Peripheral Blood from Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Shows Decreased T-reg CD25 Expression and Reduced Frequency of Effector T-reg Subpopulation

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common autoimmune disease characterized by immune cell infiltration of the synovium, leading to the loss of cartilage, bone, and joint function. Although regulatory T (T-reg) cells are thought to modulate the initiation and progression of RA, a consensus has yet to be reached regarding the function and composition of T-reg cells in RA patients. To address these discrepancies, we analyzed not only the total T-reg frequency but also that of T-reg subpopulations in the peripheral blood of RA patients and healthy controls by flow cytometry. We found that the total T-reg population was not significantly different between RA and control subjects. However, the effector T-reg cell subgroup, defined as CD45RA(-)CD25(hi), showed markedly decreased frequency in RA patients. In addition, the total T-reg population from RA patients showed a significant decline in the expression of CD25. Both the naive and effector T-reg subgroups also showed marked reduction of CD25 expression in RA patients compared to controls. These data suggest that the decreased frequency of effector T-reg cells and overall reduction of CD25 expression in T-reg cells in the peripheral blood may be evidence of altered T-reg homeostasis associated with RA pathogenesis.
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MDPI
Issue Date
2021-04
Language
English
Article Type
Article
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CELLS, v.10, no.4

ISSN
2073-4409
DOI
10.3390/cells10040801
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10203/282797
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MSE-Journal Papers(저널논문)
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