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Wang XQ, Cai HH, Deng QW, Chang YZ, Peng YP, Qiu YH. Dopamine D2 receptor on CD4 + T cells is protective against inflammatory responses and signs in a mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther 2023; 25:87. [PMID: 37237413 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-023-03071-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Dopamine is a neurotransmitter and has been found to regulate lymphocytes by acting on dopamine receptors (DRs). CD4+ T cells express all the five subtypes of DRs, D1R to D5R. Although CD4+ T cells have been involved in pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), roles of DRs expressed on these cells in RA are poorly understood. This study determined whether D2R expressed on CD4+ T cells regulates inflammatory responses and signs in collagen type II (CII)-induced arthritis (CIA), a mouse model of RA. METHODS DBA/1 mice and C57BL/6 mice with global D1r or D2r deficiency (D1r-/- or D2r-/-) or CD4+ T cell-specific D2r deletion (D2rfl/fl/CD4Cre) were used to prepare CIA model by intradermal injection of CII. D2R agonist sumanirole was intraperitoneally administered in CIA mice. CD4+ T cells obtained from CIA mice were exposed to sumanirole or/and D2R antagonist L-741,626 in vitro. Arthritic symptoms were assessed by clinical arthritis scores. Flow cytometric assay measured frequencies of CD4+ T cell subsets (Th1, Th2, Th17 and Treg cells). Expression of specific transcription factors for the CD4+ T cell subsets was tested by Western blot. Cytokine production was estimated by quantitative PCR and ELISA. RESULTS CIA mice manifested a bias of CD4+ T cells towards Th1 and Th17 cells. D2r-/- CIA mice showed a stronger bias towards Th1 and Th17 phenotypes than CIA mice, while D1r-/- CIA mice did not show the changes. CD4+ T cell-specific D2r deletion exacerbated both the polarization towards Th1 and Th17 cells and the symptoms of arthritis. Sumanirole administration in CIA mice ameliorated the bias of CD4+ T cells towards Th1 and Th17 phenotypes as well as arthritic symptoms. Sumanirole treatment of in vitro CD4+ T cells obtained from CIA mice promoted the shift to Treg cells, and the effect of sumanirole was blocked by L-741,626. CONCLUSIONS D2R expressed on CD4+ T cells is protective against imbalance between pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory T cells and arthritic symptoms in CIA.
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- Xiao-Qin Wang
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, 226001, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, 226001, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, 226001, China
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- School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, 226001, China.
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, 19 Qixiu Road, Nantong, 226001, China.
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Luo P, Wang P, Xu J, Hou W, Xu P, Xu K, Liu L. Immunomodulatory role of T helper cells in rheumatoid arthritis : a comprehensive research review. Bone Joint Res 2022; 11:426-438. [PMID: 35775145 PMCID: PMC9350707 DOI: 10.1302/2046-3758.117.bjr-2021-0594.r1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease that involves T and B cells and their reciprocal immune interactions with proinflammatory cytokines. T cells, an essential part of the immune system, play an important role in RA. T helper 1 (Th1) cells induce interferon-γ (IFN-γ), tumour necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), and interleukin (IL)-2, which are proinflammatory cytokines, leading to cartilage destruction and bone erosion. Th2 cells primarily secrete IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13, which exert anti-inflammatory and anti-osteoclastogenic effects in inflammatory arthritis models. IL-22 secreted by Th17 cells promotes the proliferation of synovial fibroblasts through induction of the chemokine C-C chemokine ligand 2 (CCL2). T follicular helper (Tfh) cells produce IL-21, which is key for B cell stimulation by the C-X-C chemokine receptor 5 (CXCR5) and coexpression with programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) and/or inducible T cell costimulator (ICOS). PD-1 inhibits T cell proliferation and cytokine production. In addition, there are many immunomodulatory agents that promote or inhibit the immunomodulatory role of T helper cells in RA to alleviate disease progression. These findings help to elucidate the aetiology and treatment of RA and point us toward the next steps. Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2022;11(7):426–438.
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- Pan Luo
- Department of Joint Surgery, HongHui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, China-Japan Friendship Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Graduate School of Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Orthopedic Research Institute, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, HongHui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, HongHui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, HongHui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, HongHui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Seasonal Variations in the Concentration of Particulate Matter in the Air of Cracow Affect the Magnitude of CD4+ T Cell Subsets Cytokine Production in Patients with Inflammatory and Autoimmune Disorders. ATMOSPHERE 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/atmos13040529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Recently, the increased prevalence of chronic civilization diseases triggered by environmental pollution has been observed. In this context, the role of air pollution in the pathogenesis of autoimmune and/or inflammatory disorders is poorly elucidated. Here, we asked whether seasonal changes in the air quality of the city of Cracow affect the polarization of T cell subsets in healthy donors (HD) and patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), multiple sclerosis (MS), and atherosclerosis (AS). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from HD and patients were exposed in vitro to particulate matter isolated from the air of Cracow (PM CRC). Blood samples were collected in two seasons (winter and summer), with differences in air concentration of particulate matter of 10 μm (PM10) (below or above a daily limit of 50 µg/m3). The obtained data showed a significantly elevated frequency of CD4+ lymphocytes specific for IFN-γ and IL-17A after the exposure of PBMCs to PM CRC. This was observed for all patients’ groups and HD. In the case of patients, this effect was dependent on the seasonal concentration of PM in the air, paradoxically being less pronounced in the season with a higher concentration of air pollution. These observations may suggest the role of air pollution on the course of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.
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Méndez-Frausto G, Medina-Rosales MN, Uresti-Rivera EE, Baranda-Cándido L, Zapata-Zúñiga M, Bastián Y, González Amaro R, Enciso-Moreno JA, García-Hernández MH. Expression and activity of AIM2-inflammasome in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Immunobiology 2019; 225:151880. [PMID: 31836304 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2019.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION AIM2 inflammasome activation leads to the release of IL-β, which plays an important role in rheumatoid arthritis pathogenesis. In this work, we evaluated AIM2 expression and activity in RA patients and healthy controls. METHODS AIM2 and RANKL expression were evaluated by flow cytometry. Inflammasome activity was determined in monocyte cultures stimulated with synthetic DNA by measuring IL-1β levels in supernatants using an ELISA assay. The caspase-1 expression in monocytes was measured by western blot, the POP3 expression was analysed by qPCR, and serum levels of IFN-γ were evaluated using ELISA assay. RESULTS We observed a diminution of CD14+AIM2+ cells in RA patients, associated with disease activity and evolution. Likewise, the levels of IL-1β were increased in monocyte cultures un-stimulated and stimulated with LPS from RA patients with DAS28 ≥ 4. The Caspase-1 activity and RANKL + monocytes in RA patients were slightly increased. Finally, augmented POP3 expression and diminished IFN-γ serum levels were detected in RA patients. CONCLUSION Our results showed that the monocytes from RA patients were prone to release IL-1β in the absence of the AIM2 inflammasome signal. The down-regulation of AIM2 to a systemic level in RA patients might be a consequence of augmented POP3 expression and might imply the survival of pro-inflammatory cells contributing to the inflammation process.
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- Gwendolyne Méndez-Frausto
- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica. Delegación Zacatecas. Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS, C.P. 98000, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica. Delegación Zacatecas. Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS, C.P. 98000, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud y Biomedicina. CICSaB Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, UASLP, C.P. 78000, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud y Biomedicina. CICSaB Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, UASLP, C.P. 78000, Mexico; Unidad Regional de Reumatología y Osteoporosis Hospital Central Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto. San Luis Potosí, SLP, C.P. 78290, Mexico
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- Facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Hospital Rural No. 51 IMSS Bienestar, Villanueva, Zacatecas, C.P. 99559, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica. Delegación Zacatecas. Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS, C.P. 98000, Mexico; Cátedras CONACYT- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica de Zacatecas-IMSS, Zacatecas, C.P. 98000, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de la Salud y Biomedicina. CICSaB Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, UASLP, C.P. 78000, Mexico
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- Unidad de Investigación Biomédica. Delegación Zacatecas. Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, IMSS, C.P. 98000, Mexico
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Zhang L, Yu J, Wang C, Wei W. The effects of total glucosides of paeony (TGP) and paeoniflorin (Pae) on inflammatory-immune responses in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY : FPB 2019; 46:107-117. [PMID: 32172753 DOI: 10.1071/fp18080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 09/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory and systemic autoimmune disease with an unknown aetiology. Accumulative studies suggest that the pathogenesis of RA involves the excessive activation of synoviocytes and immune cells, increasing the secretion of inflammatory mediators and cytokines in synoviocytes, causing dysfunctional E-prostanoid (EP)-G-protein-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) and mitogen-associated-protein kinase (MAPK) signalling in synoviocytes. Total glucosides of paeony (TGP) extracted from the roots of Paeonia lactiflora Pall, was approved by the China Food and Drug Administration as an anti-inflammatory and immuno-modulator drug in 1998. Paeoniflorin (Pae), a water-soluble monoterpene glucoside,is the main effective component of TGP. TGP and Pae produce anti-inflammatory and immuno-regulatory effects by suppressing immune cells and synoviocytes activation, decreasing inflammatory substance production and restoring abnormal signalling in synoviocytes. In this review, the regulation of the inflammatory-immune responses and the therapeutic mechanism between RA and TGP and Pae are discussed in detail. The aim of this review was to provide novel insights into the treatment of RA.
