Follicular helper T cells: implications in neoplastic hematopathology.

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serval:BIB_680490F67E4B
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
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Title
Follicular helper T cells: implications in neoplastic hematopathology.
Journal
Seminars in Diagnostic Pathology
Author(s)
Gaulard P., de Leval L.
ISSN
0740-2570 (Print)
ISSN-L
0740-2570
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2011
Volume
28
Number
3
Pages
202-213
Language
english
Abstract
A distinct subset of T helper cells, named follicular T helper cells (T(FH), has been recently described. T(FH) cells are characterized by their homing capacities in the germinal centers of B-cell follicles where they interact with B cells, supporting B-cell survival and antibody responses. T(FH) cells can be identified by the expression of several markers including the chemokine CXCL13, the costimulatory molecules PD1 and inducible costimulator, and the transcription factor BCL6. They appear to be relevant markers for the diagnosis of angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma (AITL) and have helped to recognize subsets of peripheral T-cell lymphoma, not otherwise specified, with nodal or cutaneous presentation expressing T(FH) antigens that might be related to AITL. In B-cell neoplasms, T(FH) cells are present within the microenvironment of nodular lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin lymphoma and follicular lymphoma, where they likely support the growth of neoplastic germinal center-derived B cells. Interestingly, the amount of PD1+ cells in the neoplastic follicles might have a favorable impact on the outcome of follicular lymphoma patients. Altogether, the availability of antibodies directed to T(FH)-associated molecules has important diagnostic and prognostic implications in hematopathology. In addition, T(FH) cells could represent interesting targets in T(FH)-derived lymphomas such as AITL, or in some B-cell neoplasms where they act as part of the tumor microenvironment.
Keywords
Germinal Center/immunology, Germinal Center/pathology, Humans, Lymphoma/immunology, Lymphoma/metabolism, T-Lymphocyte Subsets/immunology, T-Lymphocyte Subsets/metabolism, T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/immunology, T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/metabolism
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04/10/2011 15:51
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