Aberrant frequency of IL-10-producing B cells and its association with Treg/Th17 in adult primary immune thrombocytopenia patients.
Biomed Res Int
; 2014: 571302, 2014.
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| ID: mdl-25057496
BACKGROUND: Regulatory B cells (Breg) are a distinct B cell subset with immunoregulatory properties. Pivotal to Breg function is interleukin-10. This study was to investigate the role of IL-10-producing B cell (B10) and its association with Treg and Th17 subsets in immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) patients. METHODS: Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from ITP patients and controls were stimulated with PMA, ionomycin, and Brefeldin A. The frequencies of CD19(+)IL-10(+) B cells, CD3(+)CD4(+)IL-17(+) Th17 cells, and CD4(+)CD25(hi)Foxp3(+) Treg cells were analyzed by flow cytometry. The mRNA expression of Foxp3 and RORγt was detected by real-time quantitative PCR. RESULTS: The number of B10 cells was elevated in ITP patients. After first-line therapies, it remained at high level in patients who achieved complete or partial response but decreased in those who acquired no response. There was a positive correlation between B10 cells and Tregs in ITP both before and after therapies. The ratio of Treg/Th17 decreased in ITP, and it strongly correlated with B10 cells. CONCLUSIONS: The frequency of B10 cells is elevated in ITP and it correlates with both the Tregs counts and the Treg/Th17 ratio. B10 cells to regulate functional T cell subsets might be impaired in patients with ITP.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Linfocitos B
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Púrpura Trombocitopénica Idiopática
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Interleucina-10
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Células Th17
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Biomed Res Int
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos