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Constitutively altered frequencies of circulating follicullar helper T cell counterparts and their subsets in rheumatoid arthritis.

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INTRODUCTION:Circulating CD4 T cells expressing CXCR5, ICOS and/or PD-1 are counterparts of follicular helper T cells (Tfh). There are three subpopulations of circulating Tfh (cTfh): CXCR5 + CXCR3 + CCR6- (Tfh-Th1), CXCR5 + CXCR3-CCR6- (Tfh-Th2) and CXCR5 + CXCR3-CCR6+ (Tfh-Th17). Our objective was to study the B cell helping capacity of cTfh subsets, and examine their frequency in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients, together with the frequency of circulating plasmablasts (CD19 + CD20-CD38high). METHODS:Peripheral blood was drawn from RA patients with active disease (RA-a, DAS28 >2.6) (n = 17), RA in remission (RA-r, DAS28 <2.6) (n = 17) and healthy controls (HC) (n = 34). cTfh and plasmablast frequencies were determined by flow cytometry. Cocultures of sorted CD4 + CXCR5+ T cell subpopulations were established with autologous CD19 + CD27- naïve B cells of HC, and concentrations of IgG, A and M were measured in supernatants. RESULTS:Isolated Tfh-Th2 and Tfh-Th17 but not Tfh-Th1 cells, induced naïve B cells to secrete IgG and IgA. The frequency of CXCR5+ cells gated for CD4+ T cells was not different among HC, RA-a and RA-r. In contrast, both RA-a and RA-r patients demonstrated an increased frequency of CD4 + CXCR5 + ICOS+ T cells and augmented (%Tfh-Th2 + %Tfh-Th17)/%Tfh-Th1 ratio as compared with HC. In addition, RA-a but not RA-r patients, showed an increased frequency of circulating plasmablasts. CONCLUSION:Both RA-a and RA-r patients demonstrate an increased frequency of cTfh and overrepresentation of cTfh subsets bearing a B cell helper phenotype, suggesting that altered germinal center dynamics play a role in RA pathogenesis. In contrast, only RA-a patients show an increased proportion of circulating plasmablasts.

journal_name

Arthritis Res Ther

journal_title

Arthritis research & therapy

authors

Arroyo-Villa I,Bautista-Caro MB,Balsa A,Aguado-Acín P,Bonilla-Hernán MG,Plasencia C,Villalba A,Nuño L,Puig-Kröger A,Martín-Mola E,Miranda-Carús ME

doi

10.1186/s13075-014-0500-6

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-12-05 00:00:00

pages

500

issue

eissn

1478-6354

issn

1478-6362

pii

s13075-014-0500-6

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Constitutively altered frequencies of circulating follicullar helper T cell counterparts and their subsets in rheumatoid arthritis.