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Immunology Program, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College, Cornell University Weill, New York, NY 10021;
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unit 463, Institut de Biologie, Nantes, France; and
Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
T cells infiltrating the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) joint are oligoclonal, implicating an Ag-driven process, but the putative joint-specific Ags remain elusive. Here we examine expression of selected EBV genes in RA synovia and find no abnormal expression in RA. DNA of CMV and EBV was detectable by PCR in the synovial tissue of RA. RNA of several latent and lytic EBV genes was also detectable. However, there were no differences in EBV gene expression in synovial tissues or peripheral blood when comparing RA with osteoarthritis, Gulf War syndrome, and other disease controls. RA synovia with highly expanded CD8 T cell clones reactive with defined EBV peptide Ags presented by HLA class I alleles lacked evidence of abnormal mRNA expression for the relevant EBV Ag (BZLF1) or lacked amplifiable mRNA (BMLF1). Thus, local production of EBV Ags in synovial tissues may not be the cause of the accumulation of T cell clones specific for these Ags. Instead, APCs loaded with processed EBV peptides may migrate to the synovium. Alternatively, EBV-specific T cell clones may be generated in other tissues and then migrate to synovia, perhaps due to cross-reactive joint-specific Ags or because of expression of homing receptors.
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