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ArticleBMC oral health2024

Increased pathogenicity and pro-inflammatory capabilities of mucosal-associated invariant T cells involved in Oral Lichen Planus.

Siting Chen, Xiaoli Wu, Yinshen Yang, Xiaoheng Xu, Xiaoqin Xiong, Wenxia Meng

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Article in BMC oral health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  1. Serum Catestatin Level as a Novel Biomarker of Oral Lichen Planus.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  6. Neutrophils: emerging perspectives on the pathogenesis of oral mucosal diseases.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025
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Siting Chen *Departments of Oral Medicine, Stomatological Hospital, School of Stomatology, Southern Medical University NO.366, Jiangnan Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510280, P.R. China.
Xiaoli Wu *Departments of Oral Medicine, Stomatological Hospital, School of Stomatology, Southern Medical University NO.366, Jiangnan Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510280, P.R. China.
Yinshen YangDepartments of Oral Medicine, Stomatological Hospital, School of Stomatology, Southern Medical University NO.366, Jiangnan Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510280, P.R. China.
Xiaoheng XuDepartments of Oral Medicine, Stomatological Hospital, School of Stomatology, Southern Medical University NO.366, Jiangnan Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510280, P.R. China.
Xiaoqin XiongDepartments of Oral Medicine, Stomatological Hospital, School of Stomatology, Southern Medical University NO.366, Jiangnan Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510280, P.R. China.
Wenxia MengDepartments of Oral Medicine, Stomatological Hospital, School of Stomatology, Southern Medical University NO.366, Jiangnan Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510280, P.R. China. mengwx2008@foxmail.com.

Funding

Science research cultivation program of stomatological hospital, Southern medical university PY2022011the Nonprofit Industry Research Specific Fund of National Health and Family Planning Commission of China grant no. 201502018
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells assume pivotal roles in numerous autoimmune inflammatory maladies. However, scant knowledge exists regarding their involvement in the pathological progression of oral lichen planus (OLP). The focus of our study was to explore whether MAIT cells were altered across distinct clinical types of OLP.

methodsThe frequency, phenotype, and partial functions of MAIT cells were performed by flow cytometry, using peripheral blood from 18 adults with non-erosive OLP and 22 adults with erosive OLP compared with 15 healthy adults. We also studied the changes in MAIT cells in 15 OLP patients receiving and 10 not receiving corticosteroids. Surface proteins including CD4, CD8, CD69, CD103, CD38, HLA-DR, Tim-3, Programmed Death Molecule-1 (PD-1), and related factors released by MAIT cells such as Granzyme B (GzB), interferon (IFN)-γ, tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-17A, and IL-22 were detected.

resultsWithin non-erosive OLP patients, MAIT cells manifested an activated phenotype, evident in an elevated frequency of CD69

conclusionsMAIT cells exhibit increased pathogenicity and pro-inflammatory capabilities in OLP. Corticosteroid therapy influences the expression of certain phenotypes and functions of MAIT cells in the peripheral blood of OLP patients.

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Adrenal Cortex HormonesInflammationLichen Planus, OralMucosal-Associated Invariant T CellsAdultAntigens, CDFemaleHumansLymphocyte ActivationMaleMembrane ProteinsMiddle AgedMouth MucosaAdrenal Cortex HormonesAntigens, CDMembrane ProteinsFunctional profileImmunoregulatory activityMucosal-associated invariant T cells (MAIT cells)Oral lichen planus (OLP)Phenotypes

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