Suppressed pro-inflammatory properties of circulating B cells in patients with multiple sclerosis treated with fingolimod, based on altered proportions of B-cell subpopulations
Suppressed pro-inflammatory properties of circulating B cells in patients with multiple sclerosis treated with fingolimod, based on altered proportions of B-cell subpopulations
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DOI:
10.1016/j.clim.2014.02.001
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发表时间:
2014-04-01
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
Kikuchi, Seiji
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作者:
Miyazaki, Yusei;Niino, Masaaki;Kikuchi, Seiji
The chief therapeutic mechanism of fingolimod in multiple sclerosis (MS) is considered to be sequestration of pathogenic lymphocytes into secondary lymphoid tissues. B cells have recently been recognized as important immune regulators in MS. In this study, the effects of fingolimod on B cells in MS patients were analyzed. MS patients treated with fingolimod (MS-F) had a significantly lower number of B cells in the circulation. The remaining B cells in the blood of MS-F had a reduced proportion of memory B cells and an increased proportion of naive B cells, expressed lower levels of the costimulatory molecule CD80, and produced less tumor necrosis factor-a and more interleukin-10. These observations in MS-F were based on an increased proportion of the transitional B-cell subpopulation within the na ve B-cell compartment. The observed findings in B cells of MS-F might be related to the therapeutic effect of this drug in MS. (c) 2014 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.