Selective Infiltration of B Cells Committed to the Production of Monoreactive Rheumatoid Factor in Synovial Tissue of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

1993 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayuki Hakoda ◽  
Tsuyoshi Ishimoto ◽  
Sakura Hayashimoto ◽  
Kazuhiko Inoue ◽  
Atsuo Taniguchi ◽  
...  
2018 ◽  
Vol 77 (12) ◽  
pp. 1773-1781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felice Rivellese ◽  
Daniele Mauro ◽  
Alessandra Nerviani ◽  
Sara Pagani ◽  
Liliane Fossati-Jimack ◽  
...  

ObjectivesMast cells (MCs) are involved in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, their contribution remains controversial. To establish their role in RA, we analysed their presence in the synovium of treatment-naïve patients with early RA and their association and functional relationship with histological features of synovitis.MethodsSynovial tissue was obtained by ultrasound-guided biopsy from treatment-naïve patients with early RA (n=99). Immune cells (CD3/CD20/CD138/CD68) and their relationship with CD117+MCs in synovial tissue were analysed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and immunofluorescence (IF). The functional involvement of MCs in ectopic lymphoid structures (ELS) was investigated in vitro, by coculturing MCs with naïve B cells and anticitrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA)-producing B cell clones, and in vivo in interleukin-27 receptor alpha (IL27ra)-deficient and control mice during antigen-induced arthritis (AIA).ResultsHigh synovial MC counts are associated with local and systemic inflammation, autoantibody positivity and high disease activity. IHC/IF showed that MCs reside at the outer border of lymphoid aggregates. Furthermore, human MCs promote the activation and differentiation of naïve B cells and induce the production of ACPA, mainly via contact-dependent interactions. In AIA, synovial MC numbers increase in IL27ra deficient mice, in association with ELS and worse disease activity.ConclusionsSynovial MCs identify early RA patients with a severe clinical form of synovitis characterised by the presence of ELS.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingyi Yang ◽  
Yani Su ◽  
Yao Ma ◽  
Ke Xu ◽  
Aihaiti Yirixiati ◽  
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Abstract Objective: To study the potential biomarkers and related pathways in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) synovial lesions, as well as immune cell, to provide theoretical basis and research directions for the mechanism and treatment of RA. Methods: Download the RA synovial tissue microarray data set (GSE77298, GSE55457 and GSE55235) from Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO), The“limma” package of R to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs), DAVIA Perform GO (Gene Ontology, gene ontology) and KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes, Kyoto Gene Encyclopedia) enrichment analysis. STRING (Search Tool for the Retrieval of Interacting Genes) constructs a Protein Protein Interaction Network (PPI), R screens Hub genes, and mines targeted miRNAs of Hub genes based on multiple databases. In R,the immune cell of RA synovial tissue samples are obtained through the three packages of "e1071", "parallel" and "preprocessCore" with "CIBERSORT" software. Results: Ten Hub genes (KIAA0101, FOXM1, EGFR, CDC20, BUB1B, TYMS, TOP2A, RRM2, JUN and CCNA2) and 2 key miRNAs (miR-520d-5p and miR) related to RA synovial lesions were finally identified -139-5p), significantly enriched in epithelial cell signaling, ECM-receptor interaction, estrogen signaling pathway, cell cycle, ErbB signaling pathway and GnRH signaling pathway in Helicobacter pylori infection. Immune cell analysis found that resting dendritic cells, B cells memory, dendritic cells activated, plasma cells, macrophages M1, mast cells resting and T cells regulatory have high expression in RA, while neutrophils, B cells naive and natural killer cells activated have low expression in RA. Conclusion:The Hub genes, key miRNAs, related pathways, and immune cell obtained in this study provide a certain basis for the etiology and treatment of RA synovial lesions.


2013 ◽  
Vol 72 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. A178.2-A178
Author(s):  
C. Gamonet ◽  
M. Deschamps ◽  
B. Gaugler ◽  
P. Saas ◽  
I. Auger ◽  
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1997 ◽  
Vol 815 (1 B-Lymphocytes) ◽  
pp. 361-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. E. ESCH ◽  
C. C. REPARON-SCHUIJT ◽  
C. KOOTEN ◽  
F. C. BREEDVELD ◽  
C. L. VERWEIJ

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