Disturbed Th1, Th2, Th17 and T(reg) balance in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
| Veröffentlicht in: | Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.). - 1999. - 141(2011), 2 vom: 15. Nov., Seite 197-204 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2011
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't FOXP3 protein, human Forkhead Transcription Factors IL17A protein, human Interleukin-17 Interleukin-4 207137-56-2 Interferon-gamma 82115-62-6 |
| Zusammenfassung: | Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease accompanied by disturbed T-cell homeostasis. Dysbalance of T-helper-cell (Th) subsets (Th1/Th2/Th17) and regulatory T-cells (T(regs)) is suggested to contribute to the pathogenesis of SLE. Recent reports suggest functional deviation of T(regs) in terms of producing IL-17A, a process that may be aberrant in SLE. Therefore, we analyzed these T-cell subsets in SLE to test the hypothesis that aberrant T-cell subset skewing is present in SLE-patients. We investigated simultaneously the intracellular cytokines IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-17A in CD4(+)T-cells as well as in T(regs). Skewing of T-cell subsets towards Th17 cells was observed in SLE-patients. Although the proportion of T(regs) was similar between SLE-patients and healthy controls, the ability of T(regs) to express IFN-γ and IL17A was impaired in SLE-patients. Even in quiescent SLE-patients T-cell homeostasis is aberrant in terms of skewing towards IL-17 producing T-cells |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 20.12.2011 Date Revised 18.03.2022 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1521-7035 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.clim.2011.08.005 |