Superantigens and Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Skewing of T-Cell Receptor Vβ-Distributions in Polyp-Derived CD4+ and CD8+ T Cells
- 1 September 2006
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in American Journal of Rhinology
- Vol. 20 (5), 534-539
- https://doi.org/10.2500/ajr.2006.20.2941
Abstract
Background: Recent studies have suggested that Staphylococcus aureus secrete superantigenic toxins that play a role in the etiology of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP). Twenty S. aureus superantigens (SAg's) have been identified, each of which bind the Vβ-region of the T-cell receptor (TCR) outside the peptide-binding site. Approximately 50 distinct Vβ-domains exist in the human repertoire, and distinct SAg's will bind only particular domains generating a pattern of Vβ-enrichment in lymphocytes dependent on the binding characteristics of a given toxin. The aim of this study was to analyze the pattern of Vβ-expression in polyp-derived lymphocytes from CRSwNP patients. Methods: Polyps were harvested from 20 patients with CRSwNP and 3 patients with antrochoanal polyps. Flow cytometry was used to analyze the Vβ-repertoire of polyp-derived CD4+ and CD8+ lymphocytes. Data were analyzed in light of the known skewing associated with SAg exposure in vivo and in vitro. Skewing was defined as a percentage of Vβ-expression >2 SD of that seen in normal blood. Results: Seven of 20 subjects exhibited skewing in Vβ-domains with strong associations with S. aureus SAg's. The three antrochoanal polyps failed to show any significant Vβ-skewing. Conclusion: This study establishes evidence of S. aureus SAg–T-cell interactions in polyp lymphocytes of 35% of CRSwNP patients. Although these results are consistent with intranasal exposure of polyp lymphocytes to SAg's, additional study is necessary to establish the role of these toxins in disease pathogenesis.Keywords
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