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Association between IL-10 gene polymorphisms and susceptibility of tuberculosis: evidence based on a meta-analysis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e88448. [PMID: 24523896 PMCID: PMC3921162 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0088448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2013] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background A number of observational studies have been conducted to investigate the association of IL-10 gene polymorphisms with tuberculosis (TB) susceptibility. However, the results of different studies were inconsistent. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between IL-10 -1082G/A, -819T/C, and -592A/C polymorphisms and TB risk by meta-analysis. Methods A literature search was conducted among six English databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Science Direct, SpringerLink and EBSCO) and two Chinese databases (Wanfang and Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure databases) to identify studies involving association between IL-10 −1082G/A, −819T/C, and −592A/C polymorphisms and TB susceptibility before May. 2013. Statistical analysis was performed using Revman 5.0 and Stata 12.0. Results A total of 31 studies with 6,559 cases and 7,768 controls were included in this meta-analysis. The results showed that three polymorphisms (-1082G/A, -819T/C, and -592A/C) in the IL-10 gene were not associated with the risk of TB in general population. In the subgroup analysis by ethnicity, IL-10 -1082G/A polymorphism was associated with TB risk in Europeans (AA+AG vs. GG: OR = 0.57, 95% CI = 0. 0.37–0.89, P = 0.01) and Americans (AA+AG vs. GG: OR = 0.39, 95% CI = 0.27–0.57, P<0.01), and IL-10 -819T/C (C allele vs. T allele: OR = 0.83, 95% CI = 0.72–0.96, P = 0.01) and -592A/C (CC+AC vs. AA: OR = 0.65, 95% CI = 0.49–0.85, P = 0.002) polymorphisms were significantly associated with TB risk in Asians. Conclusion This meta-analysis provides strong evidence that IL-10-1082G/A polymorphism was associated with TB risk in Europeans and Americans, and IL-10 -819T/C and -592A/C polymorphisms could be risk factors for TB in Asians. Additional well designed large studies were required for the validation of our results.
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Ashenafi S, Aderaye G, Bekele A, Zewdie M, Aseffa G, Hoang ATN, Carow B, Habtamu M, Wijkander M, Rottenberg M, Aseffa A, Andersson J, Svensson M, Brighenti S. Progression of clinical tuberculosis is associated with a Th2 immune response signature in combination with elevated levels of SOCS3. Clin Immunol 2014; 151:84-99. [PMID: 24584041 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2014.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2013] [Revised: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In this study, we explored the local cytokine/chemokine profiles in patients with active pulmonary or pleural tuberculosis (TB) using multiplex protein analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage and pleural fluid samples. Despite increased pro-inflammation compared to the uninfected controls; there was no up-regulation of IFN-γ or the T cell chemoattractant CCL5 in the lung of patients with pulmonary TB. Instead, elevated levels of IL-4 and CCL4 were associated with high mycobacteria-specific IgG titres as well as SOCS3 (suppressors of cytokine signaling) mRNA and progression of moderate-to-severe disease. Contrary, IL-4, CCL4 and SOCS3 remained low in patients with extrapulmonary pleural TB, while IFN-γ, CCL5 and SOCS1 were up-regulated. Both SOCS molecules were induced in human macrophages infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in vitro. The Th2 immune response signature found in patients with progressive pulmonary TB could result from inappropriate cytokine/chemokine responses and excessive SOCS3 expression that may represent potential targets for clinical TB management.
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- Senait Ashenafi
- Karolinska Institutet, Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), F59, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden; Black Lion University Hospital and Addis Ababa University, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Black Lion University Hospital and Addis Ababa University, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Black Lion University Hospital and Addis Ababa University, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Black Lion University Hospital and Addis Ababa University, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Karolinska Institutet, Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), F59, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC), Stockholm, Sweden
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- Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Karolinska Institutet, Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), F59, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology (MTC), Stockholm, Sweden
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- Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Karolinska Institutet, Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), F59, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden; Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), F59, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Karolinska Institutet, Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), F59, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Carpenter D, Taype C, Goulding J, Levin M, Eley B, Anderson S, Shaw MA, Armour JAL. CCL3L1 copy number, CCR5 genotype and susceptibility to tuberculosis. BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2014; 15:5. [PMID: 24405814 PMCID: PMC3897992 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2350-15-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2013] [Accepted: 12/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Background Tuberculosis is a major infectious disease and functional studies have provided evidence that both the chemokine MIP-1α and its receptor CCR5 play a role in susceptibility to TB. Thus by measuring copy number variation of CCL3L1, one of the genes that encode MIP-1α, and genotyping a functional promoter polymorphism -2459A > G in CCR5 (rs1799987) we investigate the influence of MIP-1α and CCR5, independently and combined, in susceptibility to clinically active TB in three populations, a Peruvian population (n = 1132), a !Xhosa population (n = 605) and a South African Coloured population (n = 221). The three populations include patients with clinically diagnosed pulmonary TB, as well as other, less prevalent forms of extrapulmonary TB. Methods and results Copy number of CCL3L1 was measured using the paralogue ratio test and exhibited ranges between 0–6 copies per diploid genome (pdg) in Peru, between 0–12 pdg in !Xhosa samples and between 0–10 pdg in South African Coloured samples. The CCR5 promoter polymorphism was observed to differ significantly in allele frequency between populations (*A; Peru f = 0.67, !Xhosa f = 0.38, Coloured f = 0.48). Conclusions The case–control association studies performed however find, surprisingly, no evidence for an influence of variation in genes coding for MIP-1α or CCR5 individually or together in susceptibility to clinically active TB in these populations.
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- Danielle Carpenter
- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
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Zhang L, Zhang Y, Shi X, Zhang Y, Deng G, Lalvani A, Liu X. Utility of T-cell interferon-γ release assays for diagnosing tuberculous serositis: a prospective study in Beijing, China. PLoS One 2014; 9:e85030. [PMID: 24416336 PMCID: PMC3887014 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2013] [Accepted: 11/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Diagnosis of tuberculous serositis remains a challenge. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic efficiency of T-SPOT.TB on serous effusion mononuclear cells (SEMC) for diagnosing tuberculous serositis in a high TB burden area. METHODS The present prospective study enrolled patients with suspected tuberculous serositis in a tertiary referral hospital in Beijing, China, to investigate the diagnostic sensitivity, specificity, predictive value (PV), and likelihood ratio(LR) of these tests. Clinical assessment, T-SPOT.TB on SEMC, and T-SPOT.TB on PBMC were performed. Test results were compared with the final confirmed diagnosis. RESULTS Of the 187 participants, 74 (39.6%) were microbiologically or clinically diagnosed as tuberculous serositis and 93(49.7%) were ruled out. The remaining 20 (10.7%) patients were clinically indeterminate and excluded from the final analysis. Compared to that on PBMC, T-SPOT.TB on SEMC showed higher sensitivity (91.9%vs73.0%, P = 0.002), specificity (87.1%vs.73.1%, P = 0.017), PPV (85.0%vs.68.4%, P = 0.013), NPV (93.1%vs.77.3%, P = 0.003), LR+ (7.12vs.2.72) and LR- (0.09vs.0.37), respectively. The frequencies of spot forming cells (SFCs) for T-SPOT.TB on SEMC were 636 per million SEMC (IQR, 143-3443) in patients with tuberculous serositis, which were 4.6-fold (IQR, 1.3-14.3) higher than those of PBMC. By ROC curve analysis, a cut-off value of 56 SFCs per million SEMC for T-SPOT.TB on SEMC showed a sensitivity of 90.5% and specificity of 89.2% for the diagnosis of tuberculous serositis. CONCLUSIONS T-SPOT.TB on SEMC could be an accurate diagnostic method for tuberculous serositis in TB endemic settings. And 56 SFCs per million SEMC might be the optimal cut-off value to diagnose tuberculous serositis.