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- Lei Zhang
- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230012, China
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- The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230012, China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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Liu Y, Rui XX, Shi H, Qiu YH, Peng YP. Norepinephrine Inhibits Th17 Cells via β2-Adrenergic Receptor (β2-AR) Signaling in a Mouse Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Med Sci Monit 2018; 24:1196-1204. [PMID: 29485127 PMCID: PMC5839072 DOI: 10.12659/msm.906184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Norepinephrine (NE), a neurotransmitter released from the sympathetic nerves, has been shown to be involved in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, its role in the sympathetic nervous system in RA is divergent. Herein, we demonstrate that the sympathetic neurotransmitter NE exerts an anti-inflammatory effect in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA), a mouse model of RA, by inhibiting Th17 cell differentiation and function via β2-adrenergic receptor (β2-AR) signaling. MATERIAL AND METHODS CIA was prepared by intradermal injection of collagen type II in the tail base of DBA1/J mice. On the 41st day post-immunization, the mice were used as CIA models. CD4+ T cells from the spleen were purified using magnetic cell sorting and activated with anti-CD3 anti-CD28 antibodies. Th17 cells were polarized from the CD4+ T cells using various antibodies and cytokines. RESULTS Co-expression of CD4 and β2-AR was observed in spleens of both intact and CIA mice. The β2-AR expression in the ankle and spleen was downregulated in CIA mice. CIA induced increases in production of interleukin (IL)-17 and IL-22, CD25-IL-17+ cell percentage, and ROR-γt expression in CD4+ T cells. Importantly, NE reduced the CIA-induced CD4+ T cell shift towards Th17 phenotype, and the β2-AR antagonist ICI118551 blocked the NE effect. Moreover, the β2-AR agonist terbutaline (Terb) inhibited CIA-induced CD4+ T cell proliferation and shift towards Th17 phenotype, and the protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitor H-89 abolished the agonist effect. Terb also reduced CIA-induced Th17 enhancement, and H-89 impaired the Terb effect. CONCLUSIONS NE inhibits Th17 cell differentiation and function in CIA condition by activation of β2-AR/PKA signaling.
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- Yan Liu
- School of Biological and Basic Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (mainland).,Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, and Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, and Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, and Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, and Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, and Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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Kim EY, Moudgil KD. Immunomodulation of autoimmune arthritis by pro-inflammatory cytokines. Cytokine 2017; 98:87-96. [PMID: 28438552 PMCID: PMC5581685 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2017.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2017] [Revised: 04/09/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Pro-inflammatory cytokines promote autoimmune inflammation and tissue damage, while anti-inflammatory cytokines help resolve inflammation and facilitate tissue repair. Over the past few decades, this general feature of cytokine-mediated events has offered a broad framework to comprehend the pathogenesis of autoimmune and other immune-mediated diseases, and to successfully develop therapeutic approaches for diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Anti-tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) therapy is a testimony in support of this endeavor. However, many patients with RA fail to respond to this or other biologics, and some patients may suffer unexpected aggravation of arthritic inflammation or other autoimmune effects. These observations combined with rapid advancements in immunology in regard to newer cytokines and T cell subsets have enforced a re-evaluation of the perceived pathogenic attribute of the pro-inflammatory cytokines. Studies conducted by others and us in experimental models of arthritis involving direct administration of IFN-γ or TNF-α; in vivo neutralization of the cytokine; the use of animals deficient in the cytokine or its receptor; and the impact of the cytokine or anti-cytokine therapy on defined T cell subsets have revealed paradoxical anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory attributes of these two cytokines. Similar studies in other models of autoimmunity as well as limited studies in arthritis patients have also unveiled the disease-protective effects of these pro-inflammatory cytokines. A major mechanism in this regard is the altered balance between the pathogenic T helper 17 (Th17) and protective T regulatory (Treg) cells in favor of the latter. However, it is essential to consider that this aspect of the pro-inflammatory cytokines is context-dependent such that the dose and timing of intervention, the experimental model of the disease under study, and the differences in individual responsiveness can influence the final outcomes. Nevertheless, the realization that pro-inflammatory cytokines can also be immunoregulatory offers a new perspective in fully understanding the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases and in designing better therapies for controlling them.
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- Eugene Y Kim
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Washington State University, Spokane, WA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA; Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Miyoshi F, Sato K, Mimura T. Changes in the pattern of cytokine production from peripheral blood mononuclear cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with infliximab and their relation to plasma arginase activity. Int J Rheum Dis 2016; 21:1907-1914. [PMID: 30592386 DOI: 10.1111/1756-185x.12864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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AIM The aim of this study was to quantify the production of T-cell cytokines from the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) of RA patients before and after treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α infliximab (IFX). METHOD We stimulated the PBMCs of RA patients (n = 24) in vitro and quantified the cytokines in the culture supernatant using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. RESULTS Unexpectedly, the cytokines tested, interferon (IFN)-γ, interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-17, were all found to have increased, rather than decreased, after the treatment. When the patients were divided into two groups according to the plasma activity of arginase, which is implicated in the immune-suppressive function of myeloid-derived suppressor cells, the substantial increase in the cytokine production ex vivo was only detected in the group in which the arginase activity was decreased after the treatment with IFX. In fact, although the ex vivo production of IL-21 increased along with the other cytokines, the plasma concentration of IL-21 decreased significantly after IFX treatment. CONCLUSION It is important to exercise caution in interpreting ex vivo cytokine production data, in that they can be negatively influenced by the immune-suppressive mechanisms that prevent excessive inflammation. Thus, to analyze the T-cell response accurately, T-cell markers that are detectable in the serum or plasma need to be discovered. The concentrations of IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-17 were all below detection limits, but that of IL-21 was detectable in the plasma and inversely correlated with the production of IL-21 ex vivo. This may indicate the involvement of Th17 response in the pathogenesis of RA.
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- Fumihiko Miyoshi
- Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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- Department of Rheumatology and Applied Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan
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Kosmaczewska A, Ciszak L, Swierkot J, Szteblich A, Kosciow K, Frydecka I. Exogenous IL-2 controls the balance in Th1, Th17, and Treg cell distribution in patients with progressive rheumatoid arthritis treated with TNF-alpha inhibitors. Inflammation 2015; 38:765-74. [PMID: 25145773 PMCID: PMC4344954 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-014-9987-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Interleukin-2 (IL-2) has been suggested to control Treg/Th17 balance. Recently, we reported a relationship of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) activity/progression with irreversible systemic Treg and Th1 defects including serum IL-2 shortage. Herein, we explore the role of in vitro stimulation with rIL-2 in the observed immune alterations reversal. Patients with stable or progressive RA were assigned to methotrexate (MTX) group or to TNF-alpha inhibitors (iTNF) group, respectively. Flow cytometric analyses were performed before and after 6 months of treatment. Circulating Th1, Th17, and Treg cells were determined before and after 72-h culture with anti-CD3 + rIL-2. Before therapy, 72-h stimulation restored recently observed phenotypic Th cell alterations, except for the enriched Th17 subset normalized as late as after therapy in all patients. Under 6-month therapy, anti-CD3 stimulation changed the Th cell distribution only in progressive RA; despite Th1 enrichment, it revealed Treg population defects, which were completely reversed by exogenous IL-2 added to the stimulating culture. Our paper shows that in aggressive RA patients exhibiting serum IL-2 shortage despite iTNF therapy, exogenous rIL-2 is capable of promoting Treg differentiation affected by chronic activation, thus supporting its use in the combined strategy of biologic treatment of the progressive form of RA.
