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JOURNAL OF CROHNS & COLITIS
卷 12, 期 4, 页码 465-475出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjx160
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Intestinal lymphocyte subsets; newly diagnosed; inflammatory bowel disease; T lymphocytes; untreated
Introduction: A dysregulated intestinal T cell response is presumed in patients with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD]. In this longitudinal study, we investigated the changes in intestinal T lymphocyte subsets in IBD at first presentation and over time during endoscopic active or inactive disease, and relate them to disease activity and outcome. Methods: We included 129 newly diagnosed patients (87 Crohn's disease [CD], 42 ulcerative colitis [UC]) and 19 healthy controls [HC]. Follow-up biopsy specimens were analysed from 70 IBD patients. Immunophenotyping of specimens was performed by flow cytometry identifying lymphocyte subpopulations. Results: IBD patients at diagnosis displayed higher percentages of CD4 T+ cells, Tregs, and central memory T cells [T CM] and with lower percentages of CD8 and CD103 T lymphocytes than HC. Follow-up specimens of patients with endoscopic inactive disease showed T cell subset recovery comparable to HC. Endoscopic active disease at follow-up coincided with T cell subsets similar to those at diagnosis. In UC, lower baseline percentages of CD3 cells was associated with milder disease course without the need of an immunomodulator, whereas in CD, higher baseline percentages of CD4 and Tregs were associated with complicated disease course. Conclusions: The intestinal T cell infiltrate in IBD patients with active endoscopic disease is composed of increased percentages of CD4(+) T cells, Tregs, and T CM, with lower percentages of CD8(+) T cells and CD103(+) T cells, compared with HC and endoscopic inactive IBD. Baseline percentages of CD3, CD4, and Tregs were associated with disease outcome. Further research is needed to demonstrate the predictive value of these lymphocyte subsets.
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