| Autor: |
Hester Koppejan, Diahann T. S. L. Jansen, Marjolijn Hameetman, Ranjeny Thomas, Rene E. M. Toes, Floris A. van Gaalen |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2019 |
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| Zdroj: |
Arthritis Research & Therapy, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2019) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1478-6362 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/s13075-018-1799-1 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Background Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are innate-like T cells that recognise bacterial metabolites presented by MHC class I-related protein 1 (MR1). Bacterial dysbiosis has been implicated in auto-inflammatory disease development. We investigated MAIT cells in early, untreated rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients. Methods Blood and synovial fluid mononuclear cells obtained from patients (SpA/RA) and controls were stimulated with fixed Escherichia coli to provide MAIT ligand. Cells were analysed by flow cytometry and MAIT cells were identified by MR1-5-OP-RU tetramers. Synovial biopsies were studied by confocal microscopy. Results Peripheral and synovial CD3+ MR1-tet+ MAIT cell frequencies were comparable in all groups. MAIT cells were detected in RA and SpA synovium based on CD3, CD161 and Vα7.2 expression. Peripheral RA MAIT cells were mostly CD4+ (controls 8.3%, SpA 12.3%, RA 52.6%; p |
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