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- Agata Kosmaczewska
- Department of Immunopathology, Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, R. Weigla St. 12, 53-114, Wroclaw, Poland,
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Bae J, Park JW. Topical delivery of leflunomide for rheumatoid arthritis treatment: evaluation of local tissue deposition of teriflunomide and its anti-inflammatory effects in an arthritis rat model. Drug Dev Ind Pharm 2015; 42:254-62. [DOI: 10.3109/03639045.2015.1044906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Joonho Bae
- Amorepacific Corporation R&D Center, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea and
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- College of Pharmacy and Natural Medicine Research Institute, Mokpo National University, Muan-gun, Jeonnam, Republic of Korea
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Carvalheiro H, Duarte C, Silva‐Cardoso S, da Silva JAP, Souto‐Carneiro MM. CD8+ T Cell Profiles in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Their Relationship to Disease Activity. Arthritis Rheumatol 2015; 67:363-71. [DOI: 10.1002/art.38941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2014] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- University of Coimbra and Coimbra University HospitalCoimbraPortugal
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Kosmaczewska A, Swierkot J, Ciszak L, Szteblich A, Chrobak A, Karabon L, Partyka A, Szechinski J, Wiland P, Frydecka I. Patients with the most advanced rheumatoid arthritis remain with Th1 systemic defects after TNF inhibitors treatment despite clinical improvement. Rheumatol Int 2013; 34:243-53. [PMID: 24221190 PMCID: PMC3904036 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-013-2895-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2013] [Accepted: 10/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Systemic immune defects might reflect severely dysregulated control of chronic inflammation related to disease progression. Th17/Treg cell imbalance has been demonstrated to be involved in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis. Despite controversial results, a growing anti-inflammatory role in this process has been recently attributed to Th1 responses. The aim of the study was to estimate the extent of Th1/Th17/Treg imbalance in peripheral blood (PB) of patients with short- and long-term RA in relation to cytokine milieu and its reversal after therapy with methotrexate and/or TNF inhibitors, respectively. Patients with different duration of RA (median 6 vs. 120 months) in the active phase of RA were enrolled in this study. We performed flow cytometric analysis of PB Th1, Th17, and Treg populations together with estimation of serum cytokine concentrations using cytometric bead array. Disease activity was calculated on the basis of clinical and biochemical indices of inflammation (DAS28, ESR, CRP). All parameters were measured and correlated with each other before and after 6 months therapy. Elevated levels of circulating Th17 cells and IL-6 were found in all active patients, of which Th17 cells were down-regulated by the treatment. Significantly reduced Th1 and functional CTLA-4+ Treg cell frequencies as well as Th1 cytokines observed only in progressive RA seemed to be irreversible. Although therapy induced clinical improvement in almost all patients, those with advanced RA remained with signs of inflammation. Our report demonstrates that both the extent of systemic immune abnormalities and their restoration are dependent on duration of the active RA.
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- Agata Kosmaczewska
- Department of Immunopathology, Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences, R. Weigla 12, 53-114, Wrocław, Poland,
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Chambers M, Kirkpatrick G, Evans M, Gorski G, Foster S, Borghaei RC. IL-4 inhibition of IL-1 induced Matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) expression in human fibroblasts involves decreased AP-1 activation via negative crosstalk involving of Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK). Exp Cell Res 2013; 319:1398-408. [PMID: 23608488 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2013.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2012] [Revised: 04/01/2013] [Accepted: 04/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) over-expression is associated with tissue destruction in the context of chronic inflammation. Previous studies showed that IL-4 inhibits induction of MMP-3 by IL-1β, and suggested that AP-1 might be involved. Here we show that IL-1 induced binding of transcription factor AP-1 to the MMP-3 promoter consists primarily of c-Jun, JunB, and c-Fos and that binding of c-Jun and c-Fos is inhibited by the combination of cytokines while binding of Jun B is not. Mutation of the AP-1 site in the MMP-3 promoter decreased the ability of IL-4 to inhibit its transcription in transfected MG-63 cells. Western blotting showed that both cytokines activate Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), but with somewhat different kinetics, and that activation of JNK by both cytokines individually is inhibited by the combination. These results indicate that IL-4 inhibition of MMP-3 expression is associated with reduction of IL-1 induced binding of active forms of the AP-1 dimer, while less active JunB-containing dimers remain, and suggest that these changes are associated with decreased activation of JNK.
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- Mariah Chambers
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 4170 City Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19131, USA
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Toldi G, Bajnok A, Dobi D, Kaposi A, Kovács L, Vásárhelyi B, Balog A. The effects of Kv1.3 and IKCa1 potassium channel inhibition on calcium influx of human peripheral T lymphocytes in rheumatoid arthritis. Immunobiology 2013; 218:311-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2012.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2012] [Revised: 03/12/2012] [Accepted: 05/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Anti-arthritic activity of agnuside mediated through the down-regulation of inflammatory mediators and cytokines. Inflamm Res 2012; 61:293-304. [PMID: 22228102 DOI: 10.1007/s00011-011-0410-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2010] [Revised: 11/04/2011] [Accepted: 12/02/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE AND DESIGN The purpose of this study was to elucidate the probable mechanism for the anti-arthritic activity of agnuside (AGN), a compound isolated from the leaf extract of Vitex negundo. METHODOLOGY The anti-inflammatory activity of AGN within a dose range of 1.56-12.50 mg/kg in normal and adrenalectomized rats was evaluated against different inflammagens. An array of pro-inflammatory mediators (PGE(2) and LTB(4)) and T-cell-mediated cytokines (IL-2, TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-10, IL-17) was assayed using flow cytometry, in arthritic paw tissue homogenate and splenocytes of treated animals. RESULTS Significant anti-arthritic activity was observed in the polyarthritis test in rats and this was associated with significant suppression of inflammatory mediators and T-cell-mediated cytokines (Th1/Th2). The anti-inflammatory activity in adrenalectomized rats confirmed that the effect of AGN is not mediated by the pituitary-adrenal axis. AGN also showed inhibition of vascular permeability and leukocyte migration in vivo. CONCLUSION The study suggests the possible development of AGN as a therapeutic agent in the treatment of arthritis by the modulation of the host immune response.
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Agarwal S, Karmaus W, Davis S, Gangur V. Immune markers in breast milk and fetal and maternal body fluids: a systematic review of perinatal concentrations. J Hum Lact 2011; 27:171-86. [PMID: 21678611 DOI: 10.1177/0890334410395761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Breastfeeding represents the continued exposure of the infant to the maternal immune environment.Uterine, perinatal, and postnatal exposure to immune factors may contribute to an infant’s risk of developing immune-mediated disorders, including allergies. A PubMed search was conducted to review studies in humans and analyze concentrations of immune markers (TGF-beta, IFN-gamma, eotaxin, CCL5, CXCL10, TNF-alpha, MCP-1, IL-1beta, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6,IL-8, IL-10, IL-12, IL-13, sCD14, sIgA, IgG4, IgM) found in maternal serum, amniotic fluid, cord serum, colostrum, transition and mature milk. Concentrations of immune markers showed large variations across samples and studies. Reports documented conflicting results. Small sample sizes, differences in population characteristics, inconsistent sample collection times, and various sample collection and measurement methods may have led to wide variations in the concentrations of immune markers. Studies analyzing the associations between immune markers in maternal fluids and infant allergies remain inconclusive because of gaps in knowledge and a lack of standardized methods.
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Identification of interleukin-17 (IL-17) as a powerful proinflammatory cytokine and the recent recognition of a T-helper cell subset that secretes it have focused attention on the role of IL-17 and Th17 cells in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other immune-mediated diseases. While understanding of its role in RA is still evolving, evidence from both animal models and human systems provides a compelling rationale for therapeutic targeting of IL-17 in RA. Both direct and indirect approaches to accomplish this are feasible. Mechanistic studies in the context of clinical trials will be required to understand why some strategies may be preferable from the perspectives of efficacy and safety.
