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CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY
卷 131, 期 3, 页码 438-446出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2009.01.007
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CVID; Chronic inflammation; uPA; uPAR; suPAR
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Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a heterogeneous syndrome characterized by defective immunoglobulin production and high frequency of bacterial infections, autoimmunity and manifestations of chronic inflammation. The urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA), its cell bound and soluble receptor (uPAR, suPAR) have complex biological functions involving innate immune defense mechanisms and regulation of inflammation. Based on this dual role, we hypothesized that the uPA system could be affected in CVID, and examined expression of components of the uPA system in subgroups of CVID. All CVID-patients had increased plasma levels of suPAR with particularly high levels in those with splenomegaly and thrombocytopenia. Plasma uPA levels were also raised in these patients, and both suPAR and uPA levels correlated with the monocyte activation marker neopterin. Monocytes from CVID patients had increased expression of uPAR. We show an increased activation of the uPA system possibly contributing to the inflammatory phenotype seen in subgroups of CVID patients. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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