Expression of CCR5 in graft‐versus‐host disease (GVHD) of the skin: Immunohistochemical staining of 38 cases

NI Morita, Y Matsumura, K Morita… - The Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
NI Morita, Y Matsumura, K Morita, Y Miyachi
The Journal of dermatology, 2007Wiley Online Library
To ascertain the involvement of CCR5 in prolongation of graft‐versus‐host disease (GVHD),
we performed immunohistochemical staining of CCR5 in 38 GVHD samples (23 acute and
15 chronic). A total of seven out of 15 cases of chronic GVHD were positive for CCR5;
however, only two out of 23 in acute GVHD were positive for CCR5. In three cases,
expression of CCR5 in infiltrating lymphocytes was negative in the acute phase, but positive
in the chronic phase of GVHD. These findings suggest that the immunopathological …
Abstract
To ascertain the involvement of CCR5 in prolongation of graft‐versus‐host disease (GVHD), we performed immunohistochemical staining of CCR5 in 38 GVHD samples (23 acute and 15 chronic). A total of seven out of 15 cases of chronic GVHD were positive for CCR5; however, only two out of 23 in acute GVHD were positive for CCR5. In three cases, expression of CCR5 in infiltrating lymphocytes was negative in the acute phase, but positive in the chronic phase of GVHD. These findings suggest that the immunopathological mechanism that differentiates between acute and chronic GVHD is a CCR5‐mediated immunoreaction.
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