PMID- 30454861 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20190808 LR - 20190808 IS - 1578-1267 (Electronic) IS - 0301-0546 (Linking) VI - 47 IP - 3 DP - 2019 May-Jun TI - Correlation of OX40 ligand on B cells with serum total IgE and IL-4 levels by CD4(+) T cells in allergic rhinitis. PG - 234-240 LID - S0301-0546(18)30109-5 [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.aller.2018.07.003 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Allergic rhinitis (AR) is a classic Th2-mediated disease, with important contributions to the pathology of interleukins 4, 5, and 13. The co-stimulatory molecule of OX40 and its ligand interaction participate in the immune response by regulation of Th1/Th2 cells balance. Considering the paucity of information on the relation between OX40 ligand (OX40L) and AR, this study aimed to examine its expression on B lymphocytes. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This case-control study consisted of 20 AR patients and 20 healthy subjects. The serum level of total immunoglobulin E (IgE) was measured using the electro-chemiluminescence (ECL) technology. The percentage of B-lymphocytes expressing OX40L was assessed by flow cytometry. The amounts of IL-4 in CD4(+) T cells culture supernatant was also measured by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS: OX40L expression on B lymphocytes of patients was significantly higher than the control group (44.32+/-19.21% vs. 2.79+/-2.48% respectively, p<0.001). In AR patients, OX40L expression correlated positively with the levels of serum total IgE and IL-4 produced by CD4(+) T lymphocytes (p<0.01 - p<0.05) respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Collectively, the findings of this work suggest that there is a relationship between the OX40L expression level on B lymphocytes and allergic markers such as IgE and IL-4 in patients with allergic rhinitis. CI - Copyright (c) 2018 SEICAP. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. All rights reserved. FAU - Fouladi, S AU - Fouladi S AD - Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. FAU - Masjedi, M AU - Masjedi M AD - Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. FAU - G Hakemi, M AU - G Hakemi M AD - Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. FAU - Ghasemi, R AU - Ghasemi R AD - Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. FAU - Eskandari, N AU - Eskandari N AD - Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran; Applied Physiology Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Electronic address: neskandari@med.mui.ac.ir. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20181116 PL - Singapore TA - Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) JT - Allergologia et immunopathologia JID - 0370073 RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (CD4 Antigens) RN - 0 (OX40 Ligand) RN - 207137-56-2 (Interleukin-4) RN - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E) MH - Adolescent MH - Adult MH - B-Lymphocytes/*immunology MH - Biomarkers/*blood MH - CD4 Antigens/metabolism MH - Case-Control Studies MH - Cells, Cultured MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Immunoglobulin E/*blood MH - Interleukin-4/*blood MH - Male MH - Middle Aged MH - OX40 Ligand/*metabolism MH - Rhinitis, Allergic/*immunology MH - Th2 Cells/*immunology MH - Up-Regulation MH - Young Adult OTO - NOTNLM OT - Allergic rhinitis OT - Immunoglobulin E OT - Interleukin-4 OT - OX40 ligand EDAT- 2018/11/21 06:00 MHDA- 2019/08/09 06:00 CRDT- 2018/11/21 06:00 PHST- 2018/05/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/07/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/07/19 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/11/21 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/08/09 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/11/21 06:00 [entrez] AID - S0301-0546(18)30109-5 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.aller.2018.07.003 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Allergol Immunopathol (Madr). 2019 May-Jun;47(3):234-240. doi: 10.1016/j.aller.2018.07.003. Epub 2018 Nov 16.