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Karthikeyan M, Deepa K. Effect of ethanolic extract of Premna corymbosa (Burm. f.) Rottl. & Willd. leaves in complete Freund's adjuvant-induced arthritis in Wistar albino rats. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2010; 21:15-26. [PMID: 20506686 DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp.2010.21.1.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Premna corymbosa (Burm.f.) Rottl. & Willd. (Verbenaceae) is a small tree used in traditional medicine for rheumatic disorders and it is the one of the ingredient in many ayurvedic preparations available in the market for inflammatory disorder uses. The aim of this work was to evaluate the acute toxicity and anti-arthritic activity of P. corymbosa ethanolic extract (PCEE) in experimental animals. In the acute toxicity study, a single dose of PCEE, 2000 mg kg(-1) body weight p.o., was administered. The animals observed for 48 h showed no clinical signs, no mortality, and the extract was found to be safe. To evaluate the anti-arthritic activity of PCEE in Complete Freund's Adjuvant (CFA)-induced arthritis in rats were conducted. The results indicated that the long-term treatment significantly (p < .01) suppressed the development of chronic arthritis induced by CFA. This study established the anti-arthritic activity of P. corymbosa leaves.
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- M Karthikeyan
- Department of Pharmacology, Al Shifa College of Pharmacy, Poonthavanam (P. O.) Kizhattur, Perinthalmanna, Kerala State-679 325, India.
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Abreu JRF, Grabiec AM, Krausz S, Spijker R, Burakowski T, Maslinski W, Eldering E, Tak PP, Reedquist KA. The presumed hyporesponsive behavior of rheumatoid arthritis T lymphocytes can be attributed to spontaneous ex vivo apoptosis rather than defects in T cell receptor signaling. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 183:621-30. [PMID: 19525395 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0803278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Genetic associations and the clinical success of compounds targeting TCR costimulatory proteins suggest an active role for TCR signaling in the initiation and perpetuation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Paradoxically, T cells isolated from affected joints in RA show impaired proliferative and cytokine responses following stimulation with mitogens and recall Ags attributed in part to chronic T cell exposure to oxidative stress and inflammatory cytokines. Therefore, it is uncertain how local autoreactive TCR signaling contributes to pathology in established RA. Using single-cell analysis, we show that in contrast to results obtained in bulk culture assays, T cells from the synovial fluid of RA patients proliferate and produce cytokines (IL-2, TNF-alpha, and IFN-gamma) as efficiently, if not more so, than T cells isolated from healthy donors and RA patient peripheral blood following TCR/CD28 stimulation. RA synovial fluid T cell hyporesponsiveness observed in bulk cultures can be attributed to spontaneous apoptosis ex vivo, which is associated with altered ratios of proapoptotic Noxa and anti-apoptotic Mcl-1 expression. The absence of RA synovial T cell proliferation and cytokine production in situ, despite the capacity of these cells to support productive TCR signaling, suggests that T cells contribute to local pathology in established RA by TCR-independent mechanisms.
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- Joana R F Abreu
- Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Mitamura M, Nakano N, Yonekawa T, Shan L, Kaise T, Kobayashi T, Yamashita K, Kikkawa H, Kinoshita M. T cells are involved in the development of arthritis induced by anti-type II collagen antibody. Int Immunopharmacol 2007; 7:1360-8. [PMID: 17673151 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2007.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2007] [Revised: 05/30/2007] [Accepted: 05/31/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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T cells play an important role in initiating autoimmune responses and maintaining synovial inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis. Although, anti-type II collagen antibody-induced arthritis (CAIA) is generally believed to be a T cell- and B cell-independent model, the detailed pathogenesis of CAIA remains unclear. In the present study, to elucidate the contribution of T cells to the pathogenesis of CAIA, we evaluated the effects of CTLA4 Ig and cyclosporin (CsA). Arthritis was induced in mice by intravenous injection of anti-type II collagen antibody followed by intraperitoneal injection of lipopolysaccharide. CTLA4 Ig was intraperitoneally administered and CsA was subcutaneously administered; then the severity of arthritis was evaluated by scoring the edema and erythema of paws and by measuring hind paw thickness. Paw samples were collected 12 days after the antibody injection, and the mRNA expression levels were analyzed by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction. Administration of CTLA4 Ig ameliorated the increases in arthritic score and paw thickness in the later phase, but not in the early phase of arthritis. CsA suppressed the increases in arthritic score and paw thickness in both the early and later phases of arthritis. CTLA4 Ig and CsA suppressed mRNA up-regulation of T-cell markers, CD3 and CD25, and immune response-related mediators, IFN-gamma and IL-12. They also suppressed the up-regulation of macrophage marker, F4/80, and proinflammatory cytokines, TNF-alpha, IL-1beta and IL-6. The results provide direct evidence that arthritis in this model is T-cell activation dependent.
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- Mana Mitamura
- GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development, Tsukuba Research Laboratories, Ibaraki, Japan
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Nazir N, Koul S, Qurishi MA, Taneja SC, Ahmad SF, Bani S, Qazi GN. Immunomodulatory effect of bergenin and norbergenin against adjuvant-induced arthritis--a flow cytometric study. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2007; 112:401-5. [PMID: 17408893 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2007.02.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2006] [Revised: 02/09/2007] [Accepted: 02/23/2007] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Bergenin (1), a C-glycoside of 4-O-methyl gallic acid, isolated from rhizomes of Bergenia stracheyi (Saxifragaceae) and its O-demethylated derivative norbergenin (2), prepared from 1, are reported to show anti-arthritic activity through possible modulation of Th1/Th2 cytokine balance. Flow cytometric study showed that the oral administration of 1 and 2 at doses of 5, 10, 20, 40 and 80 mg/kg per oral dose inhibit the production of proinflammatory Th1 cytokines (IL-2, IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha) while as potentiate anti-inflammatory Th2 cytokines (IL-4 and IL-5) in the peripheral blood of adjuvant-induced arthritic balb/c mice. This shows the potential Th1/Th2 cytokine balancing activity of 1 and 2 which is strongly correlated with their anti-arthritic activity. At similar dose levels, the effect of 2 was found to be more than that of 1. The oral LD(0) for 1 and 2 was more than 2000 mg/kg body weight of the mice.
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- Nighat Nazir
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar 190006, J&K, India.
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is represents the most common chronic inflammatory joint disease and is still a major medical challenge because of unsolved issues related to the etiologic and pathogenetic questions. Intensive research has been conducted over the last years that focused on the inappropriate activation of the immune system: although T cells have long been deemed to play a central role in the origin and propagation of joint inflammation, data accumulated so far have widened this perspective recognizing the contribution of other cells, as well as the major histocompatibility complex class II proteins and a composite set of costimulatory signals responsible for the production of proinflammatory cytokines and other soluble mediators implicated in tissue destruction typical of the disease. This paper will provide an insight into the immune system in RA, dissecting cellular and humoral aspects both in serum and in synovium of patients.
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- Rossana Scrivo
- Dipartimento di Clinica e Terapia Medica, Sapienza Università di Roma, Policlinico Umberto I, Roma, Italy
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Wu H, Wei W, Song L, Zhang L, Chen Y, Hu X. Paeoniflorin induced immune tolerance of mesenteric lymph node lymphocytes via enhancing beta 2-adrenergic receptor desensitization in rats with adjuvant arthritis. Int Immunopharmacol 2007; 7:662-73. [PMID: 17386414 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2007.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2006] [Revised: 01/21/2007] [Accepted: 01/22/2007] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Paeoniflorin (Pae), a monoterpene glucoside, is one of the main bioactive components of total glucosides of paeony (TGP) extracted from the root of Paeonia lactiflora. TGP has anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory effects. In this study, we investigated the effects of Pae on inflammatory and immune responses to the mesenteric lymph node (MLN) lymphocytes and the mechanisms by which Pae regulates beta 2-adrenergic receptor (beta 2-AR) signal transduction in adjuvant arthritis (AA) rats. The onset of secondary arthritis in rats appeared around day 14 after injection of Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA). Remarkable secondary inflammatory response and lymphocytes proliferation were observed in AA rats, along with the decrease of anti-inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-4 and transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) of MLN lymphocytes, and the increase of pro-inflammatory cytokine IL-2. The administration of Pae (50, 100 mg kg(-1), days 17-24) significantly diminished the secondary hind paw swelling and arthritis scores, reversed the changes of cytokines as discussed above, and further decreased the lowered proliferation of MLN lymphocytes in AA rats. In vitro, Pae restored the previously increased level of cAMP of MLN lymphocytes at the concentrations of 12.5, 62.5 and 312.5 mg l(-1). Meanwhile, Pae increased protein expressions of beta 2-AR and GRK2, and decreased that of beta-arrestin 1, 2 of MLN lymphocytes in AA rats. These results suggested that Pae might induce the Th1 cells immune tolerance, which then shift to Th2, Th3 cells mediated activities to take effect the anti-inflammatory and immunoregulatory effects. The mechanisms of Pae on beta 2-AR desensitization and beta 2-AR-AC-cAMP transmembrane signal transduction of MLN lymphocytes play crucial roles in pathogenesis of this disease.
