Gamma Delta (γδ) T Cells and Their Involvement in Behçet’s Disease

Behçet’s disease (BD) is a multisystem inflammatory disorder characterized by orogenital ulcerations, ocular manifestations, arthritis, and vasculitis. The disease follows a relapsing-remitting course and its pathogenesis is unknown. Genetic predisposition and immune-dysregulation involving gamma de...

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Main Authors: Md. Samiul Hasan, Lesley Ann Bergmeier, Harry Petrushkin, Farida Fortune
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Immunology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/705831
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Lesley Ann Bergmeier
Harry Petrushkin
Farida Fortune
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Farida Fortune
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description Behçet’s disease (BD) is a multisystem inflammatory disorder characterized by orogenital ulcerations, ocular manifestations, arthritis, and vasculitis. The disease follows a relapsing-remitting course and its pathogenesis is unknown. Genetic predisposition and immune-dysregulation involving gamma delta (γδ) T cells are reported to have a role. γδ T cells are atypical T cells, which represent a small proportion of total lymphocytes. They have features of both innate and adaptive immunity and express characteristics of conventional T cells, natural killer cells, and myeloid antigen presenting cells. These unconventional T cells are found in the inflammatory BD lesions and have been suggested to be responsible for inducing and/or maintaining the proinflammatory environment characteristic of the disease. Over the last 20 years there has been much interest in the role of γδ T cells in BD. We review the literature and discuss the roles that γδ T cells may play in BD pathogenesis.
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spelling doaj-art-48e03d3399a64fee97fb70a2f683163f2025-08-20T03:36:47ZengWileyJournal of Immunology Research2314-88612314-71562015-01-01201510.1155/2015/705831705831Gamma Delta (γδ) T Cells and Their Involvement in Behçet’s DiseaseMd. Samiul Hasan0Lesley Ann Bergmeier1Harry Petrushkin2Farida Fortune3Centre for Clinical and Diagnostic Oral Sciences, Institute of Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Blizard Building, 4 Newark Street, London E1 2AT, UKCentre for Clinical and Diagnostic Oral Sciences, Institute of Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Blizard Building, 4 Newark Street, London E1 2AT, UKCentre for Clinical and Diagnostic Oral Sciences, Institute of Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Blizard Building, 4 Newark Street, London E1 2AT, UKCentre for Clinical and Diagnostic Oral Sciences, Institute of Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, Blizard Building, 4 Newark Street, London E1 2AT, UKBehçet’s disease (BD) is a multisystem inflammatory disorder characterized by orogenital ulcerations, ocular manifestations, arthritis, and vasculitis. The disease follows a relapsing-remitting course and its pathogenesis is unknown. Genetic predisposition and immune-dysregulation involving gamma delta (γδ) T cells are reported to have a role. γδ T cells are atypical T cells, which represent a small proportion of total lymphocytes. They have features of both innate and adaptive immunity and express characteristics of conventional T cells, natural killer cells, and myeloid antigen presenting cells. These unconventional T cells are found in the inflammatory BD lesions and have been suggested to be responsible for inducing and/or maintaining the proinflammatory environment characteristic of the disease. Over the last 20 years there has been much interest in the role of γδ T cells in BD. We review the literature and discuss the roles that γδ T cells may play in BD pathogenesis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/705831
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Gamma Delta (γδ) T Cells and Their Involvement in Behçet’s Disease
Journal of Immunology Research
title Gamma Delta (γδ) T Cells and Their Involvement in Behçet’s Disease
title_full Gamma Delta (γδ) T Cells and Their Involvement in Behçet’s Disease
title_fullStr Gamma Delta (γδ) T Cells and Their Involvement in Behçet’s Disease
title_full_unstemmed Gamma Delta (γδ) T Cells and Their Involvement in Behçet’s Disease
title_short Gamma Delta (γδ) T Cells and Their Involvement in Behçet’s Disease
title_sort gamma delta γδ t cells and their involvement in behcet s disease
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/705831
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