06 September 2016 : Clinical Research
Assay of Peripheral Regulatory Vδ1 T Cells in Ankylosing Spondylitis and its Significance
Hongliang WangBE, Na SunDF, Ka LiFG, Jiguang TianBF, Jianmin LiACDOI: 10.12659/MSM.897126
Med Sci Monit 2016; 22:3163-3168
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) involves inflammation at the sacroiliac joint and spine attachment site. This study aimed to observe the ratio and function of peripheral regulatory Vδ1 T cells in AS patients to investigate their roles in AS pathogenesis.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were separated by density-gradient centrifugation from AS patients and healthy controls. Flow cytometry was used to determine the ratio between Vδ1 and CD4 T cells of PBMC in AS patients and controls. Flow cytometry sorting (FCS) was used to obtain Vδ1 and naïve CD4 T cells with purity higher than 90%. CFSE staining method was used to detect the effect of Vδ1 T cells on proliferation of naïve CD4 T cells. The effect of Vδ1 T cells on secretion of IFN-γ from naïve CD4 T cells and the ability to secrete IL-10 from Vδ1 T cells were determined by flow cytometry.
RESULTS: AS patients had significantly lower Vδ1 T cell ratio in PBMC compared to controls (p<0.05), but their CD4 T cell ratio was significantly elevated (p<0.05). Functional assay showed suppression of naïve CD4 T cell proliferation and IFN-γ secretion by peripheral Vδ1 T cells in AS patients (p<0.01). AS patients also had lower IL-10 secreting level from peripheral derived Vδ1 T cells (p<0.01).
CONCLUSIONS: The immune suppression of peripheral Vδ1 T cell in AS patient increases the ratio of peripheral CD4 T cells and IFN-γ level, leading to AS pathogenesis. This immune suppression is mainly due to suppressed IL-10 secretion.
Keywords: Case-Control Studies, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes - immunology, Interferon-gamma - immunology, Interleukin-10 - immunology, Leukocytes, Mononuclear - immunology, Spondylitis, Ankylosing - immunology, T-Lymphocyte Subsets - immunology, young adult
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