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Title: | Skewed T-cell receptor variable gene usage in the synovium of early and chronic rheumatoid arthritis patients and persistence of clonally expanded T cells in a chronic patient | Authors: | VANDER BORGHT, Ann GEUSENS, Piet VANDEVYVER, CAROLINE RAUS, Jef STINISSEN, Piet |
Issue Date: | 2000 | Publisher: | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | Source: | RHEUMATOLOGY, 39(11). p. 1189-1201 | Abstract: | Objective. Autoreactive T cells may contribute to the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We studied the T-cell receptor (TCR) V-gene repertoire in the blood and synovium of early and chronic RA patients using polymerase chain reaction-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to evaluate possible differences between these patient groups. Results. Over-represented TCR V genes were observed in the synovium, but not in the blood of all RA patients (n = 38). The number of over-represented V genes was higher in the synovium of chronic RA patients (n = 31) than in that of early RA patients (n = 7). The V-gene profile was different among patients, and similar in the two knees for patients with bilateral synovitis (n = 5). The clonal composition of over-represented TCR BV genes in a patient with early RA and a patient with chronic RA was further studied by CDR3 region sequence analysis. A high level of clonal diversity was found in the joints and the blood of the early RA patient, suggesting a polyclonal T-cell expansion. In the chronic RA patient, predominant clonal expansions were observed in the blood and synovium, and some expanded clones were still present 2 yr later. Conclusions. The observation of similar T-cell populations in both joints in patients with bilateral synovitis and the persistence of clonally expanded T cells for more than 2 yr in the joints of a chronic RA patient may indicate a pathogenic role for these cells in the disease process. | Notes: | Limburgs Univ Ctr, DWI, Biomed Onderzoeksinst, Autoimmune Dis Unit, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium.Stinissen, P, Limburgs Univ Ctr, DWI, Biomed Onderzoeksinst, Autoimmune Dis Unit, Univ Campus, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. | Keywords: | rheumatoid arthritis; autoimmunity; T-cell receptor usage; clonal expansion; synovial T cells | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/2946 | ISI #: | 000165520500003 | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution | Validations: | ecoom 2001 |
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