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Trial reportClinical and experimental immunology2015

Altered balance between self-reactive T helper (Th)17 cells and Th10 cells and between full-length forkhead box protein 3 (FoxP3) and FoxP3 splice variants in Hashimoto's thyroiditis.

B Kristensen, L Hegedüs, H O Madsen, T J Smith, C H Nielsen

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Trial report in Clinical and experimental immunology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers.

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33citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. FOXP3 exon 2 controls TScience immunology · 2022
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  17. CD4Mediators of inflammation · 2022
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  20. [Morin Improves Experimental Autoimmune Thyroiditis in Rats via NLRP3/Caspase-1 Pathway].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

B KristensenInstitute for Inflammation Research, Department of Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.
L Hegedüs
H O Madsen
T J Smith
C H Nielsen
Copenhagen University Hospital · DKOdense University Hospital · DKRigshospitalet · DKUniversity of Michigan–Ann Arbor · US

Funding

VIVARIUM MODULEP30EY007003 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI David Antonetti · 1987 to 2026
$17.6M
REGULATION OF RETROOCULAR CONNECTIVE TISSUER01EY008976 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SMITH, TERRY J · 1993 to 2020
$6.4M
FUNCTIONAL DIVERSITY OF ORBITAL FIBROBLASTSR01EY011708 · NEI · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SMITH, TERRY J · 1997 to 2011
$4.3M
Immunoglobulin Activation of FibroblastsR01DK063121 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI SMITH, TERRY J · 2004 to 2012
$3.2M
E75 IN THE DEVELOPING DROSOPHILA EYEF31EY007003 · NEI · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI SHILTON, ALYCIA N · 1999 to 2001
$14k
NEI NIH HHS EY007003NEI NIH HHS EY008976NEI NIH HHS EY011708NEI NIH HHS F31 EY007003NEI NIH HHS P30 EY007003NEI NIH HHS R01 EY008976NEI NIH HHS R01 EY011708NIDDK NIH HHS DK063121NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK063121
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T helper type 17 (Th17) cells play a pathogenic role in autoimmune disease, while interleukin (IL)-10-producing Th10 cells serve a protective role. The balance between the two subsets is regulated by the local cytokine milieu and by the relative expression of intact forkhead box protein 3 (FoxP3) compared to FoxP3Δ2, missing exon 2. Th17 and Th10 cell differentiation has usually been studied using polyclonal stimuli, and little is known about the ability of physiologically relevant self-antigens to induce Th17 or Th10 cell differentiation in autoimmune thyroid disease. We subjected mononuclear cells from healthy donors and patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) or Graves' disease (GD) to polyclonal stimulation, or stimulation with human thyroglobulin (TG), human thyroid peroxidase (TPO), or Esherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS). TPO and LPS induced increased differentiation of naive CD4(+) CD45RA(+) CD45R0(-) T cells from HT patients into Th17 cells. Th10 cell proportions were decreased in HT after polyclonal stimulation, but were comparable to those of healthy donors after antigen-specific stimulation. Taken together, our data show that an increased Th17 : Th10 ratio was found in HT patients after stimulation with thyroid-specific self-antigens. We also observed an elevated baseline production of IL-6 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 and of mRNA encoding FoxP3Δ2 rather than intact FoxP3. This may contribute to the skewing towards Th17 cell responses in HT.

Indexed as

AdultAgedAlternative SplicingAntigens, CDAutoantigensCell DifferentiationEscherichia coliFemaleForkhead Transcription FactorsGraves DiseaseHashimoto DiseaseHumansInterleukin-10Interleukin-6Iodide PeroxidaseIron-Binding ProteinsAntigens, CDAutoantigensForkhead Transcription FactorsFOXP3 protein, humanIL10 protein, humanIL6 protein, humanInterleukin-10Interleukin-6Iodide PeroxidaseIron-Binding ProteinsLipopolysaccharidesProtein IsoformsTGFB1 protein, humanThyroglobulinTPO protein, humanTransforming Growth Factor beta1Graves' diseaseHashimoto's thyroiditisinterleukinsregulatory T cellsTh17 cells

Identifiers

PMID25412700
PMCPMC4367094
OpenAlexW1900597579

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