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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-6-28
pubmed:abstractText
The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a heterogeneous group of neuromuscular disorders subdivided into polymyositis (PM), sporadic inclusion body myositis (sIBM) and dermatomyositis (DM). Chemokines play an essential role in sustained inflammation associated with IIM. We studied the distribution of the alpha-chemokine receptors CXCR1, 2, 3 and their ligands interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma)-inducible T cell alpha chemoattractant (I-TAC), IFN-gamma-inducible protein of 10 kDa (IP-10), monokine induced by IFN-gamma (MIG) and growth-related oncogene (GRO) in IIM using immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence and Western blotting. Abundant expression of IP-10 was observed on macrophages and T cells surrounding and invading non-necrotic muscle fibers in PM and sIBM and in T cells in perimysial infiltrates of DM. IP-10 was also localized to blood vessel endothelial cells in all inflammatory and normal muscle tissues. The distribution of other alpha-chemokines was variable: Only low levels of MIG and I-TAC were detected; GRO was localized to the endomysial infiltrates of some PM and sIBM samples, but not in DM. Muscle tissues were invariably CXCR1 negative, while a subset of inflammatory cells in all IIM were CXCR2 positive. Strong CXCR3 expression was observed on the majority of T cells in each IIM. We describe the differential repertoire of alpha-chemokines in IIM, and offer additional proof of the predominance of Th1-driven reactions in the immunopathogenesis of all three diagnostic subgroups. We suggest the Th1-mediated immunity in general, and the CXCR3/IP-10 interaction in particular, as potential targets for novel therapeutic intervention in IIM.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CXCL10 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CXCL11 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CXCL9 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/CXCR3 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chemokine CXCL10, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chemokine CXCL11, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chemokine CXCL9, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chemokines, CXC, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Intercellular Signaling Peptides..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Ligands, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, CXCR3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Chemokine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Interleukin-8A, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Interleukin-8B
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0001-6322
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
109
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
576-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15937690-Blotting, Western, pubmed-meshheading:15937690-Chemokine CXCL10, pubmed-meshheading:15937690-Chemokine CXCL11, pubmed-meshheading:15937690-Chemokine CXCL9, pubmed-meshheading:15937690-Chemokines, CXC, pubmed-meshheading:15937690-Dermatomyositis, pubmed-meshheading:15937690-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:15937690-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15937690-Immunohistochemistry, pubmed-meshheading:15937690-Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:15937690-Ligands, pubmed-meshheading:15937690-Muscle, Skeletal, pubmed-meshheading:15937690-Myositis, pubmed-meshheading:15937690-Myositis, Inclusion Body, pubmed-meshheading:15937690-Polymyositis, pubmed-meshheading:15937690-Receptors, CXCR3, pubmed-meshheading:15937690-Receptors, Chemokine, pubmed-meshheading:15937690-Receptors, Interleukin-8A, pubmed-meshheading:15937690-Receptors, Interleukin-8B
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Alpha-chemokine receptors CXCR1-3 and their ligands in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, 9000, Ghent, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't