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- Lifan Zhang
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Peking Union Medical College, International Clinical Epidemiology Network, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Peking Union Medical College, International Clinical Epidemiology Network, Beijing, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Peking Union Medical College, International Clinical Epidemiology Network, Beijing, China
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Rothchild AC, Jayaraman P, Nunes-Alves C, Behar SM. iNKT cell production of GM-CSF controls Mycobacterium tuberculosis. PLoS Pathog 2014; 10:e1003805. [PMID: 24391492 PMCID: PMC3879349 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are activated during infection, but how they limit microbial growth is unknown in most cases. We investigated how iNKT cells suppress intracellular Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) replication. When co-cultured with infected macrophages, iNKT cell activation, as measured by CD25 upregulation and IFNγ production, was primarily driven by IL-12 and IL-18. In contrast, iNKT cell control of Mtb growth was CD1d-dependent, and did not require IL-12, IL-18, or IFNγ. This demonstrated that conventional activation markers did not correlate with iNKT cell effector function during Mtb infection. iNKT cell control of Mtb replication was also independent of TNF and cell-mediated cytotoxicity. By dissociating cytokine-driven activation and CD1d-restricted effector function, we uncovered a novel mediator of iNKT cell antimicrobial activity: GM-CSF. iNKT cells produced GM-CSF in vitro and in vivo in a CD1d-dependent manner during Mtb infection, and GM-CSF was both necessary and sufficient to control Mtb growth. Here, we have identified GM-CSF production as a novel iNKT cell antimicrobial effector function and uncovered a potential role for GM-CSF in T cell immunity against Mtb. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the cause of tuberculosis, a leading cause of sickness and death worldwide. Although much is known about CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses to Mtb, the role of other T cell subsets is poorly understood. Invariant natural killer T (iNKT) cells are innate lymphocytes that express a semi-invariant T cell receptor and recognize lipid antigens presented by CD1d. Although iNKT cells participate in the immune response to many different pathogens, little is known about how iNKT cells directly kill microbes. We previously showed that when co-cultured with Mtb-infected macrophages, iNKT cells inhibit intracellular Mtb replication. Now, we used this model to dissociate the signals that induce iNKT cell activation markers including IFNγ production, from the signals that activate iNKT cell antimicrobial activity. This allowed us to uncover a novel antimicrobial effector function produced by iNKT cells: GM-CSF. GM-CSF is essential for immunity to Mtb, but its role has never been defined. This study is the first report to demonstrate a protective function of GM-CSF production by any T cell subset during Mtb infection. T cell production of GM-CSF should be considered as a potential mechanism of antimicrobial immunity.
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- Alissa C. Rothchild
- Program in Immunology, Division of Medical Sciences, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), School of Health Sciences, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal
- ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory, Braga, Guimarães, Portugal
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- Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Tomlinson GS, Bell LCK, Walker NF, Tsang J, Brown JS, Breen R, Lipman M, Katz DR, Miller RF, Chain BM, Elkington PTG, Noursadeghi M. HIV-1 infection of macrophages dysregulates innate immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis by inhibition of interleukin-10. J Infect Dis 2013; 209:1055-65. [PMID: 24265436 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) both target macrophages, which are key cells in inflammatory responses and their resolution. Therefore, we tested the hypothesis that HIV-1 may modulate macrophage responses to coinfection with M. tuberculosis. HIV-1 caused exaggerated proinflammatory responses to M. tuberculosis that supported enhanced virus replication, and were associated with deficient stimulus-specific induction of anti-inflammatory interleukin (IL)-10 and attenuation of mitogen-activated kinase signaling downstream of Toll-like receptor 2 and dectin-1 stimulation. Our in vitro data were mirrored by lower IL-10 and higher proinflammatory IL-1β in airway samples from HIV-1-infected patients with pulmonary tuberculosis compared with those with non-tuberculous respiratory tract infections. Single-round infection of macrophages with HIV-1 was sufficient to attenuate IL-10 responses, and antiretroviral treatment of replicative virus did not affect this phenotype. We propose that deficient homeostatic IL-10 responses may contribute to the immunopathogenesis of active tuberculosis and propagation of virus infection in HIV-1/M. tuberculosis coinfection.
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García-Elorriaga G, Vera-Ramírez L, del Rey-Pineda G, González-Bonilla C. -592 and -1082 interleukin-10 polymorphisms in pulmonary tuberculosis with type 2 diabetes. ASIAN PAC J TROP MED 2013; 6:505-9. [PMID: 23768819 DOI: 10.1016/s1995-7645(13)60086-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2012] [Revised: 11/15/2012] [Accepted: 12/15/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the polymorphisms of Interleukin-10 (IL-10) (-592, -1082) in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) with and without type 2 diabetes (T2D). METHODS We studied a Mexican mestizo population of 37 patients with TB in remission (TBr) and 40 with active pulmonary TB (PTB), 21 patients with TB + T2D, 47 blood donors accepted, and 13 healthy health-care workers with tuberculin skin test positive. Determination of IL-10 polymorphisms was performed by real-time Polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS IL-10-592C/A presented in a greater proportion in healthy individuals than in patients with type 2 diabetes and TB in a not quite significant statistically manner. IL-10-1082A/A presented more frequently in the group of patients with both diseases, not being statistically significant in comparison with the group of healthy subjects. CONCLUSIONS This study describes two important new findings. First, it reveals that the IL-10 (-592 A/A and -592 C/C) polymorphisms were found in a greater proportion in a group of patients with T2D and TB than in healthy subjects. Second, the study provides evidence that the (-1082 G/G) polymorphism presented with greater frequency in healthy individuals than in patients with both of these diseases.
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- Guadalupe García-Elorriaga
- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Inmunología e Infectología, Hospital de Infectología, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza (CMNR), Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Mexico City, Mexico.
