Expression of chemokine receptors CXCR4, CXCR5 and CCR7 on B and T lymphocytes from patients with primary antibody deficiency

AUTOR(ES)

Payne, D

FONTE

Blackwell Science Inc

RESUMO

The interaction of chemokines and their receptors directs lymphocyte migration, and is involved in the distribution and organization of lymphocytes within lymphoid tissues. We reasoned that abnormal chemokine receptor expression might give rise to defects of lymphocyte migration into and within lymphoid tissues, and consequently be associated with defective antibody production in primary antibody deficiencies. In this study, we have investigated the expression of chemokine receptors CXCR4, CXCR5 and CCR7 on lymphocyte subpopulations (naive and memory B cells; CD4+ and CD8+ T cells) in a cohort of patients with primary antibody deficiency (n = 23), and compared these with a group of healthy controls (n = 19). We show that there were significant differences in both the proportions of lymphocytes expressing, and the levels of expression of, specific chemokine receptors on individual lymphocyte subpopulations between patients and controls. Furthermore, these changes appeared more pronounced in patients with more severe antibody deficiency. These data support the hypothesis that abnormal lymphocyte trafficking may be involved in the pathogenesis of primary antibody deficiencies.

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