune factors in the initiation and progression of SS. Recent work on programmed cell death (apoptosis) in SS and its models suggests this as a fourth potential mechanism of disease. These four areas of SS research are reviewed with an emphasis on the most recent findings related to mechanisms of disease. New findings confirm the potential for antigen presentation to T-cells in the salivary glands, as well as involvement of other adhesion molecules with respect to T-cell functions. Restrictions on the receptor repertoires of infiltrating T-cells are discussed, as are new findings on antigenic specificities of these cells. New findings on the specificities of autoantibodies observed in SS are reviewed with an eye toward potential mechanisms for depression of exocrine secretory capacity. Stimulating new findings concerning cytokine production in salivary and lacrimal gland are noted. Particular points of interest with regard to apoptosis include the wide range of values obtained for apoptotic activity in SS and its models, and potential means of resolving discongruent results and the study of factors influencing apoptosis are discussed.
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- T R Esch
- Department of Immunology, Forsyth Institute, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Zarkesh-Esfahani H, Pockley G, Metcalfe RA, Bidlingmaier M, Wu Z, Ajami A, Weetman AP, Strasburger CJ, Ross RJ. High-dose leptin activates human leukocytes via receptor expression on monocytes. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2001; 167:4593-9. [PMID: 11591788 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.167.8.4593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 214] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Leptin is capable of modulating the immune response. Proinflammatory cytokines induce leptin production, and we now demonstrate that leptin can directly activate the inflammatory response. RNA expression for the leptin receptor (Ob-R) was detectable in human PBMCs. Ob-R expression was examined at the protein level by whole blood flow cytometry using an anti-human Ob-R mAb 9F8. The percentage of cells expressing leptin receptor was 25 +/- 5% for monocytes, 12 +/- 4% for neutrophils, and 5 +/- 1% for lymphocytes (only B lymphocytes). Incubation of resting PBMCs with leptin induced rapid expression of TNF-alpha and IL-6 mRNA and a dose-dependent production of TNF-alpha and IL-6 by monocytes. Incubation of resting PBMCs with high-dose leptin (250 ng/ml, 3-5 days) induced proliferation of resting cultured PBMCs and their secretion of TNF-alpha (5-fold), IL-6 (19-fold), and IFN-gamma (2.5-fold), but had no effect on IL-4 secretion. The effect of leptin was distinct from, and additive to, that seen after exposure to endotoxin or activation by the mixed lymphocyte reaction. In conclusion, Ob-R is expressed on human circulating leukocytes, predominantly on monocytes. At high doses, leptin induces proinflammatory cytokine production by resting human PBMCs and augments the release of these cytokines from activated PBMCs in a pattern compatible with the induction of Th1 cytokines. These results demonstrate that leptin has a direct effect on the generation of an inflammatory response. This is of relevance when considering leptin therapy and may partly explain the relationship among leptin, proinflammatory cytokines, insulin resistance, and obesity.
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- H Zarkesh-Esfahani
- Division of Clinical Sciences (North), University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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van Blokland SC, Wierenga-Wolf AF, van Helden-Meeuwsen CG, Drexhage HA, Hooijkaas H, van de Merwe JP, Versnel MA. Professional antigen presenting cells in minor salivary glands in Sjögren's syndrome: potential contribution to the histopathological diagnosis? J Transl Med 2000; 80:1935-41. [PMID: 11140705 DOI: 10.1038/labinvest.3780203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease in which lymphocytic infiltrates develop in the salivary and lacrimal glands. We have shown that dendritic cells (DC) infiltrate the submandibular gland of the nonobese diabetic (NOD) mouse, a mouse model for Sjögren's syndrome, before lymphocytic infiltration, suggesting that these antigen-presenting cells (APC) may play a role in the initiation of Sjögren's syndrome. In later stages, DC and macrophages also form an important part of the infiltrate of the NOD sialoadenitis. To find out if DC and macrophages form part of the infiltrate in Sjögren's syndrome as well, and to determine whether they may be useful in the histopathological diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome, we studied their presence in minor salivary glands (MSG) of patients with Sjögren's syndrome and patients with focal lymphocytic sialoadenitis (FLS), but without clinical or serological criteria of Sjögren's syndrome. Immunohistochemistry was applied, followed by semiquantitative analysis. DC and macrophages were present in all MSG; however, there were clear differences in marker expression between Sjögren's syndrome and FLS, on the one hand, and control tissue, on the other hand. CD1a+ DC and RFD9+ macrophages were mainly observed in MSG in which a focal lymphocytic infiltrate was present. In fact, the diffuse presence of single CD1a+ DC and RFD9+ macrophages correlated closely with the presence of a focal lymphocytic infiltrate in the MSG. This indicates that these cells could be of help during the evaluation of a MSG. Because the detection of APC is technically less cumbersome than a focal score, this parameter may perhaps replace the focal score in the histopathological diagnosis of Sjögren's syndrome. This study therefore prompts further investigation focusing on the presence of CD1a+ and RFD9+ cells in the MSG of a large cohort of patients.
