Cytokine profile in Behçet's disease patients
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Informa UK Limited in Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology
- Vol. 31 (4), 205-210
- https://doi.org/10.1080/030097402320318387
Abstract
Objective : To analyse proinflammatory Th1 and Th2 cytokines in patients with Behçet's disease (BD) in relation to disease activity. Methods : Forty-five BD patients (25 in active stage) were investigated with ELISA for estimation of cytokines levels. Furthermore, cytokines intracellular synthesis (IL-4 and IFN- n ) of CD4 + T cells was studied. Results : Active and in remission BD patients showed increased serum levels of Th1 (IFN- n, IL-12) and Th2 (IL-4, IL-6 and IL-10) cytokines. Active BD was characterized by a higher increase of IL-6, IL-10 and a striking increase of IL-17, IL-18 and IFN- n, compared to remission BD. Upon in vitro stimulation, the percentages of CD4 + T cells containing IFN- n and CD40L were higher in active BD compared to healthy controls. Conclusion : Our results suggest that the microenvironment of CD4 + T cells in active BD may induce the production of more cells committed to Th1 than in BD patients in remission and healthy controls.Keywords
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