Analysis of the cellular infiltrates and expression of cytokines in synovial tissue from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and reactive arthritis - PubMed (original) (raw)
Analysis of the cellular infiltrates and expression of cytokines in synovial tissue from patients with rheumatoid arthritis and reactive arthritis
T J Smeets et al. J Pathol. 1998 Sep.
Abstract
The cellular infiltrates and cytokine patterns in synovial tissue (ST) from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and reactive arthritis (ReA) were compared in order to determine the mechanisms responsible for the chronic and destructive course of RA. Since the results could be influenced by differences in disease duration, ST was studied from patients in both early and late stages of the disease. Ten patients had early RA (< 1 year), ten long-standing RA (> 1 year), six early ReA (< 1 year), and five long-standing ReA (> 1 year). Histological analysis demonstrated that the scores for infiltration by lymphocytes and plasma cells, and the scores for inflammation, were significantly higher in RA than in ReA. Immunolabelling studies showed that in particular, the scores for infiltration by CD38+ plasma cells, granzyme B+ cells, and interferon-gamma (IFN gamma)+ cells were significantly higher in RA than in ReA. The results were independent of the disease duration. The increased number of lymphocytes, plasma cells, and granzyme B+ cells in rheumatoid synovial tissue supports the paradigm that RA is the result of specific immune recognition in the joint and that granzyme B+ cells play an important role in joint destruction.
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