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- Title
Elevated circulating CD14CD16 monocyte subset in primary biliary cirrhosis correlates with liver injury and promotes Th1 polarization.
- Authors
Peng, Anping; Ke, Peifeng; Zhao, Rong; Lu, Xinyi; Zhang, Cheng; Huang, Xianzhang; Tian, Guangjun; Huang, Jun; Wang, Jinli; Invernizzi, Pietro; Chen, Qubo; Zhuang, Junhua
- Abstract
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a progressive autoimmune liver disease in which monocytes/macrophages infiltration and skewed T helper type (Th) 1 and Th17 cell responses participate in the development of the disease. Human peripheral blood monocytes are heterogeneous and can be divided into classical CD14CD16, intermediate CD14CD16, and nonclassical CD14CD16 monocyte subsets. Compared to classical monocytes, CD16 monocytes are generally termed pro-inflammatory monocytes and play an important pathogenic role in autoimmune diseases. However, little is known about the immunophenotype and immunopathogenic role of peripheral blood CD16 monocytes in PBC. Thus, we investigated the phenotype and function of these circulating monocyte subsets from PBC patients. The frequencies of circulating CD14CD16 and CD14CD16 subpopulation were increased in disease compared with healthy controls. Among them, CD14CD16 monocyte subset positively correlated with disease progress, liver damage indicators and serum C-reactive protein, respectively. Furthermore, the frequencies of Th1 and Th17 cells were upregulated and CD14CD16 monocyte subset was also positively associated with Th1 cell frequency in PBC. Using a vitro coculture model, we further found that CD14CD16 monocytes promoted Th1 cell polarization compared to classical monocytes. Interleukin-12 (IL-12) and direct contact of patient CD4T cell and CD14CD16 monocytes, were responsible for CD14CD16 monocytes promotion of Th1 cells polarization in PBC. Our study demonstrated that the enhanced CD14CD16 monocyte subset participated in fostering liver damage and inflammatory responses, and promoted Th1 cells skewing in PBC.
- Subjects
BILIARY liver cirrhosis; CD antigens; MONOCYTES; TH1 cells; LIVER injuries; DISEASE progression; STATISTICAL correlation
- Publication
Clinical & Experimental Medicine, 2016, Vol 16, Issue 4, p511
- ISSN
1591-8890
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10238-015-0381-2