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Kumar NP, Sridhar R, Banurekha VV, Jawahar MS, Fay MP, Nutman TB, Babu S. Type 2 diabetes mellitus coincident with pulmonary tuberculosis is associated with heightened systemic type 1, type 17, and other proinflammatory cytokines. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2013; 10:441-9. [PMID: 23987505 PMCID: PMC3960913 DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201305-112oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a major risk factor for the development of active tuberculosis, although the biological basis underlying this susceptibility remains poorly characterized. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS To identify the influence of coincident diabetes mellitus on cytokine levels in pulmonary tuberculosis, we examined circulating levels of a panel of cytokines and chemokines in the plasma of individuals with tuberculosis with diabetes and compared them with those of individuals without diabetes. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Tuberculosis with diabetes is characterized by elevated circulating levels of type 1 (IFN-γ, tumor necrosis factor-α, and IL-2), type 2 (IL-5), and type 17 (IL-17A) cytokines but decreased circulating levels of IL-22. This was associated with increased systemic levels of other proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, and IL-18) and an antiinflammatory cytokine (IL-10) but not type 1 IFNs. Moreover, tuberculosis antigen-stimulated whole blood also showed increased levels of proinflammatory cytokines. Finally, type 1 and type 17 cytokines in plasma exhibit a significant positive correlation with hemoglobin A1C levels, indicating that impaired control of diabetes is associated with this proinflammatory milieu. Multivariate analysis revealed that the association of proinflammatory cytokines with diabetes mellitus was not influenced by age, sex, or other metabolic parameters. CONCLUSIONS Our data reveal that tuberculosis with diabetes is characterized by heightened cytokine responsiveness, indicating that chronic inflammation underlying type 2 diabetes potentially contributes to increased immune pathology and poor control in tuberculosis infection.
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- Nathella Pavan Kumar
- International Center for Excellence in Research, National Institutes of Health
- National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, and
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- Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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- International Center for Excellence in Research, National Institutes of Health
- Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Goodridge A, Zhang T, Miyata T, Lu S, Riley LW. Antiphospholipid IgM antibody response in acute and chronic Mycobacterium tuberculosis mouse infection model. CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL 2013; 8:137-44. [PMID: 23910993 DOI: 10.1111/crj.12049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2013] [Revised: 06/24/2013] [Accepted: 07/25/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The clinical management of tuberculosis (TB) could be greatly improved by an affordable biomarker test to monitor treatment response. Here, we examined changes in immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody response to lipids as a potential biomarker for monitoring TB treatment in an experimental mouse model. METHODS We performed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to investigate changes in IgM antibody response against cardiolipin (CL), phosphatidylcholine (PTC), phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), phosphatidylinositol (PI) and sphingolipid (SL) in BALB/c mice that were treated after being infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis for 4 weeks (acute infection) and 20 weeks (chronic infection). Cytokine levels [interleukin (IL)-5, IL-10, interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1)] in lung and spleen homogenates as well as in blood were also compared. RESULTS In both acutely and chronically infected mice, lungs were sterilised of M. tuberculosis infection after 8 weeks of treatment. The IgM response to CL, PTC, PE, PI and SL were consistently elevated throughout the course of infection in chronically infected mice compared with acutely infected mice. In acutely infected mice, the IgM antibody response against CL significantly decreased after 8 weeks of treatment, but not against other lipids. In chronically infected mice, the IgM response showed no significant changes against any of the lipids after 8 weeks of treatment. Of the cytokines examined, only MCP-1 levels in lungs decreased significantly after treatment. CONCLUSION These findings demonstrate that antilipid IgM antibody can remain elevated in chronically infected mice, but with treatment, only anti-CL IgM antibody levels decreased together with M. tuberculosis bacterial burden in acutely infected mice. Treatment did not affect antilipid IgM levels in chronically infected mice.
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- Amador Goodridge
- Institute of Scientific Research and High Technology Services (INDICASAT-AIP), City of Knowledge, Panama, Panama; Division of Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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O'Garra A, Redford PS, McNab FW, Bloom CI, Wilkinson RJ, Berry MPR. The immune response in tuberculosis. Annu Rev Immunol 2013; 31:475-527. [PMID: 23516984 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-immunol-032712-095939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 910] [Impact Index Per Article: 82.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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There are 9 million cases of active tuberculosis reported annually; however, an estimated one-third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and remains asymptomatic. Of these latent individuals, only 5-10% will develop active tuberculosis disease in their lifetime. CD4(+) T cells, as well as the cytokines IL-12, IFN-γ, and TNF, are critical in the control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, but the host factors that determine why some individuals are protected from infection while others go on to develop disease are unclear. Genetic factors of the host and of the pathogen itself may be associated with an increased risk of patients developing active tuberculosis. This review aims to summarize what we know about the immune response in tuberculosis, in human disease, and in a range of experimental models, all of which are essential to advancing our mechanistic knowledge base of the host-pathogen interactions that influence disease outcome.
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- Anne O'Garra
- Division of Immunoregulation, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, London NW7 1AA, UK.
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Kumar NP, Gopinath V, Sridhar R, Hanna LE, Banurekha VV, Jawahar MS, Nutman TB, Babu S. IL-10 dependent suppression of type 1, type 2 and type 17 cytokines in active pulmonary tuberculosis. PLoS One 2013; 8:e59572. [PMID: 23544075 PMCID: PMC3609860 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0059572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2012] [Accepted: 02/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Although Type 1 cytokine responses are considered protective in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), their role as well as those of Type 2, 17 and immunoregulatory cytokines in tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBL) and latent tuberculosis (LTB) have not been well studied. Aim and Methods To identify cytokine responses associated with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), TB lymphadenitits and latent TB, we examined mycobacterial antigen-specific immune responses of PTB, TBL and LTB individuals. More specifically, we examined ESAT-6 and CFP-10 induced Type 1, Type 2 and Type 17 cytokine production and their regulation using multiplex ELISA. Results PTB individuals exhibited a significantly lower baseline as well as antigen-specific production of Type 1 (IFNγ, TNFα and IL-2); Type 2 (IL-4) and Type 17 (IL-17A and IL-17F) cytokines in comparison to both TBL and LTB individuals. TBL individuals exhibited significantly lower antigen-specific IFNγ responses alone in comparison to LTB individuals. Although, IL-10 levels were not significantly higher, neutralization of IL-10 during antigen stimulation resulted in significantly enhanced production of IFNγ, IL-4 and IL-17A in PTB individuals, indicating that IL-10 mediates (at least partially) the suppression of cytokine responses in PTB. Conclusion Pulmonary TB is characterized by an IL-10 dependent antigen-specific suppression of Type 1, Type 2 and Type 17 cytokines, reflecting an important association of these cytokines in the pathogenesis of active TB.
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- Nathella Pavan Kumar
- National Institutes of Health—International Center for Excellence in Research, Chennai, India
- National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India
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- National Institutes of Health—International Center for Excellence in Research, Chennai, India
- National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India
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- National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India
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- Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- National Institutes of Health—International Center for Excellence in Research, Chennai, India
- Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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Teles RMB, Graeber TG, Krutzik SR, Montoya D, Schenk M, Lee DJ, Komisopoulou E, Kelly-Scumpia K, Chun R, Iyer SS, Sarno EN, Rea TH, Hewison M, Adams JS, Popper SJ, Relman DA, Stenger S, Bloom BR, Cheng G, Modlin RL. Type I interferon suppresses type II interferon-triggered human anti-mycobacterial responses. Science 2013; 339:1448-53. [PMID: 23449998 PMCID: PMC3653587 DOI: 10.1126/science.1233665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 288] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Type I interferons (IFN-α and IFN-β) are important for protection against many viral infections, whereas type II interferon (IFN-γ) is essential for host defense against some bacterial and parasitic pathogens. Study of IFN responses in human leprosy revealed an inverse correlation between IFN-β and IFN-γ gene expression programs. IFN-γ and its downstream vitamin D-dependent antimicrobial genes were preferentially expressed in self-healing tuberculoid lesions and mediated antimicrobial activity against the pathogen Mycobacterium leprae in vitro. In contrast, IFN-β and its downstream genes, including interleukin-10 (IL-10), were induced in monocytes by M. leprae in vitro and preferentially expressed in disseminated and progressive lepromatous lesions. The IFN-γ-induced macrophage vitamin D-dependent antimicrobial peptide response was inhibited by IFN-β and by IL-10, suggesting that the differential production of IFNs contributes to protection versus pathogenesis in some human bacterial infections.
