Intracellular cytokine profile in T-cell subsets of multiple sclerosis patients: different features in primary progressive disease
- PMID: 11475436
- DOI: 10.1177/135245850100700302
Intracellular cytokine profile in T-cell subsets of multiple sclerosis patients: different features in primary progressive disease
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the expression of cytokines in both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells derived from peripheral blood of untreated multiple sclerosis (MS) patients with either relapsing-remitting (RR), secondary progressive (SP) or primary progressive (PP) MS and healthy controls (HC).
Background: MS is an immune-mediated disease and cytokines hove been hypothesized to contribute significantly to disease progression. Compared to the relapse-onset (RR, SP) form of the disease, PPMS patients have different clinical, immunological and pathological features. Surprisingly, the ability of their circulating T cells to produce immunoregulatory cytokines has not been extensively studied so far.
Methods: Seventy-two MS patients (24 RR, 26 SP, 22 PP) and 34 HC were studied. Stimulated peripheral blood derived CD4+ and CD8+ T MS patients express significantly more CD4+ and CD8+ T cells were analyzed for IFN-gamma, IL-2, TNF-alpha, IL-4, IL-10 and IL-13 production.
Results: cells producing IFN-gamma compared to HC. Compared to the other forms of the disease, PPMS patients display a significant decrease in CD4+ T cells producing IL-2, IL-13 and TNF-alpha and a significant increase in CD8+ T cells producing IL-4 and IL-10.
Conclusions: The data presented here demonstrate that patients with PPMS express less pro- and more anti-inflammatory cytokine producing T cells compared to the relapse-onset form of the disease, confirming the view on PPMS as a distinct disease entity.
Comment in
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In search of a disease marker: the cytokine profile of primary progressive multiple sclerosis.Mult Scler. 2001 Jun;7(3):143-4. doi: 10.1177/135245850100700301. Mult Scler. 2001. PMID: 11475435 Review. No abstract available.
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