CD107a + (LAMP-1) Cytotoxic CD8 + T-Cells in Lupus Nephritis Patients

Frontiers in Medicine

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Anika Wiechmann¹  Benjamin Wilde¹  Bartosz Tyczynski²  Kerstin Amann³  Wayel H. Abdulahad⁴  Andreas Kribben¹  Karl Sebastian Lang⁶  Oliver Witzke⁷  Sebastian Dolff⁷ 

[1] Department of Nephrology, University Duisburg-Essen;Department of Medical Intensive Care I, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen;Department of Nephropathology, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg;Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen;Department of Pathology and Medical Biology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen;Institute of Immunology, Medical Faculty, University of Duisburg-Essen;Department of Infectious Diseases, West German Centre of Infectious Diseases, University Duisburg-Essen

关键词: cytotoxic T-cells;    CD107a;    LAMP-1;    lupus nephritis;    SLE;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2021.556776

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Cytotoxic CD8 + T-cells play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The aim of this study was to investigate the role of CD107a (LAMP-1) on cytotoxic CD8 + T-cells in SLE-patients in particular with lupus nephritis. Peripheral blood of SLE-patients ( n = 31) and healthy controls ( n = 21) was analyzed for the expression of CD314 and CD107a by flow cytometry. Kidney biopsies of lupus nephritis patients were investigated for the presence of CD8 + and C107a + cells by immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence staining. The percentages of CD107a + on CD8 + T-cells were significantly decreased in SLE-patients as compared to healthy controls (40.2 ± 18.5% vs. 47.9 ± 15.0%, p = 0.02). This was even more significant in SLE-patients with inactive disease. There was a significant correlation between the percentages of CD107a + CD8 + T-cells and SLEDAI. The evaluation of lupus nephritis biopsies showed a significant number of CD107a + CD8 + T-cells mainly located in the peritubular infiltrates. The intrarenal expression of CD107a + was significantly correlated with proteinuria. These results demonstrate that CD8 + T-cells of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus have an altered expression of CD107a which seems to be associated with disease activity. The proof of intrarenal CD107a + CD8 + suggests a role in the pathogenesis of lupus nephritis.

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