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Erschienen in: Rheumatology International 10/2008

01.08.2008 | Original Article

Intracellular and surface RANKL are differentially regulated in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

verfasst von: Daniela Stupphann, Martina Rauner, Dagmar Krenbek, Janina Patsch, Thomas Pirker, Christian Muschitz, Heinrich Resch, Peter Pietschmann

Erschienen in: Rheumatology International | Ausgabe 10/2008

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Abstract

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is characterized by ankylosis of axial joints but osteoporosis is also a well-reported feature. T cells have been implicated as a source of receptor activator of NFκB ligand (RANKL) in inflammatory bone diseases. Hence, we assessed whether T cells in patients with AS act as a source of RANKL too. Therefore, we investigated the expression of RANKL on T cells from 21 patients with AS by flow cytometry. Bone mineral density (BMD) was evaluated by quantitative computer tomography (QCT) and dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and correlated with serum levels of osteoprotegerin (OPG) and RANKL. BMD was decreased in 45% of all patients when measured with DXA (48% with QCT) and correlated negatively with OPG. Expression of intracellular RANKL was increased on CD4+ (84 vs. 70%) and CD8+ (85.2 vs. 65.3%, P < 0.05) T cells in patients with AS, whereas expression of membrane-bound RANKL was significantly lower (CD4+: 2.2 vs. 8.5% and CD8+: 0.7 vs. 3.2%, P < 0.01). Our results indicate that surface and intracellular RANKL production is differentially regulated on T cells of patients with AS.
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Metadaten
Titel
Intracellular and surface RANKL are differentially regulated in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
verfasst von
Daniela Stupphann
Martina Rauner
Dagmar Krenbek
Janina Patsch
Thomas Pirker
Christian Muschitz
Heinrich Resch
Peter Pietschmann
Publikationsdatum
01.08.2008
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Rheumatology International / Ausgabe 10/2008
Print ISSN: 0172-8172
Elektronische ISSN: 1437-160X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-008-0567-y

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