EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF A SELF-PERPETUATING HLA-DR-DEPENDENT DELAYED-TYPE CELL REACTION IN RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS
EVIDENCE IN SUPPORT OF A SELF-PERPETUATING HLA-DR-DEPENDENT DELAYED-TYPE CELL REACTION IN RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.79.11.3632
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
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WIGZELL, H
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KLARESKOG, L;FORSUM, U;WIGZELL, H
Originating from observations on similarities between the rheumatoid synovial tissue and skin lesions in delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions, similarities as to massive infiltrates of helper T lymphocytes close to HLA-DR-expressing macrophage/dendritic cells, a notion is formed on the importance of local macrophage-dependent helper T-cell activation in the rheumatoid joint similar to that in a delayed-type skin reaction. In vitro studies on suspended synovial cells were used to test and qualify these ideas. HLA-DR-expressing cells in normal synovial intima can, like epidermal Langerhans cells, mediate T-cell activation. The large numbers of rheumatoid synovial HLA-DR-expressing macrophage-like/dendritic cells are heterogeneous and mediate either efficient activation or suppression of T-lymphocyte proliferation. Specificity of rheumatoid T cells can be analyzed with the help of autologous synovial antigen-presenting cells; a specific anti-collagen type II response is reported in 3 patients.