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  • Title: CD7-negative helper T cells accumulate in inflammatory skin lesions.
    Author: Moll M, Reinhold U, Kukel S, Abken H, Müller R, Oltermann I, Kreysel HW.
    Journal: J Invest Dermatol; 1994 Mar; 102(3):328-32. PubMed ID: 7509837.
    Abstract:
    Recently, we identified a particular T-cell subset in the peripheral blood of normal individuals that lack CD7 expression. In this study we determined the portion of CD7- T cells in the peripheral blood and skin of patients with various inflammatory skin diseases. We found that skin-infiltrating lymphocytes isolated from different benign and malignant skin lesions (n = 20) contain a high portion of CD7- helper T cells, whereas the number of CD7- T cells in the peripheral blood was not altered compared to healthy controls. Cell activation in vitro did not induce CD7 expression in negative T cells but increased CD7 expression in CD7-positive cells. Thus, lack of CD7 expression seems to be a stable characteristic in a major subset of skin-infiltrating lymphocytes. During long-term culture of CD7- helper T-cell clones derived from a psoriasis skin lesion, no phenotypic change in the CD7 phenotype could be monitored by sequential flow-cytometric analyses. No CD7 mRNA could be detected by Northern blot analysis, indicating transcriptional regulation of CD7 expression. The results show that CD7- T cells accumulate in certain inflammatory skin lesions without alteration of the circulating CD7- population. These cells may be identical to or derived from CD7- T cells of the peripheral blood.
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