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MESH Headings
- 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase/genetics
- 25-Hydroxyvitamin D3 1-alpha-Hydroxylase/metabolism
- Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides/genetics
- Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides/metabolism
- Humans
- Interferon-beta/genetics
- Interferon-beta/immunology
- Interferon-beta/metabolism
- Interferon-gamma/genetics
- Interferon-gamma/immunology
- Interferon-gamma/metabolism
- Interleukin-10/genetics
- Interleukin-10/metabolism
- Leprosy, Lepromatous/genetics
- Leprosy, Lepromatous/immunology
- Leprosy, Lepromatous/metabolism
- Leprosy, Tuberculoid/genetics
- Leprosy, Tuberculoid/immunology
- Leprosy, Tuberculoid/metabolism
- Microbial Viability
- Monocytes/immunology
- Monocytes/metabolism
- Mycobacterium leprae/immunology
- Mycobacterium leprae/physiology
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Receptors, Calcitriol/genetics
- Receptors, Calcitriol/metabolism
- Transcriptome
- Tuberculosis/genetics
- Tuberculosis/immunology
- Up-Regulation
- beta-Defensins/genetics
- beta-Defensins/metabolism
- Cathelicidins
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- Rosane M. B. Teles
- Division of Dermatology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, Institute for Molecular Medicine, Johnson Comprehensive Cancer Center, California NanoSystems Institute, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Translational Immunology, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA, USA
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- Crump Institute for Molecular Imaging, Institute for Molecular Medicine, Johnson Comprehensive Cancer Center, California NanoSystems Institute, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- UCLA/Orthopedic Hospital Department of Orthopedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Mycobacteriosis, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA
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- UCLA/Orthopedic Hospital Department of Orthopedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- UCLA/Orthopedic Hospital Department of Orthopedic Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology and Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
- Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA
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- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital of Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Division of Dermatology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Cyktor JC, Carruthers B, Kominsky RA, Beamer GL, Stromberg P, Turner J. IL-10 inhibits mature fibrotic granuloma formation during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 190:2778-90. [PMID: 23396944 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1202722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Protective immunity and latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in humans are associated with the formation of mature protective granulomas within the lung. Unfortunately, understanding the importance of such structures has been hindered by the lack of small-animal models that can develop mature granulomas. In this article, we describe for the first time, to our knowledge, the formation of mature, fibrotic M. tuberculosis-containing pulmonary granulomas in a mouse model of IL-10 deficiency (CBA/J IL-10(-/-)). Long-term control of M. tuberculosis infection in the absence of IL-10 was also associated with an early and enhanced capacity for Ag presentation and a significant increase in the generation of multifunctional T cells. Although IL-10 deficiency is known to enhance Th1 immune responses in general, we demonstrate in this study using transient anti-IL-10R treatment that it is the presence of IL-10 in vivo during the first month of M. tuberculosis infection that plays a definitive role in the inhibition of optimum protective immunity that can establish the environment for mature granuloma formation. Although the importance of IL-10 during M. tuberculosis infection has been debated, our data demonstrate that in CBA/J mice, IL-10 plays a significant early inhibitory role in preventing the development of protective immunity associated with containment of M. tuberculosis infection.
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- Joshua C Cyktor
- Department of Microbial Infection and Immunity, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Pitt JM, Blankley S, McShane H, O'Garra A. Vaccination against tuberculosis: how can we better BCG? Microb Pathog 2012; 58:2-16. [PMID: 23257069 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2012.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Revised: 12/05/2012] [Accepted: 12/06/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Tuberculosis remains one of the most significant human diseases of the developing world, accounting for 3800 worldwide deaths per day. Although we currently have a vaccine for tuberculosis, BCG, this is insufficient at protecting from adult pulmonary tuberculosis in the parts of the world where a good vaccine is most needed. This has prompted the search for new vaccination strategies that can protect better than BCG, or can boost BCG-induced immunity. We discuss these subjects in line with what is known of the immune responses to BCG and Mycobacterium tuberculosis - the etiological agent of the disease, as well as the particular difficulties facing development of new vaccines against tuberculosis. A greater understanding of the factors constituting optimal protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, as well as which pathogenic factors facilitate active disease, will accelerate the delivery of safe vaccines able to restrict active tuberculosis and thus impede contagion.
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- Jonathan M Pitt
- Division of Immunoregulation, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK
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Role of TNF-Alpha, IFN-Gamma, and IL-10 in the Development of Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Pulm Med 2012; 2012:745483. [PMID: 23251798 PMCID: PMC3515941 DOI: 10.1155/2012/745483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 174] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2012] [Revised: 10/31/2012] [Accepted: 11/05/2012] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Host immune response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis is mediated by cellular immunity, in which cytokines and Th1 cells play a critical role. In the process of control of the infection by mycobacteria, TNF-alpha seems to have a primordial function. This cytokine acts in synergy with IFN-gamma, stimulating the production of reactive nitrogen intermediates (RNIs), thus mediating the tuberculostatic function of macrophages, and also stimulating the migration of immune cells to the infection site, contributing to granuloma formation, which controls the disease progression. IFN-gamma is the main cytokine involved in the immune response against mycobacteria, and its major function is the activation of macrophages, allowing them to exert its microbicidal role functions. Different from TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma, IL-10 is considered primarily an inhibitory cytokine, important to an adequate balance between inflammatory and immunopathologic responses. The increase in IL-10 levels seems to support the survival of mycobacteria in the host. Although there is not yet conclusive studies concerning a clear dichotomy between Th1 and Th2 responses, involving protective immunity and susceptibility to the disease, respectively, we can suggest that the knowledge about this responses based on the prevailing cytokine profile can help to elucidate the immune response related to the protection against M. tuberculosis.
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Levels of soluble VCAM-1, soluble ICAM-1, and soluble E-selectin in patients with tuberculous pleuritis. Mediators Inflamm 2012; 5:276-9. [PMID: 18475740 PMCID: PMC2365810 DOI: 10.1155/s0962935196000403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Tuberculosis is characterized by the presence of activated mononuclear cells both in the peripheral circulation and in pleural fluid. Expression and up-regulation of adhesion molecules is the basis of cell-cell adhesion in granuloma formation and in leukocyte migration to the inflammatory site. Soluble isoforms of adhesion molecules have been described, and their expression at high levels indicated an activated state. The purpose of this study was to evaluate levels of soluble adhesion molecules in serum and pleural fluid from patients with tuberculous pleural effusions, compared with non-tuberculous pleural effusions. We analysed levels of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (s.VCAM-1), soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (s.ICAM-1), and soluble E-selectin (sE-selectin) in serum and pleural fluid from patients with tuberculous pleuritis, by sandwich ELISA. Serum levels of s.ICAM-1 and s.VCAM-1 in patients with tuberculosis were higher than those in healthy controls (p < 0.001). Levels of sE-selectin levels were in the normal range compared with control groups. In pleural fluid, levels of s.VCAM-1 and s.ICAM-1 were increased in pleural effusions. Patients with tuberculous pleural effusion exhibited high levels of s.ICAM-1 compared with patients with neoplastic pleural involvement. Up-regulation of s.VCAM-1 and s.ICAM-1 in serum, along with increased levels of sE-selectin in pleural effusions from tuberculous patients, may result in transmigration of activated inflammatory cells inducing pleural damage, which may contribute to the pathological processes involved.
