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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-9
pubmed:abstractText
We hypothesise that T-cell apoptosis and the percentage of T cells expressing molecules involved in apoptosis modulation (CD95, CD28) are altered at the inflammation site and in peripheral blood (PB) of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Paired JIA samples of synovial fluid (SF) and PB ( n=7) and PB samples from age-matched normal children ( n=23) were analysed immediately ex vivo. Apoptosis was measured by detection of phophatidylserine (PS) externalisation on T cells. CD95 or CD28 was detected by FACS, and soluble CD95 and CD95 ligand levels were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). In SF, the mean percentage of apoptotic T cells was somewhat higher than in PB. However, the percentages of T cells expressing CD95 and soluble CD95 levels were markedly higher in SF (CD4 cells 96+/-2%, CD8 91+/-6%, soluble CD95 6,420+/-2,571 pg/ml) than in PB (CD4 32+/-10%, CD8 36+/-9%, soluble CD95 4,296+/-2,142 pg/ml). Peripheral blood T-cell apoptosis in JIA (CD4 20+/-8%, CD8 42+/-19%) was higher than in the control group (CD4 5+/-2%, CD8 9+/-6%). Interestingly, the percentage of PB CD4 cells expressing CD28 was lower in JIA than controls. In conclusion, systemic T-cell apoptosis was higher in JIA while a substantial number of SF T cells survived locally, despite the fact that almost all cells express CD95.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0172-8172
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
112-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Ex vivo apoptosis, CD95 and CD28 expression in T cells of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Immunology and Rheumatology, Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf, 40225, Düsseldorf, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't