The expression of CXCR5 and CD57 in autoimmune thyroid diseases

VernacularTitle:细胞趋化因子受体-5和CD57在自身免疫性甲状腺疾病中的表达及意义
Author: Jian ZHANG ; Cui LI ; Qiu QIN ; Yuanfeng ZHU ; Xiangju YANG ; Xuan WANG ; Jinan ZHANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Hashimoto's thyroiditis; Graves' disease; C-X-C chemokine teceptor type 5; CD57
From: Clinical Medicine of China 2012;28(4):337-340
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the potential role of T follicular helper cells (Tfh) in the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid diseases by comparing the expression of C-X-C chemokine teceptor type 5 (CXCR5) and CD57 in Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and Graves' disease (GD) thyroid tissues.Methods The expression of CXCR5 and CD57 proteins was determined by immunohistochemical analysis in 15 HT thyroid samples,18 GD samples and 10 normal thyroid samples.Results Immunohistochemical staining showed that CXCR5 and CD57 were mainly positive in cytomembrane and cytoplasm of the infiltrated lymphocytes both in HT and GD tissues,with much higher levels than that of normal thyroid tissues ( P ＜ 0.05 ).Both CXCR5 and CD57 were not significantly different between the HT and GD tissues.Conclusion CXCR5 and CD57 expressions were increased with a similar expression pattern in both of the two main autoimmune thyroid diseases( AITD),indicating that Tfh may participate inthe development and progression of AITD.