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Fiske CT, de Almeida AS, Shintani AK, Kalams SA, Sterling TR. Abnormal immune responses in persons with previous extrapulmonary tuberculosis in an in vitro model that simulates in vivo infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2012; 19:1142-9. [PMID: 22675156 PMCID: PMC3416084 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00221-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2012] [Accepted: 05/29/2012] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Persons with previous extrapulmonary tuberculosis have reduced peripheral blood mononuclear cell cytokine production and CD4(+) lymphocytes compared to persons with previous pulmonary tuberculosis or latent tuberculosis infection, but specific defects related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection of macrophages have not been characterized. The objective of this study was to further characterize the in vitro immune responses to M. tuberculosis infection in HIV-seronegative persons with previous extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were isolated from HIV-seronegative persons with previous extrapulmonary tuberculosis (n = 11), previous pulmonary tuberculosis (n = 21), latent M. tuberculosis infection (n = 19), and uninfected tuberculosis contacts (n = 20). Experimental conditions included M. tuberculosis-infected macrophages cultured with and without monocyte-depleted peripheral blood mononuclear cells. Concentrations of interleukin 1β (IL-1β), IL-4, IL-6, CXCL8 (IL-8), IL-10, IL-12p70, IL-17, CCL2 (monocyte chemoattractant protein 1), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), and gamma interferon (IFN-γ) were measured by multiplex cytokine array. When M. tuberculosis-infected macrophages were cocultured with monocyte-depleted peripheral blood mononuclear cells, IFN-γ (P = 0.01), TNF-α (P = 0.04), IL-10 (P < 0.001), and IL-6 (P = 0.03) exhibited similar continua of responses, with uninfected persons producing the lowest levels, followed by extrapulmonary tuberculosis cases, pulmonary tuberculosis controls, and persons with latent M. tuberculosis infection. A similar pattern was observed with CXCL8 (P = 0.04), IL-10 (P = 0.02), and CCL2 (P = 0.03) when monocyte-depleted peripheral blood mononuclear cells from the four groups were cultured alone. Persons with previous extrapulmonary tuberculosis had decreased production of several cytokines, both at rest and after stimulation with M. tuberculosis. Our results suggest that persons who develop extrapulmonary tuberculosis have a subtle global immune defect that affects their response to M. tuberculosis infection.
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- Christina T Fiske
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
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Cytokine and CXC chemokine expression patterns in aqueous humor of patients with presumed tuberculous uveitis. Cytokine 2012; 59:377-81. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2012.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2011] [Revised: 02/28/2012] [Accepted: 04/18/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Cattamanchi A, Ssewenyana I, Nabatanzi R, Miller CR, Den Boon S, Davis JL, Andama A, Worodria W, Yoo SD, Cao H, Huang L. Bronchoalveolar lavage enzyme-linked immunospot for diagnosis of smear-negative tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients. PLoS One 2012; 7:e39838. [PMID: 22745833 PMCID: PMC3383728 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2012] [Accepted: 05/28/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Peripheral blood interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) have sub-optimal sensitivity and specificity for diagnosis of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). However, assessment of local immune responses has been reported to improve the accuracy of TB diagnosis. Methods We enrolled HIV-infected adults with cough ≥2 weeks’ duration admitted to Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda and referred for bronchoscopy following two negative sputum acid-fast bacillus smears. We performed an ELISPOT-based IGRA (T-SPOT.TB®, Oxford Immunotec, Oxford, UK) using peripheral blood and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid mononuclear cells, and determined the accuracy of IGRAs using mycobacterial culture results as a reference standard. Results 94 HIV-infected patients with paired peripheral blood and BAL IGRA results were included. The study population was young (median age 34 years [IQR 28–40 years]) and had advanced HIV/AIDS (median CD4+ T-lymphocyte count 60 cells/µl [IQR 22–200 cells/µl]). The proportion of indeterminate IGRA results was higher in BAL fluid than in peripheral blood specimens (34% vs. 14%, difference 20%, 95% CI 7–33%, p = 0.002). BAL IGRA had moderate sensitivity (73%, 95% CI 50–89%) but poor specificity (48%, 95% CI 32–64%) for TB diagnosis. Sensitivity was similar (75%, 95% CI 57–89%) and specificity was higher (78%, 95% CI 63–88%) when IGRA was performed on peripheral blood. Conclusions BAL IGRA performed poorly for the diagnosis of smear-negative TB in a high HIV/TB burden setting. Further studies are needed to examine reasons for the large proportion of indeterminate results and low specificity of BAL IGRA for active TB in high HIV/TB burden settings.
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- Adithya Cattamanchi
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States of America.
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Levels of YKL-40 in pleural effusions and blood from patients with pulmonary or pleural disease. Cytokine 2012; 58:336-43. [PMID: 22480951 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2012.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2011] [Revised: 01/05/2012] [Accepted: 03/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND YKL-40 (a chitinase-like protein) is an inflammatory biomarker that is associated with lung injury pathogenesis. We aimed to identify the diagnostic values of YKL-40 in pleural effusions and to evaluate circulating YKL-40 levels during multiple etiological pulmonary/pleural diseases and the role of YKL-40 as a monitoring marker of inflammatory pulmonary disease. METHODS Pleural YKL-40 (n=197), YKL-39 (the most homologous chitinase-like protein to human YKL-40), and conventional pleural marker levels were measured in patients with pulmonary/pleural disease. Additionally, serum YKL-40 and YKL-39 levels were analyzed in both patients and controls (n=432) and serially monitored in patients with asthma (n=27) or pneumonia (n=22). RESULTS Pleural YKL-40 levels were higher than those in the serum and highest in tuberculous pleural effusions (TPEs; 1181 ng/mL), followed by parapneumonic, malignant, and cardiogenic effusions (560 ng/mL). The diagnostic accuracy of pleural YKL-40 (0.78) for discriminating between tuberculous and malignant effusion was comparable to or greater than those of YKL-39, total protein, C-reactive protein and CYFRA 21-1, and lower than those of adenosine deaminase (p<0.05) and carcinoembriogenic antigen (p=0.05). Serum YKL-40 levels were higher in the pneumonia group than in the cancer, asthma, or control groups. Following treatment, serum YKL-40 levels were more greatly reduced in pneumonia patients than in asthma patients. Serum YKL-39 levels did not differ between patients and controls. CONCLUSIONS Pleural YKL-40 levels are elevated in TPEs and have fairly good diagnostic efficacy for detecting TPEs. However, adenosine deaminase is more efficient for detecting TPEs than pleural YKL-40. Serum YKL-40 levels are highest during pneumonia compared to common pulmonary/pleural diseases and are more useful for monitoring pneumonia than asthma.
