The expression and significance of Th17 cell/regulatory T cells in peripheral blood of patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1007-7480.2018.09.004
- VernacularTitle:外周血辅助性T细胞17/调节性T细胞在特发性炎性肌病中的表达和意义
- Author:
Hui ZHAO
1
;
Hongyan WEN
;
Yang LIU
;
Lei CAO
;
Ya'nan DUAN
;
Xiaojuan ZHENG
;
Zhiqing HOU
;
Xiaofeng LI
;
Rong WEI
;
Chen WANG
;
Xiaojun LI
;
Jun WANG
;
Jian SA
Author Information
1. 山西医科大学第二医院风湿免疫科
- Keywords:
T-lymphocytes,regulatory;
T-lymphocytes,helper-inducer;
Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy;
Inflammatory indicators;
Magnetic resonance imaging;
Muscle biopsy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Rheumatology
2018;22(9):590-596
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the expression and their significance of peripheral Th17 cells and regulatory T cells (Tregs) in idiopathic inflammatory myopathy,and analyze the relationship between the expression and clinical indicators,imaging and pathological changes.Methods Clinical data,laboratory tests,imaging and pathological changes of IIM cases (n=85) and healthy controls (n=70) were enrolled.Clinical data included the classification,age,gender,course of the disease;laboratory tests including erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR),C-reactive protein (CRP),creatine kinase (CK),creatine kinase isoenzyme-MB (CKMB),lactate dehydrogenase (LDH),hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (HBDH).The level of peripheral Th17,Treg cells and clinical indicators,laboratory tests,imaging and pathological changes were analyzed retrospectively.Since the data was disregarded from the normal distribution,the median four quantile method was used for statistical description.Two samples were compared with Mann-Whitney U test,and the correlation between variables was Spearman rank correlation analysis.Results ①) The levels of Th17 cells in the case group was not significantly different from that in the control group [6.18(3.42,13.65) cell/μl vs 7.42(5.02,11.13) cell/μl,P＞0.05],the levels of Treg cells in patients was significantly lower than that in the control group [21.25(12.48,35.67) cell/μl vs 36.95(30.37,47.12) cell/μl,P＜0.05],the ratio of Th17/Treg was also significantly higher than that in the control group [0.31(0.21,0.47) vs 0.18(0.14,0.31),P＜0.05].② Peripheral Treg cells levels were not correlated with ESR,CRP,CK-MB,LDH and HBDH (P＞0.05).Peripheral Treg cells levels were negatively correlated with CRP (r=-0.279,P＜0.05),but no correlated with ESR,CK-MB,LDH and HBDH (P＞0.05).③ According to the involvement of important organs,patients were classified into two groups:organ involvement group and non-organ involvement group.The levels of Treg cells in the organ involvement group was fewer than that in non-organ involvement group [16.54(8.84,27.34) cell/ul vs 24.87(14.44,43.37) cell/ul,P＜0.05],and the ratio of Th17/Treg in the organ involvement group was significantly higher than that in non-organ involvement group [0.41(0.29,0.68) vs 0.29(0.19,0.39),P＜0.05].④) Peripheral Th17 cells levels in patients with skeletal muscle inflammatory edema was significantly higher than that of non-inflammatory edema patients [10.70 (4.11,14.51) cell/μl vs 3.10 (1.27,5.15) cell/μl,Z=-2.460,P＜0.05].⑤ The levels of Th17,Treg cells and ratio of Th17/Treg did not correlate with pathological features of inflammatory infiltration (P＞0.05).Conclusion The absolute number of peripheral Treg cells decreases significantly in IIM,and correlates with CRP.Patients with organ involvement have fewer Treg cells,and there is imbalance between Th17 and Treg.When muscle MRI presents with inflammatory edema,patients may have high level of Th17 cells.Our results suggest that Treg cells may play an important role in the pathogenesis of IIM.
