Acta Anatomica Sinica ›› 2017, Vol. 48 ›› Issue (5): 590-594.

• Histology,Embryology and Developmental Biology • Previous Articles     Next Articles

Significance of CXCL10/ CXCR3 expression in the synovium of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

GONG Xiang-cui1* GUAN Hui2 LIU Jie1   

  1. 1. Department of Internal Medicine; 2. Blood Specialty,Qingdao Women and Children’s Hospital, Qingdao 266034,China
  • Received:2017-03-03 Revised:2017-04-06 Online:2017-10-06 Published:2017-10-06
  • Contact: GONG Xiang-cui E-mail:gongxiangcui8@163.com

Abstract:

Objective To investigate the expression of chemokine CXCL10 and its receptor CXCR3 in synovium of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis ( JIA) and to explore the role of CXCL10 and CXCR3 in the pathogenesis of JIA. Methods Immunohistochemical method was used to detect CXCL10 / CXCR3 expression in the synovium of 12 cases of children with JIA and 4 cases of non JIA children. Semi quantitative RT-PCR was used to detect CXCR3 mRNA expression in children with JIA and control. Results There were significant differences in CXCL10 / CXCR3 expression between children with JIA and control group ( P < 0. 05) . CXCR3 mRNA expression in children with JIA ( CXCR3 ∶ GAPDH 2. 26 ± 1. 55) was significantly higher than that in the control group ( 0. 66 ± 0. 44,P < 0. 05) . Conclusion CXCL10 and CXCR3 may play important roles in the pathogenesis of juvenile idiopathic arthritis ( JIA) .

Key words: CXCL10, CXCR3, Juvenile idiopathic arthritis, Immunohistochemistry, Child

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