• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Paired Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Biopsies From Small and Large Joints Show Similar Global Transcriptomic Patterns With Enrichment of Private Specificity TCRB and TCR Signaling Pathways
  • Beteiligte: Triaille, Clement; Vansteenkiste, Louise; Constant, Manuel; Ambroise, Jérôme; Méric de Bellefon, Laurent; Nzeusseu Toukap, Adrien; Sokolova, Tatiana; Galant, Christine; Coulie, Pierre; Carrasco, Javier; Durez, Patrick; Lauwerys, Bernard R.
  • Erschienen: Frontiers Media SA, 2020
  • Erschienen in: Frontiers in Immunology
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  • DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.593083
  • ISSN: 1664-3224
  • Schlagwörter: Immunology ; Immunology and Allergy
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  • Beschreibung: <jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives</jats:title><jats:p>We explored histological and transcriptomic profiles of paired synovial biopsies from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, in order to assess homogeneity in synovial tissue at the individual level.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p>Synovial biopsies were performed simultaneously in one small and one large joint per patient using needle-arthroscopy for the knee and ultrasound-guided biopsy for the hand or wrist. Synovium from individuals with osteoarthritis was used as controls. Paraffin-embedded samples were stained for CD3, CD20, and CD68. Total RNA was hybridized on high-density microarrays. <jats:italic>TCRB</jats:italic> variable sequences were obtained from synovial and blood RNA samples.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p>Twenty paired biopsies from 10 RA patients with active disease were analyzed. Semi-quantification of histological markers showed a positive correlation for synovial hyperplasia, inflammatory infiltrates and CD3-positive T cells between pairs. Pairwise comparison of transcriptomic profiles showed similar expression of RA-related molecular pathways (TCR signaling, T cell costimulation and response to TNFα). T cells clonotypes were enriched in all but one joints compared to blood, regardless of the magnitude of T cell infiltration. Enriched clonotypes were shared between pairs (23–100%), but this was less the case in pairs of joints displaying weaker T cell signatures and more pronounced germinal center-like transcriptomic profiles.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion</jats:title><jats:p>Cellular and molecular alterations in RA synovitis are similar between small and large joints from the same patient. Interindividual differences in magnitude of T cell infiltrates and distribution of enriched T cell clonotypes support the concept of distinct synovial pathotypes in RA that are associated with systemic versus local antigen-driven activation of T cells.</jats:p></jats:sec>
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