T cell clonal expansion and STAT3 mutations: a characteristic feature of acquired chronic T cell-mediated pure red cell aplasia
T cell clonal expansion and STAT3 mutations: a characteristic feature of acquired chronic T cell-mediated pure red cell aplasia
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DOI:
10.1007/s12185-022-03310-2
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发表时间:
2022-03-11
影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Ishida, Fumihiro
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作者:
Kawakami, Fumihiro;Kawakami, Toru;Ishida, Fumihiro
Acquired chronic pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) develops idiopathically or in association with other medical conditions, including T cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia (T-LGLL) and thymoma. T cell dysregulation is considered a cardinal pathogenesis of PRCA, but genetic-phenotypic associations in T cell abnormalities are largely unclear. We evaluated an extended cohort of 90 patients with acquired PRCA, including 26 with idiopathic, 36 with T-LGLL-associated and 15 with thymoma-associated PRCA, for their T cell immuno-phenotypes, clonalities and STAT3 mutations. TCR repertoire skewing of CD8(+) T cells was detected in 37.5% of idiopathic, 66.7% of T-LGLL-associated and 25% of thymoma-associated PRCA patients, and restriction to V beta 1 was most prominent (41%). Clonalities of TCR beta or gamma chain and STAT3 mutational status were statistically associated (P = 0.0398), and they were detected in all three subtypes. The overall response rate to cyclosporin A was 73.9%, without significant difference by subtypes nor STAT3 mutational status. The T cell dysregulations, such as TCR repertoire skewing with predominant V beta 1 usage, clonality and STAT3 mutations, were frequently found across the subtypes, and the close associations between them suggest that these T cell derangements reflect a common pathophysiological mechanism among these PRCA subtypes.