1999
DOI: 10.1002/1529-0131(199906)42:6<1168::aid-anr13>3.0.co;2-l
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Production of type 2 cytokines by CD8+ lung cells is associated with greater decline in pulmonary function in patients with systemic sclerosis

Abstract: The type 2 pattern of cytokine mRNA produced by BAL cells from SSc patients differs from unopposed IFNgamma production found in healthy BAL cells. This production of type 2 cytokine mRNA by CD8+ T cells is associated with a significant decline in lung function over time, which suggests a pathologic role for these T cells in interstitial fibrosis in SSc.

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“…Both SSc and cGVHD are characterized by skin, lung, and esophageal involvement and intense fibrosis (1,2). Immunologic similarities include lymphocytic infiltration of affected tissues, the presence of Scl-70 and PM-Scl serum autoantibodies, and up-regulation of a series of cytokines (1,2,(5)(6)(7)(8). Moreover, several reports have indicated that IL-4 production by CD4ϩ T cells infiltrating SSc and cGVHD lesions is prominent in both animal models and humans, suggesting a Th2-polarized phenotype of the specific immune response in both conditions (5)(6)(7)(8)10,11).…”
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“…Both SSc and cGVHD are characterized by skin, lung, and esophageal involvement and intense fibrosis (1,2). Immunologic similarities include lymphocytic infiltration of affected tissues, the presence of Scl-70 and PM-Scl serum autoantibodies, and up-regulation of a series of cytokines (1,2,(5)(6)(7)(8). Moreover, several reports have indicated that IL-4 production by CD4ϩ T cells infiltrating SSc and cGVHD lesions is prominent in both animal models and humans, suggesting a Th2-polarized phenotype of the specific immune response in both conditions (5)(6)(7)(8)10,11).…”
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“…The selected CD4ϩ T cell population derived from fetal cell engraftment may be at least partially included in the population of T cells expressing IL-4 that are found in the skin of patients with SSc (5), and it is probably responsible for the enhanced levels of IL-4 in the biologic fluids of these patients (6)(7)(8). Thus, although the results of this study need further investigation, they provide support for the hypothesis that a fetal antimaternal cGVHD may be an immunopathogenic mechanism in the development of SSc in some women.…”
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“…CD8ϩ T cells are seen in the pulmonary interstitium on lung biopsy specimens and are increased in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from SSc patients with active lung disease (alveolitis) compared with SSc patients with inactive lung disease or no lung disease (11). These T cells exhibit an activated phenotype (HLA-DRϩ), and their presence in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid is quantitatively associated with progressive and more severe ILD (12,13). Similarly, activated T cells are described in skin biopsy specimens from SSc patients who have early active cutaneous involvement (14).…”
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“…Th2 cytokine expression and secretion are increased in T cells isolated from newly affected SSc skin (21,22). Activated CD8ϩ T cells in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from SSc patients with alveolitis have higher type 2 cytokine (IL-4 and IL-5) messenger RNA (mRNA) expression (12,13). These data suggest that in SSc, a specific population of activated T cells exhibiting a profibrotic Th2/Tc2-polarized phenotype may be potentially relevant in mediating tissue fibrosis.…”
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