Germinal centre frequency is decreased in pancreatic lymph nodes from individuals with recent-onset type 1 diabetes
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Willcox, AbbyRichardson, Sarah J.
Walker, Lucy S. K.
Kent, Sally C.
Morgan, Noel G.
Gillespie, Kathleen M.
UMass Chan Affiliations
Division of Diabetes, Department of Medicine, Diabetes Center of Excellence,Document Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2017-07-01Keywords
HistologyIslet autoimmunity
Pancreatic lymph nodes
Type 1 diabetes
Endocrine System Diseases
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism
Immune System Diseases
Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
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AIMS/HYPOTHESIS: Pancreatic lymph nodes (PLNs) are critical sites for the initial interaction between islet autoantigens and autoreactive lymphocytes, but the histology of PLNs in tissue from individuals with type 1 diabetes has not been analysed in detail. The aim of this study was to examine PLN tissue sections from healthy donors compared with those at risk of, or with recent-onset and longer-duration type 1 diabetes. METHODS: Immunofluorescence staining was used to examine PLN sections from the following donor groups: non-diabetic (n=15), non-diabetic islet autoantibody-positive (n=5), recent-onset ( < /=1.5 years duration) type 1 diabetes (n=13), and longer-duration type 1 diabetes (n=15). Staining for CD3, CD20 and Ki67 was used to detect primary and secondary (germinal centre-containing) follicles and CD21 and CD35 to detect follicular dendritic cell networks. RESULTS: The frequency of secondary follicles was lower in the recent-onset type 1 diabetes group compared with the non-diabetic control group. The presence of insulitis (as evidence of ongoing beta cell destruction) and diagnosis of type 1 diabetes at a younger age, however, did not appear to be associated with a lower frequency of secondary follicles. A higher proportion of primary B cell follicles were observed to lack follicular dendritic cell networks in the recent-onset type 1 diabetes group. CONCLUSIONS/INTERPRETATION: Histological analysis of rare PLNs from individuals with type 1 diabetes suggests a previously unrecognised phenotype comprising decreased primary B cell follicle frequency and fewer follicular dendritic cell networks in recent-onset type 1 diabetes.Source
Diabetologia. 2017 Jul;60(7):1294-1303. doi: 10.1007/s00125-017-4221-7. Epub 2017 Feb 17. Link to article on publisher's siteDOI
10.1007/s00125-017-4221-7Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/40411PubMed ID
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