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- Hong Wu
- Institute of Clinical Pharmacology, Anhui Medical University, Key Laboratory of Antiinflammatory-immunopharmacology in Anhui Province, Key Laboratory of Research & Development of Chinese Medicine in Anhui Province, Hefei 230032, Anhui Province, China
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Interleukin-4 inhibition of interleukin-1-induced expression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) is independent of lipoxygenase and PPARgamma activation in human gingival fibroblasts. BMC Mol Biol 2007; 8:12. [PMID: 17319946 PMCID: PMC1810308 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-8-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2006] [Accepted: 02/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Interleukin 4 (IL-4) has been shown to suppress interleukin-1 (IL-1) induced expression of matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) in human synovial and gingival fibroblasts, but the mechanism of suppression has not been determined. Activators of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) have been shown to inhibit cytokine induced expression of MMPs in other cell types, and IL-4 has been shown to activate PPARγ by stimulating production of ligands through the lipoxygenase pathway. It has been suggested that PPARγ may inhibit expression of MMPs by competing with transcription factor AP-1 for binding to a putative composite binding element in the promoters. The objective of this study was to determine whether the suppressive effects of IL-4 on the IL-1 induced expression of MMP-3 involve activation of lipoxygenase and/or PPARγ. Results Western blotting revealed the presence of PPARγ in nuclear extract of HGF. IL-1 induced binding of nuclear extract to the putative composite PPRE/AP-1 site was diminished in the presence of pioglitazone, but there was no evidence of any change in the composition of the retarded complexes, and no evidence of PPARγ binding to this site. Nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA), a non-selective lipoxygenase inhibitor, and MK886, a specific inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase, induced MMP-3 expression synergistically with IL-1. However IL-4 was still able to inhibit MMP-3 expression in the presence of NDGA or MK886 and IL-1. Activation of PPARγ with pioglitazone not only failed to inhibit IL-1 induced expression of MMP-3 mRNA, but rather super-induced MMP-3 in the presence of IL-1. PPARγ antagonist GW9662 failed to abolish the suppressive effects of IL-4. Another PPARγ activator, 15-deoxy-Delta12,14prostaglandin J2 (15dPGJ2), also super-induced MMP-3 mRNA, and this was due at least in part to increased transcription. Conclusion IL-4 suppression of IL-1-induced MMP-3 expression in HGF is independent of lipoxygenase activity and activation of PPARγ. Super-induction of MMP-3 by pioglitazone may have important implications for patients using pioglitazone to treat type II diabetes in the presence of chronic inflammation.
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Kramer G, Mitteregger D, Marberger M. Is benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) an immune inflammatory disease? Eur Urol 2006; 51:1202-16. [PMID: 17182170 DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 328] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2006] [Accepted: 12/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Chronic inflammation has been documented for years in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), but only now has it become evident as a major factor in disease progression. This review highlights the immunologic key features of chronic inflammation in BPH and the present interpretation of these changes in the development and progression of BPH. RESULTS Almost all BPH specimens show inflammatory infiltrates at histologic examination, but correlation to bacterial or other foreign antigens has not been established. Recognition of prostate secretion products by autoreactive T cells and animal models on experimental prostatitis demonstrate an autoimmune component to chronic inflammation. The infiltrate consists predominantly of chronically activated CD4(+) T lymphocytes, which are permanently recruited to prostate tissue via elevated expression of interleukin 15 (IL-15) and interferon gamma (IFN-gamma), proinflammatory cytokines produced by smooth muscle and T cells, respectively. With the appearance of infiltrates, T cell-derived cytokine production of IFN-gamma, IL-2, and transforming growth factor beta increases, the former two ultimately reaching 10-fold and the latter 2-fold higher levels in fully developed BPH than in normal prostates. As "mature" BPH nodules develop, IL-4 and IL-13 expression increases >2-fold, corresponding to a T-helper (Th)0/Th2 cytokine pattern. Dysregulation of the immune response in BPH may occur via elevated expression of proinflammatory IL-17, which stimulates a multifold production of IL-6 and IL-8, key executors of stromal growth in BPH. CONCLUSIONS These data strongly suggest that BPH is an immune inflammatory disease. Unravelling the specific nature of immune dysregulation may help design novel drugs with these specific targets in mind.
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- Gero Kramer
- Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Chan ASL, Yip ECH, Yung LY, Pang H, Luk SCW, Pang SF, Wong YH. CKBM stimulates MAPKs but inhibits LPS-induced IFN-gamma in lymphocytes. Phytother Res 2006; 20:725-31. [PMID: 16775808 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.1943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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CKBM is an herbal formula composed of five Chinese medicinal herbs (Panax ginseng, Schisandra chinensis, Fructus crataegi, Ziziphus jujuba and Glycine max) supplemented with processed Saccharomyces cerevisiae. It has been demonstrated that CKBM is capable of triggering the release of IL-6 and TNFalpha from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. In this report, T-lymphocytic Sup-T1 cells and B-lymphocytic Ramos cells were utilized as cellular models to investigate how CKBM regulates intracellular signaling as well as the production of cytokines. CKBM stimulated the three major subgroups of mitogen-activated protein kinase (i.e. ERK, JNK and p38) in Sup-T1 cells, but only triggered the activation of ERK and p38 in Ramos cells. The induction of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) activations varied with the duration of treatment, as well as with the dosage of CKBM. In terms of cytokine production, treatment of CKBM alone did not trigger the release of IL-1beta and IFNgamma, but it suppressed the LPS-induced IFNgamma production from both Sup-T1 cells and Ramos cells. In view of the therapeutic effects of traditional Chinese medicines in inflammatory and autoimmune disorders, the results suggest that CKBM may exhibit its immuno-modulatory effects by regulating intracellular signaling as well as cytokine production in different lymphocytic cell types.
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- Anthony S L Chan
- Department of Biochemistry, the Molecular Neuroscience Center, and the Biotechnology Research Institute, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Skapenko A, Lipsky PE, Schulze-Koops H. T cell activation as starter and motor of rheumatic inflammation. Curr Top Microbiol Immunol 2006; 305:195-211. [PMID: 16724807 DOI: 10.1007/3-540-29714-6_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Rheumatic inflammation is driven by sustained specific immunity against self-antigens, resulting in local inflammation and cellular infiltration and, subsequently, in tissue damage. Although the specific autoantigen(s) eliciting the detrimental immune reactions in rheumatic diseases have rarely been defined, it has become clear that the mechanisms resulting in the destruction of tissue and the loss of organ function during the course of the diseases are essentially the same as in protective immunity against invasive microorganisms. Of fundamental importance in initiating, controlling, and driving these specific immune responses are CD4 T cells. Currently available data provide compelling evidence for a major role of CD4 T cells in the initiation and perpetuation of chronic rheumatic inflammation. Consequently, T cell-directed therapies have been employed with substantial clinical success in the treatment of rheumatic diseases. Here, we review current knowledge based on which CD4 T cells can be implicated as the motor of rheumatic inflammation.
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- A Skapenko
- Nikolaus Fiebiger Center for Molecular Medicine, Clinical Research Group III, Department of Internal Medicine III and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany
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Chapuy-Regaud S, Nogueira L, Clavel C, Sebbag M, Vincent C, Serre G. IgG subclass distribution of the rheumatoid arthritis-specific autoantibodies to citrullinated fibrin. Clin Exp Immunol 2005; 139:542-50. [PMID: 15730401 PMCID: PMC1809305 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2004.02708.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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In the rheumatoid synovium, deiminated ('citrullinated') forms of fibrin are the major targets of IgG autoantibodies to citrullinated proteins (ACPA), the most specific serological markers of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). To further the characterization of ACPA, we determined their subclass distribution. From a previously validated highly sensitive and specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) onto in vitro deiminated human fibrinogen - antihuman fibrin(ogen) autoantibodies (AhFibA)-ELISA - we derived and calibrated four ELISAs, using monoclonal antibodies to each of the four IgG subclasses, to determine the proportions of AhFibA subclasses in the sera. A series of 186 serum samples from RA patients was analysed. All AhFibA-positive sera contained IgG1-AhFibA, which reached the highest titres and accounted for more than 80% of AhFibA in three-quarters of the sera. One or two other subclasses were associated with IgG1 in 39% of the sera, IgG4-AhFibA being observed much more frequently and at higher titres than IgG3- or IgG2-AhFibA. IgG1 alone or IgG(1 + 4)-AhFibA were the AhFibA subclass profiles found in more than 80% of patients. AhFibA are mainly IgG1 and, to a lesser extent, IgG4. Such IgG subclass profiles may influence the effector phases of the immunological conflict between ACPA and deiminated fibrin that takes place specifically in the rheumatoid synovium and therefore may play a critical role in the self-maintenance of rheumatoid inflammation.
