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JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGICAL SCIENCE
卷 61, 期 3, 页码 180-186出版社
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2010.10.013
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Atopic dermatitis; T cell subsets; Eosinophilia; IgE; CCL17
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- Ministry of Health, Welfare and Labour, Japan
Background: Clinical significance of circulating CD4(+) T cell subsets, including T-helper (Th)1, Th2, Th17 and regulatory T (Treg) cells, in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) remains unclear. No previous studies have simultaneously evaluated the four T cell subset profiles in AD. Objective: The aim of the present study was to explore whether the percentage of these four subsets of CD4(+) T cells correlate to the severity parameters of AD patients. Methods: Intracellular expression of interferon (IFN)-gamma, interleukin (IL)-4, IL-17 and forkhead box P3 (Foxp3) in CD4(+) T cells was evaluated in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from normal controls and patient with AD as well as with chronic eczema using a flow cytometer. Serum CCL17 levels were measured as an objective severity parameter of AD together with percentage of eosinophils and serum IgE levels. Results: In AD patients, the number of Th1 (IFN-gamma(+)) and Th17 (IL-17(+)) subsets was significantly decreased, but that of Th2 (IL-4(+)) and Treg (Foxp3(+)) subsets was similar to that of normal controls. The T cell subset profiles of patients with chronic eczema were not different with those of normal controls. The frequency of Th17cells, particularly that of the IFN-gamma(IL)-I-nega-17(+) subset, showed a significant negative correlation with CCL17, IgE and eosinophil levels in AD patients. This was, however, not the case in Th1, Th2 and Treg cells. Conclusion: Decreased circulating Th17 cells might contribute to activity of AD. (C) 2010 Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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