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LUPUS
Volume 16, Issue 2, Pages 89-94Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0961203306075384
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CD1a(+) cells; chloroquine; HLA-DR+ cells; systemic lupus erythematosus; ultraviolet radiation
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Systemic Jupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that can be exacerbated by exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR). The number and phenotype of antigen presenting cells in the skin play a role in cutaneous immune response generation. Although antimalarials are widely used in SLE treatment, their mode of action is not completely elucidated. The aim of our study was to determine the effect of chloroquine treatment on HLA-DR+ and CDla(+) cell number in locally irradiated (three minimal erythema doses of UVB) and normal appearing skin in SLE patients and healthy subjects. A significantly higher number of HLA-DR+ and CDla+ cells were found in both locations in SLE patients compared with controls. Following three months of daily chloroquine treatment (250mg), the HLA-DR+ and CDla(+) cell counts were significantly reduced in both irradiated and unirradiated sites of SLE patients, although still higher than in controls. Chloroquine treatment reduces the number of antigen presenting cells in the skin of SLE patients, and this effect may explain the antimalarials beneficial immunoregulatory and anti-inflammatory properties.
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