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YERSINIA ARTHRITIS, IMMUNE FUNCTIONS AND HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS
Author(s) -
Repo H.,
LeirisaloRepo M.,
Gripenberg M.,
Koskimies S.,
Kontiainen S.,
Laitinen O.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica series c: immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0108-0202
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1986.tb02119.x
Subject(s) - immunology , immune system , antigen , toxoid , histocompatibility , monocyte , arthritis , antibody , yersinia , human leukocyte antigen , medicine , biology , immunization , bacteria , genetics
Secondary immune response to tetanus toxoid (TT), monocyte function, and generation of suppressor cells were studied in patients with previous yersinia arthritis (YA) and healthy controls. A comparison of HLA‐B27 positive and negative subjects revealed that leukocytes from the former showed significantly higher responses to TT but not to a variety of other antigens in a lymphocyte proliferation test, and higher rates of migration in a leukocyte migration inhibition assay in the absence of TT. The enhanced migration of leukocytes supports the concept that hyper‐reactive neutrophils contribute to inflammatory symptoms in HLA‐B27 positive subjects, irrespective of previous YA. No correlation was found between HLA‐DR specificities and YA. However, HLA‐DR2/HLA‐B7 was associated with high suppressor cell activity and low serum levels of anti‐TT‐antibodies. This accords with the view that HLA‐DR antigens play a role in the regulation of immune response.