Reduced T-cell repertoire restrictions in abatacept-treated rheumatoid arthritis patients

BACKGROUND: CD28(neg) T cells, which display functional characteristic of oligoclonally expanded cytotoxic memory T lymphocytes, are believed to be pathologically relevant in rheumatoid arthritis manifestation. The CD28 co-stimulation blockade by abatacept can prevent the generation of CD28(neg) T-cell populations in these patients.

METHODS: Samples were obtained before and after 12 months of abatacept therapy. T-cell phenotype and T-cell receptor diversity were evaluated by flow cytometry and complementarity-determining region-3 spectratyping, respectively, while telomerase reverse-transcriptase gene level was measured by real-time PCR.

RESULTS: Abatacept induces a decrease of the percentage and number of CD4(+)CD28(neg) T cells and a reduction of T-cell repertoire restrictions; these features are directly correlated. Thymic output and telomerase activity are not modified by the therapy.

CONCLUSIONS: Abatacept-induced decrease of peripheral T-cell repertoire restrictions can due to a reduced generation of senescent, chronically stimulated CD4(+)CD28(neg) T cells.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

Journal of translational medicine - 13(2015) vom: 16. Jan., Seite 12

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Imberti, Luisa [VerfasserIn]
Scarsi, Mirko [VerfasserIn]
Zanotti, Cinzia [VerfasserIn]
Chiarini, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Bertoli, Diego [VerfasserIn]
Tincani, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Airò, Paolo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7D0YB67S97
Abatacept
Antigens, CD
EC 2.7.7.49
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
TERT protein, human
Telomerase

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.03.2016

Date Revised 13.11.2018

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12967-014-0363-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM245381910