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- S Chapuy-Regaud
- Laboratory of 'Epidermis Differentiation and Rheumatoid Autoimmunity', UMR 5165 CNRS-Toulouse III University, Toulouse, France
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Skapenko A, Leipe J, Lipsky PE, Schulze-Koops H. The role of the T cell in autoimmune inflammation. Arthritis Res Ther 2005; 7 Suppl 2:S4-14. [PMID: 15833146 PMCID: PMC2833981 DOI: 10.1186/ar1703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 214] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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T cells, in particular CD4+ T cells, have been implicated in mediating many aspects of autoimmune inflammation. However, current evidence suggests that the role played by CD4+ T cells in the development of rheumatoid inflammation exceeds that of activated proinflammatory T-helper (Th)1 effector cells that drive the chronic autoimmune response. Subsets of CD4+ T cells with regulatory capacity, such as CD25+ regulatory T (Treg) cells and Th2 cells, have been identified, and recent observations suggest that in rheumatoid arthritis the function of these regulatory T cells is severely impaired. Thus, in rheumatoid arthritis, defective regulatory mechanisms might allow the breakdown of peripheral tolerance, after which the detrimental Th1-driven immune response evolves and proceeds to chronic inflammation. Here, we review the functional abnormalities and the contribution of different T cell subsets to rheumatoid inflammation.
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- Alla Skapenko
- Research Fellow in Rheumatology, Nikolaus Fiebiger Center for Molecular Medicine, Clinical Research Group III, Department of Internal Medicine III and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Medical Student, Nikolaus Fiebiger Center for Molecular Medicine, Clinical Research Group III, Department of Internal Medicine III and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Professor, Chief, Autoimmunity Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Head, Clinical Research Group III, Nikolaus Fiebiger Center for Molecular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine III and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, and National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Schuerwegh AJ, De Clerck LS, Bridts CH, Stevens WJ. Comparison of intracellular cytokine production with extracellular cytokine levels using two flow cytometric techniques. CYTOMETRY. PART B, CLINICAL CYTOMETRY 2003; 55:52-8. [PMID: 12949960 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.10041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND We investigated the relation between intracellular cytokine production and extracellular cytokine levels by using two flow cytometric techniques. METHODS A two-color flow cytometric technique was used to measure interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), IL-10, and IL-12 production blocked intracellularly with brefeldin A in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated CD14(+) monocytes and IL-2, IL-4, and IFN-gamma production in phorbol-12-mirystate-13-acetate (PMA)-stimulated CD3(+) T lymphocytes in samples from patients with rheumatoid arthritis. A flow cytometric microsphere-based immunoassay was performed to detect cytokine secretion in plasma of PMA- and LPS-stimulated whole blood samples. RESULTS There was a strong linear correlation between extracellular quantitative (pg/ml) and intracellular semiquantitative detection of LPS-stimulated IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-10, and IL-12 production (r > 0.9). For lymphocytes, extracellularly detected IL-2 and IFN-gamma correlated well with percentages of cytokine-producing cells (r > 0.8). The percentages of IL-4-positive T cells were moderately correlated with the secreted amounts of IL-4 as detected with the microsphere-based immunoassay (r = 0.7). CONCLUSION Overall, there was a good correlation between semiquantitative intracellular detection of cytokines and the secreted amounts of cytokines detected with the microsphere based immunoassay.
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- A J Schuerwegh
- Department of Immunology, Allergology and Rheumatology, University of Antwerp, Belgium
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Steiner GE, Stix U, Handisurya A, Willheim M, Haitel A, Reithmayr F, Paikl D, Ecker RC, Hrachowitz K, Kramer G, Lee C, Marberger M. Cytokine expression pattern in benign prostatic hyperplasia infiltrating T cells and impact of lymphocytic infiltration on cytokine mRNA profile in prostatic tissue. J Transl Med 2003; 83:1131-46. [PMID: 12920242 DOI: 10.1097/01.lab.0000081388.40145.65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The aim of the study is to characterize the type of immune response in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) tissue. BPH tissue-derived T cells (n = 10) were isolated, activated (PMA + ionomycin), and analyzed for intracellular reactivity with anti-IFN-gamma and IL-2, -4, -5, -6, -10, and -13, as well as TNF-alpha and -beta by four-color flow cytometry. Lymphokine release was tested using Th1/Th2 cytokine bead arrays. The amount of IFN-gamma and IL-2, -4, -13, and TGF-beta mRNA expressed in normal prostate (n = 5) was compared with that in BPH tissue separated into segments with normal histology (n = 5), BPH histology with (n = 10) and without (n = 10) lymphocytic infiltration, and BPH nodules (n = 10). Expression of lymphokine receptors was analyzed by immunohistology, flow cytometry, and RT-PCR. We found that 28 +/- 18% of BPH T helper cells were IFN-gamma(+)/IL-4(-) Th1 cells, 10 +/- 2% were IFN-gamma(-)/IL-4(+) Th2, and 12 +/- 6% were IFN-gamma(+)/IL-4(+) Th0 cells. In relation, cytotoxic and double-negative BPH T lymphocytes showed a slight decrease in Th1 and Th0 in favor of Th2. In double-positive BPH T lymphocytes, the trend toward Th2 (35 +/- 15%) was significant (Th1: 12 +/- 7%; Th0: 5 +/- 4%). Lymphokine release upon stimulation was found in the case of IL-2, IL-5, IFN-gamma, and TNF-alpha > 4 microg; of IL-4 > 2 microg; and of IL-10 > 1 microg/ml. Expression of lymphokine mRNA in tissue was increased (2- to 10-fold) in infiltrated BPH specimens with and without BPH histology. The infiltrated BPH specimens with normal histology differed from those with BPH histology, most evident by the significant decrease in IFN-gamma and the increase in TGF-beta mRNA expression. Infiltrated BPH specimens with BPH histology expressed significantly more IFN-gamma (5-fold), IL-2 (10-fold), and IL-13 (2.8-fold) when compared with noninfiltrated BPH specimens. BPH nodules, however, showed the highest level of expression of IL-4 and IL-13, with only intermediate levels of IFN-gamma and very low levels of IL-2 mRNA. Immune response in histologically less transformed BPH specimens is primarily of type 1, whereas in chronically infiltrated nodular BPH and especially within BPH nodules, it is predominantly of type 0 or type 2.
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- Georg E Steiner
- Department of Urology, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria.
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Gerli R, Bistoni O, Russano A, Fiorucci S, Borgato L, Cesarotti MEF, Lunardi C. In vivo activated T cells in rheumatoid synovitis. Analysis of Th1- and Th2-type cytokine production at clonal level in different stages of disease. Clin Exp Immunol 2002; 129:549-55. [PMID: 12197898 PMCID: PMC1906478 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2002.01913.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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T-cell cytokines play a crucial role in the pathogenesis and progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Their detection in the joint, however, is impaired by the complex network present in the synovium. Although many synovial T cells show signs of previous activation, only a few express interleukin (IL)-2 receptor, marker of recent activation. The aim of this study was to analyse the cytokine production by in vivo activated (IL-2R +) T cells from RA at different stages of the disease. For this purpose, T cells were isolated from peripheral blood and synovial fluid of four patients with active RA, two at the onset of the disease, one in the early phase during treatment, one in long-lasting chronic phase. One patient was studied at the onset of the disease and 52 months later. Cells were initially expanded with a low dose of IL-2, cloned and analysed for cytokine production. The results showed a strong predominance of T helper (Th) 1 clones in the blood and a slight prevalence of Th0 clones in the joint of all the four patients. Interferon-gamma and IL-2 production was higher in the long-lasting RA, whereas IL-4 synthesis was prevalent in early RA. Enrichment in IL-10-producing clones was present only in the joint of the untreated patients. The longitudinal study confirmed the differences in cytokine production between early and late phases of disease. These data confirm that RA is mainly a Th1-driven condition. However, in vivo activated synovial T cells produce also Th2-type anti-inflammatory cytokines, such as IL-4 and IL-10. The synthesis of both cytokines is a feature of the very early phase of RA, although the selective recruitment of IL-10-producing T cells is quickly lost.
