PMID- 35663772 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220716 IS - 2690-442X (Electronic) IS - 2690-442X (Linking) VI - 1 IP - 4 DP - 2021 Dec TI - CD8alphaalpha(+)T cells exert a pro-inflammatory role in patients with psoriasis. PG - e64 LID - 10.1002/ski2.64 [doi] LID - e64 AB - BACKGROUND: Psoriasis is a common chronic inflammatory disease caused by excessive activation of CD4(+)T cells, including Th17, Th1 and Th22. The role of CD8(+)T cells in psoriasis pathogenesis remains poorly understood. AIM: To identify the phenotype of CD8(+)T cells in patients with psoriasis and to investigate its role in the formation of lesions. METHODS: The phenotype of CD8(+)T cells in psoriatic lesions was detected by immunofluorescence staining. Flow cytometry was performed to detect their phenotype in peripheral blood. Thereafter, coculture of CD8alphaalpha(+)T cells with autogenous CD4(+)T cells was performed to investigate the function of CD8alphaalpha(+)T cells in patients with psoriasis. Finally, pro-inflammatory factors produced by CD8alphaalpha(+)T cells were examined by immunofluorescence staining and flow cytometry. RESULTS: Compared to the CD8alphabeta(+)T cells, CD8alphaalpha(+)T cell infiltration in psoriatic lesions markedly increased. Moreover, epidermal CD8alphaalpha(+)T cells exhibited tissue-resident memory T cells (T(RM)) phenotypes and dermal CD8alphaalpha(+)T cells exhibited effector memory (T(EM)) phenotypes in psoriatic lesions. Additionally, we found that CD8alphaalpha(+)T cells from patients with psoriasis did not express the markers of regulatory T cells and could promote the proliferation of CD4(+)T effector cells and produce interleukin-17 and interferon-gamma. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings demonstrate that CD8alphaalpha(+)T cells contribute to the pathogenesis of psoriasis by producing pro-inflammatory factors. CI - (c) 2021 The Authors. Skin Health and Disease published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of British Association of Dermatologists. FAU - Zhang, Y Y AU - Zhang YY AD - Department of Dermatology Xijing Hospital Fourth Military Medical University Xi'an China. FAU - Lin, Y T AU - Lin YT AD - Department of Dermatology Xijing Hospital Fourth Military Medical University Xi'an China. FAU - Wang, L AU - Wang L AD - Department of Dermatology Xijing Hospital Fourth Military Medical University Xi'an China. FAU - Sun, X W AU - Sun XW AD - Department of Dermatology Xijing Hospital Fourth Military Medical University Xi'an China. FAU - Dang, E L AU - Dang EL AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4761-6673 AD - Department of Dermatology Xijing Hospital Fourth Military Medical University Xi'an China. FAU - Xue, K AU - Xue K AD - Department of Dermatology Xijing Hospital Fourth Military Medical University Xi'an China. FAU - Zhang, W G AU - Zhang WG AD - Department of Dermatology Xijing Hospital Fourth Military Medical University Xi'an China. FAU - Zhang, K M AU - Zhang KM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9525-9944 AD - Institute of Dermatology Taiyuan City Central Hospital Shanxi Key Laboratory for Immunological Dermatosis Taiyuan China. FAU - Wang, G AU - Wang G AD - Department of Dermatology Xijing Hospital Fourth Military Medical University Xi'an China. FAU - Li, B AU - Li B AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8080-9883 AD - Department of Dermatology Xijing Hospital Fourth Military Medical University Xi'an China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20211116 PL - England TA - Skin Health Dis JT - Skin health and disease JID - 9918227353706676 PMC - PMC9060015 COIS- The authors have no potential conflict of interest to declare. EDAT- 2022/06/07 06:00 MHDA- 2022/06/07 06:01 PMCR- 2021/11/16 CRDT- 2022/06/06 14:05 PHST- 2021/04/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/08/05 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/08/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/06/06 14:05 [entrez] PHST- 2022/06/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/06/07 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/11/16 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - SKI264 [pii] AID - 10.1002/ski2.64 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Skin Health Dis. 2021 Nov 16;1(4):e64. doi: 10.1002/ski2.64. eCollection 2021 Dec.