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An inverse correlation of human peripheral blood regulatory T cell frequency with the disease activity of ulcerative colitis

Makoto Takahashi et al. Dig Dis Sci. 2006 Apr.

Abstract

Evidence suggests that CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells play a crucial role in the suppression of intestinal inflammation. However, their role in the suppression of inflammatory bowel disease has not yet been addressed. We examined the proportion of regulatory T cells in inflammatory bowel disease. First, we isolated CD4+CD45RO+CD25+ T cells from the peripheral blood of healthy persons and showed that these cells suppressed T cell proliferation profoundly and expressed FoxP3 abundantly, revealing that they are regulatory cells. Then the proportion of CD45RO+CD25+ in peripheral blood CD4+ T cells was analyzed in patients and healthy controls by flow cytometry. CD4+CD45RO+CD25+ T cell frequency was significantly lower in active ulcerative colitis than in the control and inactive ulcerative colitis. CD4+CD45RO+CD25+ T cell frequency was inversely correlated with the clinical and endoscopic severity of ulcerative colitis. These results suggest that a deficiency of regulatory T cells is associated with the progression of ulcerative colitis.

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