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- R Gerli
- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Internal Medicine and Oncologic Sciences, Rheumatology Unit, University of Perugia, Italy.
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Bakakos P, Pickard C, Wong WM, Ayre KR, Madden J, Frew AJ, Hodges E, Cawley MID, Smith JL. Simultaneous analysis of T cell clonality and cytokine production in rheumatoid arthritis using three-colour flow cytometry. Clin Exp Immunol 2002; 129:370-8. [PMID: 12165096 PMCID: PMC1906436 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2002.01868.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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In this study we examined the cytokine production by T cells and TCRVbeta subsets in peripheral blood (PB) and synovial fluid (SF) from six RA patients and PB from 10 normal subjects, using three-colour flow cytometry. In two RA subjects we assessed T cell clonality by RT PCR using TCRBV family-specific primers and analysed the CDR3 (complementarity determining region 3) length by GeneScan analysis. A high percentage of IFN-gamma- and IL-2- producing cells was observed among the PB T cells in both the RA patients and normal controls and among the SF T cells in RA patients. In contrast, the percentage of T cells producing IL-4 and IL-5 was small among PB T cells in both RA patients and normal controls and among SF T cells in RA patients. There was no significant difference in the production of IFN-gamma, IL-2 and IL-5 between the two compartments (PB and SF); however, there were significantly more IL-4-producing cells in SF. Molecular analysis revealed clonal expansions of four TCRBV families in SF of two of the RA patients studied: TCRBV6.7, TCRBV13.1 and TCRBV22 in one and TCRBV6.7, TCRBV21.3 and TCRBV22 in the second. These expansions demonstrated cytokine expression profiles that differed from total CD3+ cells, implying that T cell subsets bearing various TCR-Vbeta families may have the potential to modulate the immune response in RA patients.
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- P Bakakos
- Department of University of Medicine, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK
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Fonseca JE, Edwards JCW, Blades S, Goulding NJ. Macrophage subpopulations in rheumatoid synovium: reduced CD163 expression in CD4+ T lymphocyte-rich microenvironments. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 2002; 46:1210-6. [PMID: 12115225 DOI: 10.1002/art.10207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The cell surface glycoprotein CD163 is a member of the cysteine-rich scavenger receptor family, highly specific for leukocytes of the mononuclear phagocyte lineage. In vitro, it is induced by glucocorticoids, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and IL-10 and down-regulated by interferon-gamma (IFNgamma), indicating that it has a role in antiinflammatory or other immunomodulatory pathways. We assessed CD163 expression in microenvironments within rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovium to clarify the relationships among CD4+ T lymphocytes, IFNgamma, and macrophage function in RA. METHODS Double immunofluorescence and serial immunoenzymatic studies were performed on normal, osteoarthritic, and RA synovium and tonsil with antibodies to CD163, CD45, CD68, CD14, CD3, CD4, CD8, CD19, and IFNgamma. RESULTS CD163 was observed on all CD14+ cells in synovium and tonsil with the exception of cells within larger T lymphocyte clusters in synovium and within tonsillar follicles. All brightly CD14+ cells in or around vessel walls (interpreted as immigrant monocytes) were CD163+. CD163 labeled fewer cells than did CD68 in synovial intima, but all CD45+ intimal cells were CD163+. CD4+,IFNgamma+ T lymphocytes in RA synovium were chiefly localized within clusters containing CD68+, CD163- cells. CONCLUSION Within RA synovium, CD163 has major advantages as a macrophage marker and does not appear to be restricted to "mature" macrophages. CD163 discriminates between synovial macrophages and synovial intimal fibroblasts, which also stain positively for CD68 in diseased tissue.
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Buntinx M, Ameloot M, Steels P, Janssen P, Medaer R, Geusens P, Raus J, Stinissen P. Interferon-gamma-induced calcium influx in T lymphocytes of multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis patients: a complementary mechanism for T cell activation? J Neuroimmunol 2002; 124:70-82. [PMID: 11958824 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5728(01)00495-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Autoreactive T lymphocytes are considered to play a crucial role in orchestrating a chronic inflammation in the central nervous system (CNS) of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and in the joints of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. However, it has been suggested that the majority of T cells in the immune infiltrate are nonspecifically recruited into the CNS and into the inflamed joint. In addition, several lines of evidence suggest an important role for interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) in the pathogenesis of MS and RA. We have studied whether peripheral blood T cells from patients with autoimmune diseases are more susceptible to activation in the presence of IFN-gamma. The results indicate that IFN-gamma mediates a sustained elevated [Ca(2+)](i) in T cells of (active) MS and RA patients as compared to healthy controls and patients with common viral infections. No [Ca(2+)](i) increase was observed in Ca(2+)-free medium, excluding an effect of IFN-gamma on Ca(2+)-release from intracellular stores. Although the IFN-gamma-activated Ca(2+)-influx is insufficient to induce T cell proliferation in vitro, our data indicate a significantly augmented proliferation in response to suboptimal doses of PHA in the presence of IFN-gamma. This study suggests that the IFN-gamma-induced Ca(2+)-influx can act as a complementary mechanism in the activation of blood T lymphocytes from MS and RA patients.
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- Mieke Buntinx
- Biomedisch Onderzoeksinstituut, Limburgs Universitair Centrum and School of Life Sciences, Transnational University Limburg, Universitaire Campus gebouw A, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium
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VanderBorght A, Geusens P, Raus J, Stinissen P. The autoimmune pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis: role of autoreactive T cells and new immunotherapies. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2001; 31:160-75. [PMID: 11740797 DOI: 10.1053/sarh.2001.27736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To review the role of T lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and discuss the relevance of the components of the trimolecular complex (synovial T cells, autoantigens, and antigen presenting cells) in the pathogenic autoimmune response in RA. METHODS Currently available experimental data are combined into a hypothetical pathway that may explain some of the events in the RA process. The literature regarding the potential therapeutic strategies that interfere with specific components of the trimolecular complex and other mediators are discussed briefly. RESULTS T cells are activated in the peripheral blood, cross the endothelial cell wall, and migrate into the joints. Once in the synovial joints, T cells are reactivated by cross-reactive antigens and clonally expand. Clonally expanded T cells accumulate in the diseased joint and secrete proinflammatory cytokines that attract and activate other cells, such as monocytes and macrophages. Treatment with anti-CD4 monoclonal antibodies or anticytokine agents that prevents antigen presentation and/or T-cell activation were effective in RA. Other therapies, such as T-cell vaccination and T-cell receptor peptide vaccination targeting autoreactive T cells, showed clinical improvement, suggesting a pathogenic role of these lymphocytes in disease progression. CONCLUSION T cells appear to be actively involved in the pathogenesis of RA, but several parts of the pathway are hypothetical and further research is needed.
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- A VanderBorght
- Biomedisch Onderzoeksinstituut DWI, Limburgs Universitair Centrum, Diepenbeek, Belgium
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Schulze-Koops H, Kalden JR. The balance of Th1/Th2 cytokines in rheumatoid arthritis. Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 2001; 15:677-91. [PMID: 11812015 DOI: 10.1053/berh.2001.0187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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It has been suggested that rheumatoid inflammation is mediated by activated pro-inflammatory T helper type I cells. In contrast, immunomodulatory T helper type 2 cells and their cytokines, in particular interleukin-4, are rarely found. This chapter reviews the concept of the Th1/Th2 dichotomy and summarizes the functions of the signature cytokines of the T helper subsets. We discuss current knowledge of the immunopathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis and its related animal model, collagen induced arthritis, with regard to the Th1/Th2 paradigm. The accumulating evidence for a T helper type 1 driven inflammation and the implications for future therapy are delineated.
