Interferon-beta 1a does not reduce expression of CCR5 and CXCR3 on circulating T cells.

The expression of CCR5 and CXCR3, two chemokine receptors involved with homing of T cells to inflamed tissue, was examined longitudinally on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells in patients with a first demyelinating event of the central nervous system (CNS) randomized to receive i.m. injections of interferon-beta1a (IFN-beta1a) or placebo. Blood for analysis was collected before and 48 h after injection at baseline and after 3 and 12 months of treatment. The results showed that treatment with IFN-beta1a did not affect numbers of T cells expressing CCR5 and CXCR3 during the first 12 months of treatment, either at the peak of biological response or at the trough of interferon effect, at steady-state.

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