TCR spectratyping revealed T lymphocytes associated with graft-versus-host disease after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
- 1 January 2007
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Leukemia & Lymphoma
- Vol. 48 (8), 1618-1627
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10428190701474357
Abstract
Clonal expansion of T cells after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) has been observed, but their characteristics remain to be fully elucidated. We report here that CD8(+) T cells were the dominant T lymphocytes seen and T-cell repertoire diversity decreased dramatically during the first 3 months after allo-HSCT. Patients with GVHD grade II - IV had significantly lower T-cell repertoire diversity compared with non-GVHD patients. TCR beta variable gene (TCRBV) subfamily 8, 5.1, 5.2, 4, and 13 were the five most frequently expanded subfamilies among these patients. Among the 49 over-expanded clones identified, clonotype "TCR3-5" and "TCR18-5" were isolated from four patients with HLA-A2 allele and skin GVHD. Their frequencies correlated well with skin symptoms (i.e. rash). Moreover, they were detected in donors but not detected in recipients before transplantation. Lastly, three common TCRBV CDR3 motifs shared by T cells related with GVHD were discovered: TGDS, GLAG, and GGG. These findings suggest that TCR spectratyping is helpful for revealing GVHD-related T cells and may have utility in early diagnosis.Keywords
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