Recent advances on the role of cytotoxic T lymphocytes in the pathogenesis of spondyloarthritis
- 19 February 2021
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Seminars in Immunopathology
- Vol. 43 (2), 255-264
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00281-021-00846-z
Abstract
Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder with complex etiology and pathogenesis. Its pathogenesis likely involves a combination of different factors. These factors include host genetics, environmental triggers, and immune and microbiota dysregulation. One of the strongest genetic associations with SpA is HLA-B27, implicating the involvement of cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) in SpA pathogenesis. Despite this discovery dating back decades ago, the CTL compartment that underlies SpA inflammation has yet to be fully defined until recently. Indeed, recent published studies support a significant role that CTLs play in contributing to chronic joint inflammation, which is a hallmark of SpA pathology. In this review chapter, we discuss emerging evidence that supports a newfound role of CTLs in SpA pathogenesis. This emerging evidence includes enrichment of CTL-related genes from genome-wide association studies, overrepresentation of pathogenic synovial CTL phenotype, clonal expansion, and immune dysregulation of CTLs. The discoveries of this mounting evidence suggest that CTL homeostasis is altered, and a disrupted adaptive immunity underlies the chronic inflammatory features seen in SpA pathology.Keywords
Funding Information
- Arthritis Society
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