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Added value of use of a purified protein derivative-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot assay for patients with Mycobacterium bovis BCG infection after intravesical BCG instillations. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2012; 19:974-7. [PMID: 22461529 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.05597-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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In this case series, we describe four cases in which the use of gamma interferon release assays with purified protein derivative (PPD) as a stimulating antigen was able to demonstrate PPD-specific immune activation. This may help to improve the adequate diagnosis of (systemic) Mycobacterium bovis BCG infections after intravesical BCG instillations for bladder carcinoma.
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Brighenti S, Andersson J. Local immune responses in human tuberculosis: learning from the site of infection. J Infect Dis 2012; 205 Suppl 2:S316-24. [PMID: 22448014 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jis043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Host-pathogen interactions in tuberculosis should be studied at the disease site because Mycobacterium tuberculosis is predominately contained in local tissue lesions. Although M. tuberculosis infection involves different clinical forms of tuberculosis, such as pulmonary tuberculosis, pleural tuberculosis, and lymph node tuberculosis, most studies of human tuberculosis are performed using cells from the peripheral blood, which may not provide a proper reflection of the M. tuberculosis-specific immune responses induced at the local site of infection. A very low proportion of M. tuberculosis-specific effector T cells are found in the blood compared with the infected tissue, and thus there may be considerable differences in the cellular immune response and regulatory mechanisms induced in these diverse compartments. In this review, we discuss differences in the immune response at the local site of infection compared with the peripheral circulation. The cell types and immune reactions involved in granuloma formation and maintenance as well as the in situ technologies used to assess local tuberculosis pathogenesis are also described. We need to strengthen and improve the exploratory strategies used to dissect immunopathogenesis in human tuberculosis with the aim to accelerate the implementation of relevant research findings in clinical practice.
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- Susanna Brighenti
- Department of Medicine, Center for Infectious Medicine (CIM), Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge, 141 86 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Matthews K, Wilkinson KA, Kalsdorf B, Roberts T, Diacon A, Walzl G, Wolske J, Ntsekhe M, Syed F, Russell J, Mayosi BM, Dawson R, Dheda K, Wilkinson RJ, Hanekom WA, Scriba TJ. Predominance of interleukin-22 over interleukin-17 at the site of disease in human tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2011; 91:587-93. [PMID: 21767990 PMCID: PMC3220762 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2011.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2011] [Revised: 05/10/2011] [Accepted: 06/27/2011] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The inflammatory response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) at the site of disease is Th1 driven. Whether the Th17 cytokines, IL-17 and IL-22, contribute to this response in humans is unknown. We hypothesized that IL-17 and IL-22 contribute to the inflammatory response in pleural and pericardial disease sites of human tuberculosis (TB). We studied pleural and pericardial effusions, established TB disease sites, from HIV-uninfected TB patients. Levels of soluble cytokines were measured by ELISA and MMP-9 by luminex. Bronchoalveolar lavage or pericardial mycobacteria-specific T cell cytokine expression was analyzed by intracellular cytokine staining. IL-17 was not abundant in pleural or pericardial fluid. IL-17 expression by mycobacteria-specific disease site T cells was not detected in healthy, M.tb-infected persons, or patients with TB pericarditis. These data do not support a major role for IL-17 at established TB disease sites in humans. IL-22 was readily detected in fluid from both disease sites. These IL-22 levels exceeded matching peripheral blood levels. Further, IL-22 levels in pericardial fluid correlated positively with MMP-9, an enzyme known to degrade the pulmonary extracellular matrix. We propose that our findings support a role for IL-22 in TB-induced pathology or the resulting repair process.
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- Kerryn Matthews
- Clinical Infectious Diseases Research Initiative, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- Clinical Infectious Diseases Research Initiative, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa
- National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, NW7 1AA, UK
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- Clinical Infectious Diseases Research Initiative, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa
- Clinical Infectious Diseases, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany
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- Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa
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- Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa
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- Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Tygerberg 7505, South Africa
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- Clinical Infectious Diseases Research Initiative, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- University of Cape Town Lung Institute, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- University of Cape Town Lung Institute, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- Clinical Infectious Diseases Research Initiative, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa
- National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, NW7 1AA, UK
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa
- Division of Medicine, Imperial College London, W2 1PG, UK
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- Clinical Infectious Diseases Research Initiative, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative and School of Child and Adolescent Health, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative and School of Child and Adolescent Health, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, Observatory 7925, South Africa
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PPE38 modulates the innate immune response and is required for Mycobacterium marinum virulence. Infect Immun 2011; 80:43-54. [PMID: 22038915 DOI: 10.1128/iai.05249-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The proline-glutamic acid (PE) and proline-proline-glutamic acid (PPE) family proteins are prevalent in pathogenic mycobacteria and play a diverse role in mycobacterial pathogenesis. While some members have been studied, the function of most PE/PPE proteins remains unknown. In this study, we isolated a transposon-inactivated PPE38 mutant of Mycobacterium marinum and characterized its phenotype. We found that the PPE38 protein is associated with the cell wall and exposed on the cell surface. The inactivation of PPE38 altered the bacterial cell surface properties and led to deficiencies in cord formation, sliding motility, and biofilm formation. The PPE38 mutant was defective in phagocytosis by macrophages and exhibited reduced virulence in adult zebrafish. We also found that PPE38 is involved in the induction of proinflammatory cytokines in infected macrophages. Together, our results indicate that PPE38, a previously uncharacterized protein, plays a role in mycobacterial virulence, presumably by modulating the host innate immune response.
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Lugo-Villarino G, Vérollet C, Maridonneau-Parini I, Neyrolles O. Macrophage polarization: convergence point targeted by mycobacterium tuberculosis and HIV. Front Immunol 2011; 2:43. [PMID: 22566833 PMCID: PMC3342390 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2011.00043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 08/25/2011] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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In the arms race of host–microbe co-evolution, macrophages (Mɸs) have been endowed with strategies to neutralize pathogenic challenge while preserving host integrity. During steady-states conditions, Mɸs perform multiple house-keeping functions governed by their differentiation state, tissue distribution, and signals from the microenvironment. In response to pathogenic challenge and host mediators, however, Mɸs undergo different programs of activation rendering them either pro-inflammatory and microbicidal (M1), or immunosuppressants and tissue repairers (M2). An excessive or prolonged polarization of either program may be detrimental to the host due to potential tissue injury or contribution to pathogenesis. Conversely, intracellular microbes that cause chronic diseases such as tuberculosis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome exemplify strategies for survival in the host. Indeed, both Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) are successful intracellular microbes that thrive in Mɸs. Given these microbes not only co-circulate throughout the developing world but each has contributed to prevalence and mortality caused by the other, substantial insights into microbe physiology and host defenses then rest in the attempt to fully understand their influence on Mɸ polarization. This review addresses the role of Mɸ polarization in the immune response to, and pathogenesis of, Mtb and HIV.
