Application of Staphylococcal enterotoxin B on normal and atopic skin induces up-regulation of T cells by a superantigen-mediated mechanism
| Autor: | Jeanett V. Olsen, Patrick M. Schlievert, Ralph Giorno, Ole Baadsgaard, Donald Y.M. Leung, Lone Skov |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Cellular immunity Allergy Staphylococcus aureus Administration Topical T-Lymphocytes Immunology Eczema chemical and pharmacologic phenomena Human skin Dermatitis medicine.disease_cause Dermatitis Atopic Atopy Enterotoxins Superantigen Immunology and Allergy Medicine Humans Skin Superantigens medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry hemic and immune systems Atopic dermatitis medicine.disease biological factors Up-Regulation Skin biopsy business Cell Division |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology. 105(4) |
| ISSN: | 0091-6749 |
| Popis: | Background: The skin of patients with inflammatory skin diseases such as atopic dermatitis is frequently colonized with Staphylococcus aureus. Colonization with S aureus has been reported to exacerbate atopic dermatitis. Recent studies have demonstrated that S aureus isolated from the skin of patients with atopic dermatitis releases bacterial toxins that act as superantigens. We have previously applied the staphylococcal superantigen staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) on intact human skin and found that the application led to induction of dermatitis. Objective: The purpose of the study was to determine whether superantigen-induced dermatitis is primarily due to a T cell–superantigen–mediated reaction or represents nonspecific cytokine-driven inflammation. Methods: We applied SEB, vehicle, and sodium lauryl sulfate on normal skin in healthy (n = 6) and atopic subjects (n = 6) and biopsy specimens were taken from all treated areas. The biopsy specimens from all subjects and peripheral blood from the atopic subjects were analyzed for the T-cell receptor (TCR) Vβ repertoire with mAbs against TCR Vβ 2, 3, 8.1, 12, 14, and 17. Results: From all subjects, both healthy and patients with atopic dermatitis, skin biopsy specimens from SEB-treated areas demonstrated selective accumulation of T cells expressing SEB-reactive TCR Vβ 12 and 17 ( P Conclusion: Our data strongly support that superantigen-induced T-cell activation is involved in the dermatitis seen after experimental application of SEB on intact skin. (J Allergy Clin Immunol 2000;105:820-6.) |
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