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Absence of up-regulation for a proliferation-inducing ligand in Sjögren's sialadenitis lesions

Lombardi, Tommaso ; Moll, Solange ; Youinou, Pierre ; Pers, Jacques-Olivier ; Tzankov, Alexander ; Gabay, Cem ; Santiago-Raber, Marie-Laure ; Chizzolini, Carlo ; Huard, Bertrand

In: Rheumatology, 2011, vol. 50, no. 7, p. 1211-1215

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    Title
    • Absence of up-regulation for a proliferation-inducing ligand in Sjögren's sialadenitis lesions
    Author
    • Lombardi, Tommaso. Laboratory of Oral Histopathology, Division of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland, Laboratory of Immunology, Brest University Medical School, CHU Morvan, Brest, France, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital, Basel, Department of Pathology-Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospitals, Division of Immunology and Allergy, University Hospitals and Division of Hematology, University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
    • Moll, Solange. Laboratory of Oral Histopathology, Division of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland, Laboratory of Immunology, Brest University Medical School, CHU Morvan, Brest, France, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital, Basel, Department of Pathology-Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospitals, Division of Immunology and Allergy, University Hospitals and Division of Hematology, University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
    • Youinou, Pierre. Laboratory of Oral Histopathology, Division of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland, Laboratory of Immunology, Brest University Medical School, CHU Morvan, Brest, France, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital, Basel, Department of Pathology-Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospitals, Division of Immunology and Allergy, University Hospitals and Division of Hematology, University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
    • Pers, Jacques-Olivier. Laboratory of Oral Histopathology, Division of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland, Laboratory of Immunology, Brest University Medical School, CHU Morvan, Brest, France, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital, Basel, Department of Pathology-Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospitals, Division of Immunology and Allergy, University Hospitals and Division of Hematology, University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
    • Tzankov, Alexander. Laboratory of Oral Histopathology, Division of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland, Laboratory of Immunology, Brest University Medical School, CHU Morvan, Brest, France, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital, Basel, Department of Pathology-Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospitals, Division of Immunology and Allergy, University Hospitals and Division of Hematology, University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
    • Gabay, Cem. Laboratory of Oral Histopathology, Division of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland, Laboratory of Immunology, Brest University Medical School, CHU Morvan, Brest, France, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital, Basel, Department of Pathology-Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospitals, Division of Immunology and Allergy, University Hospitals and Division of Hematology, University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
    • Santiago-Raber, Marie-Laure. Laboratory of Oral Histopathology, Division of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland, Laboratory of Immunology, Brest University Medical School, CHU Morvan, Brest, France, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital, Basel, Department of Pathology-Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospitals, Division of Immunology and Allergy, University Hospitals and Division of Hematology, University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
    • Chizzolini, Carlo. Laboratory of Oral Histopathology, Division of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland, Laboratory of Immunology, Brest University Medical School, CHU Morvan, Brest, France, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital, Basel, Department of Pathology-Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospitals, Division of Immunology and Allergy, University Hospitals and Division of Hematology, University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
    • Huard, Bertrand. Laboratory of Oral Histopathology, Division of Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland, Laboratory of Immunology, Brest University Medical School, CHU Morvan, Brest, France, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital, Basel, Department of Pathology-Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University Hospitals, Division of Immunology and Allergy, University Hospitals and Division of Hematology, University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
    Document Type
    • Postprint
    OAI-PMH Identifier
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:292559
    Summary
    Objective. To determine whether a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) has a role in the survival of plasma cells infiltrating salivary glands from SS patients. Methods. We performed immunological staining for APRIL in minor salivary glands from SS with a pair of antibodies specifically recognizing APRIL-producing cells and secreted APRIL. Results. Despite high leucocyte infiltration, APRIL-producing cells, identified as neutrophils, were rare in SS salivary glands. Keratinocytes from the adjacent oral epithelium also produced APRIL, but we never detected significant levels of secreted APRIL in SS salivary glands. We obtained similar results with B-cell lymphomas associated with SS. In fact, there was no significant difference in APRIL production and the level of secreted APRIL in these pathological samples compared with normal corresponding tissues. Conclusion. The combined observation that APRIL production is not up-regulated in lesions from SS patients, and that secreted APRIL is not retained in these lesions, indicates that plasma cells frequently present in SS lesions may not rely on APRIL for survival, as they do in other rheumatic diseases