Protein and mRNA Expression Levels of Interleukin-17A, -17F and -22 in Blood and Skin Samples of Patients with Mycosis Fungoides

Authors

  • Despoina Papathemeli
  • Aikaterini Patsatsi
  • Dimitrios Papanastassiou
  • Triantafyllia Koletsa
  • Thomas Papathemelis
  • Chrysostomos Avgeros
  • Olga Pikou
  • Elizabeth Lazaridou
  • Elisavet Georgiou

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3688

Keywords:

mycosis fungoides, primary cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, CTCL, IL-17A, IL-17F, IL-22

Abstract

This study investigated the expression of interleukin (IL)-17A, -17F and -22 in mycosis fungoides. Blood samples were collected from 50 patients with mycosis fungoides and 50 healthy controls. Skin samples were obtained from 26 patients with mycosis fungoides and 5 healthy controls. Protein levels of IL-17A, -17F and -22 were measured in serum by multiplex enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and mRNA expression levels were measured in blood and skin samples by real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR. Both IL-17A and IL-17F mRNA expression levels were significantly lower in blood of patients with mycosis fungoides in comparison with healthy controls. IL-22 serum levels and expression levels of IL-22 mRNA in skin tissue, were significantly increased in patients with mycosis fungoides in comparison with healthy controls. These results suggest that low levels of IL-17A and IL-17F in mycosis fungoides may be connected to impaired immune surveillance contributing to tumourigenesis. Upregulation of IL-22 may play a role in the establishment of the tumour microenvironment in mycosis fungoides.

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Published

2020-11-18

How to Cite

Papathemeli, D., Patsatsi, A., Papanastassiou, D., Koletsa, T., Papathemelis, T., Avgeros, C., … Georgiou, E. (2020). Protein and mRNA Expression Levels of Interleukin-17A, -17F and -22 in Blood and Skin Samples of Patients with Mycosis Fungoides. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 100(18), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3688

Issue

Vol. 100 No. 18 (2020): November

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Copyright (c) 2020 Despoina Papathemeli, Aikaterini Patsatsi, Dimitrios Papanastassiou, Triantafyllia Koletsa, Thomas Papathemelis, Chrysostomos Avgeros, Olga Pikou, Elizabeth Lazaridou, Elisavet Georgiou

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