Inflammatory cells in minor salivary glands of patients with chronic hepatitis C: Immunophenotype, pattern of distribution, and comparison with liver samples

Abstract Objectives To characterize the immunophenotype and the distribution of the inflammatory infiltrate (INF) in salivary glands (SG) of patients with chronic hepatitis C, comparing with laboratorial data (genotype, viral load, METAVIR, and HCV RNA in SG), and liver. Methods INF was classified a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Human immunology 2014-05, Vol.75 (5), p.422-427
Hauptverfasser: Caldeira, Patrícia Carlos, Oliveira e Silva, Karla Rachel, Vidigal, Paula Vieira Teixeira, Grossmann, Soraya de Mattos Camargo, do Carmo, Maria Auxiliadora Vieira
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Objectives To characterize the immunophenotype and the distribution of the inflammatory infiltrate (INF) in salivary glands (SG) of patients with chronic hepatitis C, comparing with laboratorial data (genotype, viral load, METAVIR, and HCV RNA in SG), and liver. Methods INF was classified as diffuse or focal. Immunohistochemistry for CD3, CD20, CD8, CD4, CD57, CD68, and S100 was performed in 61 SG and 59 livers. Results Diffuse INF was more common in SG than in liver. CD3+ , CD20+ , and CD8+ were the most frequent cells in both tissues, with few CD57+ , CD68+ , and S100+ cells. CD4+ cells were common in liver, but rare in SG. Liver presented higher indexes for all markers, except S100+ ( p < 0.05). Higher CD3+ , CD20+ , and CD8+ ( p < 0.05) were observed in SG with focal infiltrate than with diffuse infiltrate. In liver, CD20+ and CD3+ were higher in focal infiltrate, and CD68+ in diffuse infiltrate ( p < 0.05). Comparisons with laboratorial data did not show statistical significance. Conclusions The INF in SG was mainly composed by T and B lymphocytes, mostly cytotoxic T cells. The glandular INF can present differences in composition according to its distribution. A more intense inflammation was observed in liver, but similar cell types were identified in SG, except for CD4+.
ISSN:0198-8859
1879-1166
DOI:10.1016/j.humimm.2014.02.019