Gamma delta + T cells from patients with psoriatic and rheumatoid arthritis respond to streptococcal antigen.

Abstract

PsA PBL and SFL responded to stimulation by streptococcal antigen but this reactivity was not disease specific. We have demonstrated that gamma delta + T cells from PsA SF proliferated when cultured with a psoriasis associated strain of streptococcus (Strep 1). However, RA gamma delta + SFL responded similarly suggesting that gamma delta + T cell reactivity to streptococcal antigen may be a feature of inflammatory arthritis.