کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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6087434 | 1207364 | 2015 | 8 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
- Tfh2 skewing within blood Tfh cell subsets occurs in AR and ARÂ +Â Asthma cases.
- The %Breg cells are decreased during disease progression from AR to ARÂ +Â Asthma.
- FeNO and eosinophil levels are correlated with index %Tfh2 cells per %Breg cells.
- Decreased %Breg cells under Tfh2 skewing are exaggerating factors of AR to asthma.
Allergic rhinitis (AR), the most common allergic disorder of the airway, is often accompanied by bronchial asthma. However, little is known about the mechanism by which AR advances to AR comorbid with bronchial asthma (ARÂ +Â Asthma). To determine the pathophysiologic features of AR and ARÂ +Â Asthma, we examined subsets of follicular helper T (Tfh) cells and regulatory B (Breg) cells in peripheral blood from AR and ARÂ +Â Asthma patients. The results showed polarization of Tfh2 cells within Tfh cell subsets in both AR and ARÂ +Â Asthma cases. Interestingly, the %Breg cells in total B cells were decreased in AR cases and, more extensively, in ARÂ +Â Asthma cases. Moreover, we found significant correlations of fractional exhaled nitric oxide and blood eosinophil levels with the index %Tfh2 cells per %Breg cells. Our findings indicate that relative decrease in Breg cells under the condition of Tfh2 cell skewing is a putative exaggerating factor of AR to bronchial asthma.
Journal: Clinical Immunology - Volume 158, Issue 2, June 2015, Pages 204-211