MARIANA DIAS BATISTA
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- CD57 Expression and Cytokine Production by T Cells in Lesional and Unaffected Skin from Patients with Psoriasis(2013) BATISTA, Mariana D.; TINCATI, Camilla; MILUSH, Jeffrey M.; HO, Emily L.; NDHLOVU, Lishomwa C.; YORK, Vanessa A.; KALLAS, Esper G.; KALIL, Jorge; KEATING, Sheila M.; NORRIS, Philip J.; CHANG, David; UNEMORI, Patrick; LESLIE, Kieron S.; MAURER, Toby; LIAO, Wilson; NIXON, Douglas F.Background: The immunopathogenic mechanisms leading to psoriasis remain unresolved. CD57 is a marker of replicative inability and immunosenescence on CD8+ T cells and the proportion of CD57 expressing CD8+ T cells is increased in a number of inflammatory conditions. Methodology: We examined the expression of CD57 on T cells in the skin of patients affected with psoriasis, comparing lesional and unaffected skin. We also assessed functionality of the T cells by evaluating the secretion of several inflammatory cytokines (IL-17A, IFN-gamma, IL-2, IL-33, TNF-alpha, IL-21, IL-22, and IL-27), from cell-sorted purified CD4+ and CD8+ T cells isolated from lesional and unaffected skin biopsies of psoriasis patients. Principal Findings: We observed that the frequency of CD57+CD4+ and CD57+CD8+ T cells was significantly higher in unaffected skin of psoriasis patients compared to lesional skin. Sorted CD4+ T cells from psoriatic lesional skin produced higher levels of IL-17A, IL-22, and IFN-gamma compared to unaffected skin, while sorted CD8+ T cells from lesional skin produced higher levels of IL-17, IL-22, IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, and IL-2 compared to unaffected skin. Conclusions/Significance: These findings suggest that T cells in unaffected skin from psoriasis patients exhibit a phenotype compatible with replicative inability. As they have a lower replicative capacity, CD57+ T cells are less frequent in lesional tissue due to the high cellular turnover.
- Protective Effect of Human Endogenous Retrovirus K dUTPase Variants on Psoriasis Susceptibility(2012) LAI, Olivia Y.; CHEN, Haoyan; MICHAUD, Henri-Alexandre; HAYASHI, Genki; KUEBLER, Peter J.; HULTMAN, Gustaf K.; ARIZA, Maria-Eugenia; WILLIAMS, Marshall V.; BATISTA, Mariana D.; NIXON, Douglas F.; FOERSTER, John; BOWCOCK, Anne M.; LIAO, WilsonPrevious genetic and functional studies have implicated the human endogenous retrovirus K (HERV-K) dUTPase located within the PSORS1 locus in the major histocompatibility complex region as a candidate psoriasis gene. Here, we describe a variant discovery and case-control association study of HERV-K dUTPase variants in 708 psoriasis cases and 349 healthy controls. Five common HERV-K dUTPase variants were found to be highly associated with psoriasis, with the strongest association occurring at the missense single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs3134774 (K158R, P=3.28 x 10(-15), odds ratio = 2.36 (95% confidence interval: 1.91-2.92)). After adjusting the association of the HERV-K dUTPase variants for the potential confounding effects of HLA alleles associated with psoriasis, the HERV-K SNPs rs9264082 and rs3134774 remained significantly associated. Haplotype analysis revealed that HERV-K haplotypes containing the non-risk alleles for rs3134774 and rs9264082 significantly reduced the risk of psoriasis. Functional testing showed higher antibody responses against recombinant HERV-K dUTPase in psoriasis patients compared with controls (P<0.05), as well as higher T-cell responses against a single HERV-K dUTPase peptide (P<0.05). Our data support an independent role for the HERV-K dUTPase on psoriasis susceptibility, and suggest the need for additional studies to clarify the role of this dUTPase in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology (2012) 132, 1833-1840; doi:10.1038/jid.2012.69; published online 22 March 2012