Ciprandi G, Colombo B M, Contini P, Cagnati P, Pistorio A, Puppo F, Murdaca G
DIMI, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
Allergy. 2008 Oct;63(10):1335-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01741.x.
Allergic rhinitis (AR) is characterized by Th2-polarized immune response. Soluble HLA (sHLA) molecules play an immunomodulatory activity. So far, however, no study investigated them in AR.
The aim of this study was to evaluate sHLA-G and sHLA-A,-B,-C serum levels in AR patients with pollen allergy and in a group of healthy controls.
Forty-nine AR patients were enrolled. A group of healthy nonallergic subjects was considered as control. sHLA-G and sHLA-A,-B,-C serum levels were determined by immunoenzymatic method. The study was conducted during the winter, such as outside the pollen season.
Allergic patients had significantly higher levels of both sHLA-G (P < 0.0001) and sHLA-A,-B,-C (P = 0.011) molecules than normal controls. Moreover, there was a significant relationship between these two soluble molecules (r = 0.69) in allergic patients.
The present study provides the first evidence that both sHLA-G and sHLA-A,-B,-C serum levels are significantly increased in AR patients with pollen allergy.
变应性鼻炎(AR)的特征为Th2极化免疫反应。可溶性人类白细胞抗原(sHLA)分子具有免疫调节活性。然而,迄今为止,尚无研究在AR中对其进行调查。
本研究旨在评估花粉过敏的AR患者和一组健康对照者血清中sHLA-G以及sHLA-A、-B、-C的水平。
纳入49例AR患者。将一组健康非过敏受试者作为对照。采用免疫酶法测定血清中sHLA-G以及sHLA-A、-B、-C的水平。该研究在冬季进行,即处于花粉季节之外。
变应性患者血清中sHLA-G(P < 0.0001)和sHLA-A、-B、-C(P = 0.011)分子水平均显著高于正常对照。此外,变应性患者中这两种可溶性分子之间存在显著相关性(r = 0.69)。
本研究首次提供证据表明,花粉过敏的AR患者血清中sHLA-G以及sHLA-A、-B、-C水平均显著升高。