Bacterial toxins fuel disease progression in cutaneous T-cell lymphoma

Andreas Willerslev-Olsen, Thorbjørn Krejsgaard, Lise Maria Lindahl, Charlotte Menne Bonefeld, Mariusz A Wasik, Sergei B Koralov, Carsten Geisler, Mogens Kilian, Lars Iversen, Anders Woetmann, Niels Odum

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Abstract

In patients with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) bacterial infections constitute a major clinical problem caused by compromised skin barrier and a progressive immunodeficiency. Indeed, the majority of patients with advanced disease die from infections with bacteria, e.g., Staphylococcus aureus. Bacterial toxins such as staphylococcal enterotoxins (SE) have long been suspected to be involved in the pathogenesis in CTCL. Here, we review links between bacterial infections and CTCL with focus on earlier studies addressing a direct role of SE on malignant T cells and recent data indicating novel indirect mechanisms involving SE- and cytokine-driven cross-talk between malignant- and non-malignant T cells.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftToxins
Vol/bind5
Udgave nummer8
Sider (fra-til)1402-21
Antal sider20
ISSN2072-6651
DOI
StatusUdgivet - aug. 2013

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