Reduced numbers and proapoptotic features of mucosal-associated invariant T cells as a characteristic finding in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
2015
Abstract Mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells are innate-like T cells involved in the homeostasis of mucosal immunity; however, their role in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is unclear. Flow cytometry was used to enumerate peripheral blood MAIT cells in 88 patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), 68 with Crohn's disease (CD), and in 57 healthy controls. Immunohistochemistry identified MAIT cells in intestinal tissue samples from patients with UC (n = 5) and CD (n = 10), and in control colon (n = 5) and small intestine (n = 9) samples. In addition, expression of activated caspases by MAIT cells in the peripheral blood of 14 patients with UC and 15 patients with CD, and 16 healthy controls was examined. Peripheral blood analysis revealed that patients with IBD had significantly fewer MAIT cells than healthy controls (P
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