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ArticleDigestive diseases and sciences2013

Circulating CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in the pathobiology of ulcerative colitis and concurrent primary sclerosing cholangitis.

Murat Kekilli, Bilge Tunc, Yavuz Beyazit, Mevlut Kurt, Ibrahim Koral Onal, Aysel Ulker, Ibrahim Celalettin Haznedaroglu

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Article in Digestive diseases and sciences, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  4. Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Review.Journal of clinical and translational hepatology · 2022
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Murat KekilliDepartment of Gastroenterology, Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital, Kızılay Sok. No: 2, 06100, Sıhhıye, Ankara, Turkey. drkekilli@gmail.com
Bilge Tunc
Yavuz Beyazit
Mevlut Kurt
Ibrahim Koral Onal
Aysel Ulker
Ibrahim Celalettin Haznedaroglu
Türkiye Yüksek İhtisas Hastanesi · TRHacettepe University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImmunopathogenetic features of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) in ulcerative colitis (UC) still remains unclear. Peripheral blood CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells have a key role in the induction and maintenance of peripheral self-tolerance and inhibit several organ-specific autoimmune diseases. Therefore, CD4+CD25+ T cells are believed to play an essential role in autoimmune diseases. The aim of the present study is to analyze the role of CD4+CD25+ T cells in the pathogenesis of UC-associated PSC.

methodsThis study evaluated the levels of CD4+CD25+ T cells in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of 27 UC patients with PSC and 20 UC patients as controls. CD4+CD25+ T cells were isolated from PBMC with a direct immunofluorescence technique, using mice monoclonal antibodies namely FITC-labeled anti-CD4 and PE-labeled anti-CD25. In each patient, CD4+CD25+ T cells percentage in PBMC were studied by flow cytometry, and then the number of CD4+CD25+ T cells were calculated.

resultsTwenty-seven UC patients with PSC and 20 UC patients without PSC as controls were enrolled in the present study. The percentage of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells among PBMC were significantly elevated in UC + PSC patients compared with UC patients without PSC (p = 0.04).

conclusionsCD4+CD25+ T cells were found to be elevated in UC patients with PSC suggesting a partial role of activated T cell response in the disease pathophysiology. Our findings imply that CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells may play a key role in the immunopathogenesis of UC-associated PSC and may affect the therapeutic management of these diseases.

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AdultCase-Control StudiesCD4 Lymphocyte CountCholangitis, SclerosingColitis, UlcerativeFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedROC CurveT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryYoung Adult

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PMID23306841
PMCPMC3661043
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