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Zhang J, Zhang M, Wang Y, Shi B, Zhu B, Si L. Infiltrating T-lymphocyte Receptor Vβ Gene Family Utilization in Autoimmune Thyroid Disease. J Int Med Res 2016; 34:585-95. [PMID: 17294990 DOI: 10.1177/147323000603400603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The expression of T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) Vβ genes in autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs) was investigated. RNA was extracted from the thyroid tissue of 23 patients with early-stage Graves' disease, 19 patients with late-stage Graves' disease and 20 patients with Hashimoto's disease. Peripheral blood lymphocytes from patients and 20 normal subjects (controls) were analysed in parallel. AITD was found to be associated with diminished TCR Vβ gene family utilization. In addition, AITDs appeared to select for specific TCR Vβ families. The Vβ3, Vβ5 and Vβ8 families were expressed more frequently in thyroid-infiltrating T-lymphocytes of early-stage Graves' disease than other Vβ gene families. Selective expression was not observed in infiltrating T-lymphocytes obtained from thyroid tissue of patients with late-stage Graves' disease or Hashimoto's disease. Preferentially expressed TCR Vβ gene families may be useful as molecular targets for targeted immunotherapy of AITDs.
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Affiliation(s)
- J Zhang
- Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Medical College, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
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Engineered Bovine Antibodies in the Development of Novel Therapeutics, Immunomodulators and Vaccines. Antibodies (Basel) 2014. [DOI: 10.3390/antib3020205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Lavrnja I, Stojkov D, Bjelobaba I, Pekovic S, Dacic S, Nedeljkovic N, Mostarica-Stojkovic M, Stosic-Grujicic S, Rakic L, Stojiljkovic M. Ribavirin ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis in rats and modulates cytokine production. Int Immunopharmacol 2008; 8:1282-90. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2008.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2008] [Revised: 05/07/2008] [Accepted: 05/08/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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