Article
The composition of T cell subtypes in duodenal biopsies are altered in coeliac disease patients.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Steenholt Janni V, Nielsen Christian, Baudewijn Leen, Staal Anne, Rasmussen Karina S, Sabir Hardee J, Barington Torben, Husby Steffen, Toft-Hansen Henrik
Abstract excerpt
One of the hallmarks of Celiac disease (CD) is intraepithelial lymphocytosis in the small intestine. Until now, investigations to characterize the T cell subpopulations within the epithelial layer have not discriminated between the heterodimeric co-receptor molecule, CD8αβ, and the possibly immunoregulatory CD8αα homodimer molecule. Besides TCRαβ+ CD4+ cells, no other phenotypes have been shown to be...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- B-Lymphocytes
- Biomarkers
- Biopsy
- Case-Control Studies
- Celiac Disease
- Child
- Duodenum
- Female
- Glutens
- Humans