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- H Schulze-Koops
- Nikolaus Fiebiger Center for Molecular Medicine, Clinical Research Group III and Department of Internal Medicine III and Institute for Clinical Immunology, Glueckstrasse 6, Erlangen, 91054, Germany
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Imai Y, Sugita M, Nakamura S, Toriyama S, Ohno S. Cytokine production and helper T cell subsets in Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada's disease. Curr Eye Res 2001; 22:312-8. [PMID: 11462171 DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.22.4.312.5510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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PURPOSE To investigate helper T (Th) cell subsets and cytokine production in patients with Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada's (VKH) disease. METHODS Nine patients in the acute stage of VKH disease and 9 healthy controls were studied. Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), interleukin-2 (IL-2) and IL-4 mRNA from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) was detected by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. Cytokine levels in plasma, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and PBMC culture supernatant were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The proportions of each cytokine-producing CD4+ or CD8+ cells in PBMC cultured with or without anti-CD3 antibody stimulation were analyzed by flow cytometry. RESULTS We observed a significant increase of cytokine mRNA positive cases of VKH patients in comparison with controls only in IFN-gamma mRNA detection from PBMC. ELISA detected IFN-gamma in CSF from only 1 patient and no cytokine in plasma. The levels of IFN-gamma and IL-2 were significantly higher in the stimulated cell culture supernatant of the patients than those of controls. The proportions of IFN-gamma- or IL-2-producing CD4+ cells were significantly higher in the patients than in controls in both stimulated and unstimulated conditions. However, no significant difference was found in IL-4-producing CD4+ cells. In CD8+ cells, significant difference was found only in IL-2-producing cells in the stimulated condition. CONCLUSIONS Th cells from VKH patients produced predominantly Th1 cytokines, especially after stimulation in vitro. It is therefore suggested that activated Th cells produce predominantly Th1 cytokines, which then produce pathologic changes.
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- Y Imai
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 236-0004, Japan.
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Park SH, Min DJ, Cho ML, Kim WU, Youn J, Park W, Cho CS, Kim HY. Shift toward T helper 1 cytokines by type II collagen-reactive T cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM 2001; 44:561-9. [PMID: 11263770 DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(200103)44:3<561::aid-anr104>3.0.co;2-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of type II collagen (CII)-reactive T cells on the Th1/Th2 cytokine balance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS T cell proliferative responses to bovine CII were examined in synovial fluid mononuclear cells (SFMC) and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) by mixed lymphocyte culture. CII-reactive T cell lines were generated from the SFMC and PBMC. Interferon-gamma (IFNgamma), interleukin-12 (IL-12), and IL-4 were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in the SF, sera, and culture supernatants of PBMC and SFMC that had been stimulated with CII. RESULTS The frequency of CII-reactive T cells was higher in the PBMC from RA patients than in that from osteoarthritis patients and healthy control subjects. In RA patients, CII-reactive T cells were more prevalent in SFMC than in PBMC. The mean level of IFNgamma and the ratio of IFNgamma to IL-4 were significantly higher in the culture supernatants of T cells stimulated with CII; these differences were more prominent in SFMC. Levels of IL-12 in the culture supernatants of SFMC and PBMC stimulated with CII were significantly higher than those in unstimulated supernatants. T cell responsiveness correlated well with the level of type 1 cytokines in culture supernatants from RA T cells stimulated with CII. In the CII-reactive cell lines, the increased production of IFNgamma was consistent with clonal expansion. CONCLUSION CII-reactive T cells are more abundant in SFMC than in PBMC and are strongly associated with a shift toward Thl cytokine in the inflamed joints of RA patients. Our results suggest that a skewing toward type 1 cytokines by CII-reactive T cells may play an important role in the chronic inflammatory process of RA.
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- S H Park
- Catholic University of Korea, Seoul
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Wong WM, Vakis SA, Ayre KR, Ellwood CN, Howell WM, Tutt AL, Cawley MI, Smith JL. Rheumatoid arthritis T cells produce Th1 cytokines in response to stimulation with a novel trispecific antibody directed against CD2, CD3, and CD28. Scand J Rheumatol 2001; 29:282-7. [PMID: 11093593 DOI: 10.1080/030097400447651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) T cells respond poorly to conventional mitogens. We have examined the proliferative and cytokine responses of T cells to a synthetic trispecific antibody (Tsab) directed against CD2, CD3, and CD28. In 11 subjects RA T cells proliferated more, and secreted significantly more IL-2, in response to Tsab than did control peripheral blood (PB) cells. Very high levels of IL-2 were produced by 2 patients with aggressive disease. Measurement of intracellular IL-2, IFN-gamma, IL-4, and IL-5 by flow cytometry showed a Th1 pattern of cytokine production in 13 RA and 9 control subjects. We conclude that RA T cells are not irreversibly inactivated, and that spatial arrangement of stimulating molecules may be important in eliciting maximal responses.
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- W M Wong
- Rheumatology Department, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust, UK.
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common, frequently severe, chronic inflammatory disease. Although the cause of RA remains unknown, recent advances in understanding its pathogenesis have been substantial. Despite the use of a variety of medications, the treatment of RA is not fully effective in most patients. A T-helper type 1 (Th1)/T-helper type 2 (Th2) cytokine imbalance has been suggested to be of pathogenic importance in several diseases. In this review, the information of cytokine balance in both the experimental model of arthritis and patients with arthritis were summarized. Furthermore, to characterize the cytokine balance at a single cell level, we analyzed the subtypes of cytokine-secreting cells in an experimental model of arthritis using a dual color enzyme-linked immunospot assay (Stardust assay) which we newly developed. These information including our findings might provide us the clue for diagnosis and therapy of arthritis.
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- Y Okamoto
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Meijo University, 150 Yagotoyama, Tempaku-ku, Nagoya 468-8503, Japan
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BACKGROUND It has been proposed that a dysregulation in the balance between type T1 (IL-2, IFN-gamma) and type T2 (IL-4, IL-10) cytokines may be implicated in the development of cancer. METHODS We determined the expression of IL-2, IL-4, IL-10, and IFN-gamma in CD4 and CD8 lymphocytes by flow cytometry in 12 patients with prostate cancer and in 7 healthy subjects. In addition to the basal expression of these cytokines, their expression was also determined, following stimulation of lymphocytes with PMA (phorbol 12-mystirate 13 acetate) and ionomycin. RESULTS The basal expression of cytokines was scarce, while following stimulation this increased markedly. On the other hand, there was a dysregulation in the balance between T1 and T2 lymphocytes in patients with prostate cancer. To this effect, in relation to healthy subjects, we observed an increase in IL-10 expression and a decrease in IL-2 expression. CONCLUSIONS The disequilibrium observed in the balance between type T1 and type T2 cytokines may be implicated in the evolution of neoplastic disease.
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- X Filella
- Unit for Cancer Research, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain.
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Holló K, Glant TT, Garzó M, Finnegan A, Mikecz K, Buzás E. Complex pattern of Th1 and Th2 activation with a preferential increase of autoreactive Th1 cells in BALB/c mice with proteoglycan (aggrecan)-induced arthritis. Clin Exp Immunol 2000; 120:167-73. [PMID: 10759779 PMCID: PMC1905608 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2000.01174.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The central role of CD4+ T cells and the balance between T helper (Th) subpopulations in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases have been extensively studied. Proteoglycan (aggrecan)-induced arthritis (PGIA) is a murine model for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which is characterized by a Th1 dominance at the onset of the disease. In addition to CD4+ T cells, antigen-presenting B cells and autoantibodies seem to play an important role in the development and regulation of PGIA. To identify proteoglycan-specific CD4+ T cell subsets and Th1- and Th2-supported antibody isotypes during the progression of PGIA, spleen cells of proteoglycan-immunized BALB/c mice were harvested at different times of immunization, and at different stages of the disease, and their cytokine production and antigen-specific antibody isotype profiles were determined by enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISPOT) assays. Both Th1 and Th2 cytokine-producing cells, with the predominance of IL-4/IL-5-secreting cells, were detected during the prearthritic stage, and a shift toward a Th1 dominance was observed at the time of onset of arthritis. Tissue homogenates of acutely inflamed joints contained significantly higher levels of interferon-gamma than IL-4. The prearthritic period and both the acute and chronic phases of joint inflammation were characterized by IgG1 dominance in the sera and this correlated with the number of IgG1-secreting B cells in the spleen. However, the ratio of autoreactive IgG1/IgG2a-secreting cells decreased in arthritic animals. These results indicate the activation and possible regulatory roles of both Th1 and Th2 subsets in the autoimmune process, with the necessity of a relative increase of autoreactive Th1 cells for the induction of joint inflammation.
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- K Holló
- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, University Medical School of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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