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Expression of Activation Antigens on T Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Author(s) -
POTOCNIK A. J.,
KINNE R.,
MENNINGER H.,
ZACHER J.,
EMMRICH F.,
KROCZEK R. A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.934
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1365-3083
pISSN - 0300-9475
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3083.1990.tb02762.x
Subject(s) - antigen , cd40 , monoclonal antibody , flow cytometry , rheumatoid arthritis , immunology , t cell , synovial fluid , major histocompatibility complex , haematopoiesis , mhc class ii , t lymphocyte , antigen presenting cell , biology , medicine , antibody , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , stem cell , cytotoxic t cell , immune system , in vitro , biochemistry , alternative medicine , osteoarthritis
The aim of our study was to identify differences in cell surface marker expression between T cells taken from the peripheral blood (PB) of healthy individuals and T cells recovered from inflamed joints of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Out of 118 monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) directed against activation antigens on haematopoietic cells, 12 MoAbs recognizing nine distinct surface molecules were selected after a sereening procedure to study the expression of the corresponding antigens on T cells from the PB, synovial fluid and synovial tissue of RA patienls, and also on T cells from PB and spleens of controls. Using two‐colour flow cytometry and immunohistology we found the molecules B‐C5, CD39. CD40, CD45 R0, CD54, CD76 and potentially 1D11 to be substantially up‐regulated on T cells from various body compartments in RA patients. We thus could determine that the cell surface of T cells in RA patients not only differs in MHC class II expression, but also in a number of other activation‐associated cell surface molecules from T cells in healthy individuals.