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- S C van Blokland
- Department of Immunology, Erasmus University Rotterdam and University Hospital Rotterdam-Dijkzigt, The Netherlands.
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Dawson LJ, Christmas SE, Smith PM. An investigation of interactions between the immune system and stimulus-secretion coupling in mouse submandibular acinar cells. A possible mechanism to account for reduced salivary flow rates associated with the onset of Sjögren's syndrome. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2000; 39:1226-33. [PMID: 11085802 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/39.11.1226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To determine whether chronic exposure to lymphocyte-derived cytokines could inhibit the fluid secretory mechanism in salivary gland acinar cells and so account for the loss of gland function seen in the early stages of Sjögren's syndrome. METHODS Mouse submandibular acinar cells maintained in primary culture were exposed to a profile of cytokines produced by concanavalin A-activated splenic lymphocytes in vitro for periods up to 72 h. Agonist-evoked changes in intracellular Ca(2+) were determined microfluorimetrically in both control and cytokine-treated cells. RESULTS Acinar cells maintained in primary culture in the presence of cytokines for up to 72 h were able to mobilize intracellular calcium in response to stimulus by acetylcholine in an identical fashion to those maintained in primary culture in the absence of cytokines. Acute application of the conditioned medium produced by the activated lymphocytes had an antisecretory effect on acetylcholine-evoked Ca(2+) mobilization, which was found to be mediated by cholinesterase rather than by cytokines. CONCLUSION Neither chronic nor acute exposure to the profile of cytokines released by concanavalin A-activated splenic lymphocytes interfered in any way with the second messenger cascade and fluid and electrolyte secretion in acinar cells. Our data suggest an alternative hypothesis, in which elevated levels of cholinesterase can metabolize acetylcholine released within the salivary glands and thus prevent fluid secretion.
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- L J Dawson
- Department of Clinical Dental Sciences, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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Okazaki K, Uchida K, Ohana M, Nakase H, Uose S, Inai M, Matsushima Y, Katamura K, Ohmori K, Chiba T. Autoimmune-related pancreatitis is associated with autoantibodies and a Th1/Th2-type cellular immune response. Gastroenterology 2000; 118:573-81. [PMID: 10702209 DOI: 10.1016/s0016-5085(00)70264-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 373] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Although autoimmunity may be involved in some cases of pancreatitis, the mechanism is still unknown. To clarify this, we studied serum autoantibodies, subsets of lymphocytes, and the Th1/Th2 balance of cellular immune responses in patients with autoimmune-related pancreatitis (AIP). METHODS Seventeen patients with AIP (8 men and 9 women; age, 53.2 +/- 13.0 years) were studied. Autoantibodies including antilactoferrin (ALF) or carbonic anhydrase II antibody (ACA-II) were examined using the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) or the indirect fluorescein antibody method. Intracellular cytokines (interferon gamma and interleukin 4) and subtypes of peripheral blood lymphocytes were examined by flow cytometry and ELISA. RESULTS More than one autoantibody was observed in all 17 patients. Serum antinuclear antibody was detected in 13 of 17 patients, ALF antibody in 13, ACA-II antibody in 10, rheumatoid factor in 5, and anti-smooth muscle antibody in 3, but antimitochondrial antibody in none. The serum levels of ACA-II and LF antibody were not correlated. HLA-DR(+)CD8(+) and HLA-DR(+)CD4(+) cells were significantly increased in peripheral blood (P < 0.05). CD4(+) cells producing interferon gamma and the secreted levels were significantly increased compared with those in controls (P < 0.05), but interleukin 4 was not increased. CONCLUSIONS An autoimmune mechanism against CA-II or LF, and Th1-type immune response, may be involved in AIP.
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- K Okazaki
- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopic Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
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