Analysis of CD8+ TCRβ Chain repertoire in peripheral blood of vitiligo via high-throughput sequencing.
Molecular immunology(2023)
Abstract
Vitiligo is an autoimmune depigmentation dermatosis induced by melanocyte destruction, and CD8+ T cells play a pivotal role in melanocyte destruction. However, an accurate profile of the CD8+ T cell receptor (TCR) repertoire in vitiligo patients has not been reported, and the clonotype features of the involved CD8+ T cells remain largely unknown. This study aimed to assess the TCRβ chain repertoire diversity and composition of blood in nine nonsegmental vitiligo patients via high-throughput sequencing. Vitiligo patients manifested a low TCRβ repertoire diversity with highly expanded clones. Differential usage of TRBV, the TRBJ gene, and the TRBV/TRBJ combination were compared between patients with vitiligo and healthy controls. A set of TRBV/TRBJ combinations could differentiate patients with vitiligo from healthy controls (area under the curve = 0.9383, 95% CI: 0.8167-1.00). Our study revealed distinct TCRβ repertoires of CD8+ T cells in patients with vitiligo and will help explore novel immune biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets for vitiligo.
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Key words
CD8,T cell,Repertoire,Vitiligo,High-throughput sequencing
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