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Li L, Qiao D, Fu X, Lao S, Zhang X, Wu C. Identification of M. tuberculosis-specific Th1 cells expressing CD69 generated in vivo in pleural fluid cells from patients with tuberculous pleurisy. PLoS One 2011; 6:e23700. [PMID: 21887301 PMCID: PMC3161751 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2011] [Accepted: 07/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Th1 cell-mediated immune responses at the site of active infection are important to restrict the growth of M.tuberculosis (MTB) and for the spontaneous resolution of patients with tuberculous pleurisy (TBP). In the present study, we found that without any stimulation, CD4+ T cells in pleural fluid cells (PFCs) from patients with TBP expressed significantly higher levels of CD69 than PBMCs from patients with tuberculosis (TB) or healthy donors. CD4+CD69+ T cells expressed T-bet and IL-12Rβ2. After stimulation with MTB-specific antigens, CD4+CD69+ T cells expressed significantly higher levels of IFN-γ, IL-2 and TNF-α than CD4+CD69− T cells, demonstrating that CD4+CD69+ T cells were MTB-specific Th1 cells. In addition, CD4+CD69+ T cells were mostly polyfunctional Th1 cells that simultaneously produced IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF-α and displayed an effector or effector memory phenotype (CD45RA−CCR7−CD62L−CD27−). Moreover, the percentages of CD4+CD69+ T cells were significantly and positively correlated with polyfunctional T cells. Interestingly, sorted CD4+CD69+ but not CD4+CD69− fractions by flow cytometry produced IFN-γ, IL-2 and TNF-α that were significantly regulated by CD4+CD25+ Treg cells. Taken together, based on the expression of CD69, we found a direct quantitative and qualitative method to detect and evaluate the in vivo generated MTB-specific polyfunctional CD4+ T cells in PFCs from patients with TBP. This method can be used for the potential diagnosis and enrichment or isolation of MTB-specific Th1 cells in the investigations.
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- Li Li
- Institute of Immunology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control Research of Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Immunology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control Research of Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Immunology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control Research of Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Chest Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Chest Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Immunology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control Research of Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Hussain R, Talat N, Ansari A, Shahid F, Hasan Z, Dawood G. Endogenously activated interleukin-4 differentiates disease progressors and non-progressors in tuberculosis susceptible families: a 2-year biomarkers follow-up study. J Clin Immunol 2011; 31:913-23. [PMID: 21755390 DOI: 10.1007/s10875-011-9566-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2011] [Accepted: 06/29/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Dynamic cytokine profiles from endogenously activated T cells in transit from lymph node to the infected sites via the blood compartment after recent exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis may differentiate disease progressors from non-disease progressors in a BCG-vaccinated population. METHODS Household contacts (N = 107) from families with (six families) or without (14 families) secondary cases were assessed for Types 1 and 2 cytokines serially in plasma of whole blood cultures without exogenous stimulation. "ARMS" PCR was carried out for detection of single nucleotide polymorphism T/A in IFN-γ +874. RESULTS In the absence of IFN-γ expansion, raised IL-4 at 6 months was associated with disease progression in TB-susceptible families. Resistant families on the other hand showed overrepresentation of IFN-γ +874 A allele and expansion of IFN-γ secreting cells at 6 months followed by contraction at 12 months. CONCLUSION Six months may be an important checkpoint for biomarker assessment in high-risk individuals post-exposure.
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- Rabia Hussain
- Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University, Stadium Road, P.O. Box 3500, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan.
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Li L, Qiao D, Fu X, Lao S, Zhang X, Wu C. Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific Th1, Th17 and Th22 cells using the expression of CD40L in tuberculous pleurisy. PLoS One 2011; 6:e20165. [PMID: 21625607 PMCID: PMC3097245 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0020165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2011] [Accepted: 04/14/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Important advances have been made in the immunodiagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) based on the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)-specific T cells. However, the sensitivity and specificity of the immunological approach are relatively low because there are no specific markers for antigen-specific Th cells, and some of the Th cells that do not produce cytokines can be overlooked using this approach. In this study, we found that MTB-specific peptides of ESAT-6/CFP-10 can stimulate the expression of CD40L specifically in CD4+ T cells but not other cells from pleural fluid cells (PFCs) in patients with tuberculous pleurisy (TBP). CD4+CD40L+ but not CD4+CD40L− T cells express IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF-α, IL-17 or IL-22 after stimulation with MTB-specific peptides. In addition, CD4+CD40L+ T cells were found to be mostly polyfunctional T cells that simultaneously produce IFN-γ, IL-2 and TNF-α and display an effector or effector memory phenotype (CD45RA−CD45RO+CCR7−CD62L−ICOS−). To determine the specificity of CD4+CD40L+ T cells, we incubated PFCs with ESTA-6/CFP-10 peptides and sorted live CD4+CD40L+ and CD4+CD40L− T cells by flow cytometry. We further demonstrated that sorted CD4+CD40L+, but not CD4+CD40L− fractions, principally produced IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF-α, IL-17 and IL-22 following restimulation with ESTA-6/CFP-10 peptides. Taken together, our data indicate that the expression of CD40L on MTB-specific CD4+ T cells could be a good marker for the evaluation and isolation of MTB-specific Th cells and might also be useful in the diagnosis of TB.
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- Institute of Immunology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control Research of Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Immunology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control Research of Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Immunology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control Research of Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Chest Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Chest Hospital of Guangzhou, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Immunology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control Research of Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
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Ben-Selma W, Harizi H, Boukadida J. Association of TNF-α and IL-10 polymorphisms with tuberculosis in Tunisian populations. Microbes Infect 2011; 13:837-43. [PMID: 21609779 DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2011.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2010] [Revised: 04/17/2011] [Accepted: 04/18/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Cytokine Th1/Th2 balance is known to play a key role in controlling Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Based upon the functional role of the TNF-α [-308 G(low) → A(high) (rs1800629)] and IL-10 [-1082 A(low) → G(high) (rs1800870), -819 T(low) → C(high) (rs1800871) and -592 A(low) → C(high) (rs1800872)] single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on production levels, we genotyped 76 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) (pTB), 55 patients with extrapulmonary TB (epTB) and 95 healthy blood donors by polymerase chain reaction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). We observed that -308 A allele was associated with increased risk susceptibility to epTB (OR = 1.96; 95% CI, 1.04-3.71; P = 0.024). The -1082 AG genotype was significantly associated with increased risk development of epTB (odds ratio [OR] = 3.69; 95% confidence intervals [CI], 1.73-7.92; P corrected for the number of genotypes [Pc] = 0.0003). By contrast, -1082 AA genotype appeared to be associated with resistance to pTB (OR = 0.38; 95% CI, 0.19-0.74; Pc = 0.006) and epTB (OR = 0.22; 95% CI, 0.1-0.48; Pc = 0.00006). High-producer IL-10 GCC haplotype seemed to be associated with 2.11-fold (95% CI, 1.28-3.46; Pc = 0.003) and 2.57-fold (95% CI, 1.5-4.4; Pc = 0.0006) increased susceptibility to pTB and epTB, respectively. Combination of TNF-α/IL-10 high producer genotypes was associated with increased 3.13-fold (95% CI, 1.23-8.05; Pc = 0.028) susceptibility to epTB. However, combined TNF-α/IL-10 low producer genotypes appeared to have protect effect to pTB (OR = 0.44, 95% CI, 0.21-0.89; Pc = 0.04) and epTB (OR = 0.26, 95% CI, 0.1-0.62; Pc = 0.0028). Collectively, our results showed that analysed SNPs in the TNF-α and IL-10 gene polymorphisms play key role in susceptibility to or protection against TB development in Tunisian populations.
