Two-color immunofluorescence and flow cytometric analysis of lamina propria lymphocyte subsets in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's Disease |
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Authors: | M Senju MD K C Wu MD Y R Mahida MD Dr D P Jewell FRCP |
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Institution: | (1) Gastroenterology Unit, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, OX2 6HE Oxford, UK |
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Abstract: | By using two-color immunofluorescence with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) and phycoerythrin (PE)-labelled monoclonal antibodies and multiparameter flow cytometry, we investigated lamina propria lymphocyte subsets of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). Leu-3/Leu-2 (CD4/CD8) ratio of lamina propria lymphocytes (LPL) of CD (mean±sd: 1.9±0.8,P<0.01) was significantly decreased compared with controls (3.3±1.1), because of an increased number of CD8+lymphocytes. The majority of lamina propria CD4+cells were CD4+, Leu-8-and CD4+, CD45R-both in controls and IBD tissue. Many lamina propria T lymphocytes were activated, expressing HLA-DR antigen not only in IBD but also in controls. NK cells defined by CD16 and CD 56 (3.0±1.4%,P<0.01) were significantly decreased in patients with UC compared with controls (6.5±3.0%). A low proportion of B cells in the intestinal mucosa expressed Leu-8 antigen and CD23 antigen. The proportion of activated B cells of LPL was high in IBD mucosa as well as normal mucosa. These findings suggest that local activation of B cells leads to the loss of the expression of Leu-8 antigen and CD23. |
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Keywords: | ulcerative colitis Crohn's disease lymphocytes flow cytometry |
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