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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-2-14
pubmed:abstractText
The carbohydrate chains represented by mucins (MUCs) are expressed by a variety of normal and malignant secretory epithelial cells and induce a variety of immunoreactions. To find new mucins related to the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we examined high-molecular-weight molecules inducing cytokines on human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in synovial fluid from affected joints. We found a high-molecular-weight substance that induces interleukin 6 production on PBMCs in RA synovial fluid on gel filtration. MUC-1 was present in the resulting fractions, although they had been purified by CsCl density gradient centrifugation. We also found that MUC-1 was expressed on synovial cells and infiltrating inflammatory mononuclear cells on the sublining layer and lymphoid follicles in RA synovial tissues. CD68-positive superficial synovial cells colocalized with MUC-1 and CD68-positive macrophages were in contact with MUC-1-positive mononuclear cells. These findings imply that mucins, including MUC-1, may be related to immunoinflammatory reactions in the pathogenesis of RA.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1879-1166
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2011 American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
72
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
241-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Mucin from rheumatoid arthritis synovial fluid enhances interleukin-6 production by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Inflammation and Immunology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't