Clonal heterogeneity of synovial fluid T lymphocytes from patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.86.16.6206· OSTI ID:7168223

Duby, A D; Sinclair, A K; Osborne-Lawrence, S L ^[1]; Zeldes, W; Kan, Li; Fox, D A ^[2]

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1. Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (USA)
2. Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor (USA)

Although substantial evidence suggests that synovial T lymphocytes are critical in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), little is known regarding their antigenic specificities, antigen receptor gene rearrangements, and mechanisms of activation. To assess the extend of expansion of specific clones among RA synovial fluid T cells, Southern blot analyses of T-cell receptor (TCR) gene rearrangements were performed on 40 RA synovial fluid T-cell clones, as well as on fresh and polyclonally activated T cells from RA synovial fluid, RA peripheral blood, and normal peripheral blood. Two of the clones had identical TCR rearrangement patterns, but the remainder were unique. The nonclonal RA T-cell samples showed the same pattern of TCR {beta}-chain rearrangement that was observed among normal peripheral blood T cells, indicating no dominant clonal T-cell population in these samples. It was noted that with sufficient exposure of autoradiograms of the Southern blots, discrete TCR gene rearrangements, representing in some cases common D{sub {beta}}J{sub {beta}} (D, diversity; J, joining) rearrangements, were evident in T cells from peripheral blood of normal individuals and patients with RA, as well as T cells from RA synovial fluid. Taken together, the findings indicate that only a minor degree of oligoclonality can be demonstrated among T lymphocytes from RA synovial fluid.

• OSTI ID: 7168223
• Journal Information: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; (USA), Vol. 86:16; ISSN 0027-8424
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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