Decreased number of peripheral blood CD4 + CD29+ lymphocytes and increased in vitro spontaneous production of anti-DNA antibodies in patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus.
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Abstract
Flow cytometric 2-color analysis of peripheral blood lymphocytes from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) showed a reduction of relative and absolute number of CD4+ CD29+ cells compared to matched healthy individuals. This abnormality was more marked in patients with active/very active disease. Absolute number of CD4+ CD29+ cells was negatively correlated with spontaneous anti-DNA Ig production that we demonstrated to be a laboratory index strongly correlated with a clinical disease activity score. A decrease of the percentage of CD8+ CD29+ lymphocytes in patients with active disease was also observed.
Medical subject headings
- Autoantibodies
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- DNA
- Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets