Characterization of CD4+ and CD8+ T Cell Subsets and Interferon Regulatory Factor 4 (IRF4) in MS Patients Treated with Fingolimod (FTY-720), A Follow-up Study
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Fingolimod is a novel immunomodulatory drug used in patients with relapsing multiple sclerosis (MS) which reversibly inhibits egress of lymphocytes from lymph nodes. In this longitudinal study, the frequency of Interferon- gamma (IFN-γ), IL4, IL17 and IL10 CD4 and CD8 T cell subsets were measured in Fingolimod treated patients before and after 12 months(12M) therapy using flow cytometry and compared to those of naive, Betaferon treated MS patients and healthy individuals. Additionally, the level of transcription factor IRF4 and IL-6, IL-23, TGF-β1 cytokines, required for differentiation of IL-17 T cells, were assessed by RT-PCR and ELISA, respectively. In Fingolimod treated MS patients, we observed a significant decrease in the percentage of IFN-γﲂ CD4 and CD8 T cell subsets. In contrast, Fingolimod increased IL10 CD4 T cells. We also showed that IFN-γ₽ co-producing CD8 T cells were reduced in patients under fingolimod therapy. furthermore, Fingolimod could reduce the expression level of IRF4 in patients while IL6 was increased in the supernatant of cultured peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Our data showed that Fingolimod treatment alters CD4 and CD8 T cell subsets and reduces expression of IRF-4, which affects the proportion of pathogenic memory T cells in peripheral blood.
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English
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Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Volume:17 Issue: 4, Aug 2018
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346 to 360
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