Imbalances in T cell-related transcription factors among patients with hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Other Title(s)
فقدان التوازن في عوامل النسخ للخلية التائية في مرضى التهاب الدرقية المنسوب لهاشيموتو
Joint Authors
Safdari, Vahid
Ali Jani, Ibrahim
Nimati, Maryam
Jafar Zadah, Abd Allah
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 17, Issue 2 (30 May. 2017), pp.374-380, 7 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2017-05-30
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Objectives: Imbalances in effector T cell functioning have been associated with a number of autoimmune diseases, including Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT).
Differentiation of effector T helper (Th) 1, Th2, Th17 and regulatory T cell (Treg) lymphocytes is regulated by transcription factors, including Th1-specific T box (T-bet), GATA binding protein-3 (GATA3), retinoid-related orphan receptor (ROR)-α and forkhead box P3 (FOXP3).
This study aimed to investigate Th1/Th2, Th1/Treg, Th2/Treg and Th17/Treg balances at the level of these transcription factors.
Methods: This study took place between October 2015 and August 2016.
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were collected from a control group of 40 healthy women recruited from the Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran, and a patient group of 40 women with HT referred to the Hazrat Ali Asghar Hospital, Zahedan.
Total ribonucleic acid extraction was performed and the gene expression of transcription factors was quantitated using a real-time polymerase chain reaction technique.
Results: Expression of T-bet and GATA3 was significantly elevated, while FOXP3 expression was significantly diminished among HT patients in comparison with the controls (P = 0.03, 0.01 and 0.05, respectively).
Expression of RORα was higher among HT patients, although this difference was not significant (P = 0.15).
Expression of T-bet/FOXP3, GATA3/FOXP3 and RORα/FOXP3 ratios were increased among HT patients in comparison with the controls (P <0.02, <0.01 and <0.01, respectively). Conclusion: These results indicate that HT patients have imbalances in Th1/Treg, Th2/Treg and Th17/Treg lymphocytes at the level of the transcription factors, deviating towards Th1, Th2 and Th17 cells.
Correction of these imbalances may therefore be therapeutic
American Psychological Association (APA)
Safdari, Vahid& Ali Jani, Ibrahim& Nimati, Maryam& Jafar Zadah, Abd Allah. 2017. Imbalances in T cell-related transcription factors among patients with hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 17, no. 2, pp.374-380.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-791829
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Safdari, Vahid…[et al.]. Imbalances in T cell-related transcription factors among patients with hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 17, no. 2 (May. 2017), pp.374-380.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-791829
American Medical Association (AMA)
Safdari, Vahid& Ali Jani, Ibrahim& Nimati, Maryam& Jafar Zadah, Abd Allah. Imbalances in T cell-related transcription factors among patients with hashimoto’s thyroiditis. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2017. Vol. 17, no. 2, pp.374-380.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-791829
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 179-180
Record ID
BIM-791829