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- Walid Ben-Selma
- Laboratory of Microbiology and Immunology, Farhat Hached University Hospital, UR02SP13, CHU Farhat, Hached-Av. Ibn el Jazzar, 4000 Sousse, Tunisia.
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Ben-Selma W, Ben-Abderrahmen Y, Boukadida J, Harizi H. IL-10R1 S138G loss-of-function polymorphism is associated with extrapulmonary tuberculosis risk development in Tunisia. Mol Biol Rep 2011; 39:51-6. [PMID: 21553229 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-011-0709-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2011] [Accepted: 04/23/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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There is considerable evidence that host genetic factors are important in determining susceptibility to mycobacterial infections. More recently, functional genetic mutations affecting IL-10 receptor 1 (IL-10R1) were described. In this study, we investigated the relationship of IL-10R1 S138G loss-of-function polymorphism (A536G: rs3135932) with susceptibility to active tuberculosis (TB) in Tunisian patients. A total of 168 patients with pulmonary TB, 55 with extrapulmonary TB, and 150 control subjects were studied. Genomic DNA samples were extracted from leukocytes and used to investigate S138G polymorphism in IL-10R1 gene by multiplex allele-specific polymerase chain reaction. Associations between G allele [odds ratio OR=5.01; 95% confidence intervals CI=2.58-9.77; P=10(-7)], GG genotypes [OR=9.06; 95% CI (1.58-67.33); correcting P-values using the Bonferroni method for multiple tests Pc=0.015] and AG genotype [OR=3.75; 95% CI (1.62-8.7); Pc=0.0012] with the risk development of active extrapulmonary TB were found. In contrast, the AA genotype was found to be associated with resistance to extrapulmonary TB [OR=0.19; 95% CI (0.09-0.42); Pc=6.10(-6)]. No association was found between S138G SNP and pulmonary TB. In conclusion, our study suggested the possible role of IL-10R1 S138G loss-of-function polymorphism in extrapulmonary TB susceptibility-resistance in Tunisia.
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- Walid Ben-Selma
- Microbiology and Immunology Laboratory, UR02SP13, Farhat Hached University Hospital, CHU Farhat Hached-Av. Ibn el Jazzar, 4000, Sousse, Tunisia.
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Natarajan K, Kundu M, Sharma P, Basu J. Innate immune responses to M. tuberculosis infection. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2011; 91:427-31. [PMID: 21550855 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2011.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2010] [Revised: 03/29/2011] [Accepted: 04/10/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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A prerequisite for successful establishment of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the host is its ability to survive after internalization in alveolar macrophages that they encounter after inhalation. The innate immune response protects some individuals to the extent that they remain uninfected. In others, the innate immune system is not sufficient and an adaptive immune response is generated. This is usually protective, but not sterilizing, and individuals remain latently infected. In susceptible individuals, M. tuberculosis successfully escapes immune surveillance. The interplay between the host innate immune response and the bacterial mechanisms in play to offset this response, is of considerable importance in dictating the course of the disease. In order to gain an understanding of this interplay it is of importance to analyze how M. tuberculosis interacts with innate immune receptors and makes its entry into macrophages, how it subverts the bactericidal effects of macrophages, and dampens processes required for protective immunity, including cytokine and chemokine induction. This review will focus on some of the Indian efforts in these areas, concentrating mainly on the interaction of M. tuberculosis with macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs). The role of the PE/PPE family of proteins in regulating the immune response, will not be discussed in this chapter. The genome-wide approaches of analyzing host-M. tuberculosis interactions will also be discussed elsewhere.
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- Krishnamurthy Natarajan
- Infectious Diseases Immunology Lab, Dr. B R Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, New Delhi 110007, India
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Cells of the innate immune system produce cytokines and lipid mediators that strongly influence the outcome of mycobacterial infection. In the case of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the lung is a critical site for this interaction. Here, we review current information on the role of the major innate cytokine pathways both in controlling initial infection as well as in promoting and maintaining adaptive T-cell responses that mediate host resistance or immunopathology. Understanding this important feature of the host-pathogen interaction can provide major insights into the mechanisms of virulence and can lead to new approaches for immunological intervention in tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases.
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- Immunobiology Section, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Redford PS, Murray PJ, O'Garra A. The role of IL-10 in immune regulation during M. tuberculosis infection. Mucosal Immunol 2011; 4:261-70. [PMID: 21451501 DOI: 10.1038/mi.2011.7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 333] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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During gaseous exchange the lungs are exposed to a vast variety of pathogens, allergens, and innocuous particles. A feature of the lung immune response to lung-tropic aerosol-transmitted bacteria such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a balanced immune response that serves to restrict pathogen growth while not leading to host-mediated collateral damage of the delicate lung tissues. One immune-limiting mechanism is the inhibitory and anti-inflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-10. IL-10 is made by many hematopoietic cells and a major role is to suppress macrophage and dendritic cell (DC) functions, which are required for the capture, control, and initiation of immune responses to pathogens such as Mtb. Here, we review the role of IL-10 on bacterial control during the course of Mtb infection, from early innate to adaptive immune responses. We propose that IL-10 is linked with the ability of Mtb to evade immune responses and mediate long-term infections in the lung.
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- P S Redford
- Division of Immunoregulation, The MRC National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK
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Li Q, Li L, Liu Y, Fu X, Wang H, Lao S, Yang B, Wu C. Biological functions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific CD4+T cells were impaired by tuberculosis pleural fluid. Immunol Lett 2011; 138:113-21. [PMID: 21549757 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2011.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2011] [Revised: 03/08/2011] [Accepted: 03/24/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The local milieu at the site of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection that modulates T-cell functions is the main battleground for the host to build counter-M. tuberculosis immune responses. CD4+T cells are enriched predominantly in tuberculosis pleurisy and their roles are of considerable importance, but their nature and functional profiles linked with local condition remain elusive. Here we evaluated the functions of M. tuberculosis-specific CD4+T cells from the major three profiles: cytokines production, cell activation and division. Results showed that pleural fluid (PF) from tuberculosis patients in a dose dependent manner inhibited the production of IFN-γ, IL-2 and TNF-α by M. tuberculosis-specific peptides or BCG activated CD4+T cells from pleural fluid mononuclear cells (PFMCs). Surface staining for activation molecules indicated that PF could also blunt cell activation process. CFSE labeling showed that antigen-specific CD4+T cell division ceased following co-incubation with PF. Pre- or post-treatment with PF could disturb subsequent cell activities. The strong inhibitory effect mediated by PF on CD4+T cells was functional predominance. Moreover, application of inhibitors of IDO, adenosine, neutralizing Abs to IL-10 and TGF-β could partially reverse IFN-γ production. Our current research provided novel information that the functions of antigen-specific CD4+T cells coincubated with PF were apparently impaired, which were distinct from cells that cultured in fresh culture medium. We concluded that CD4+T cell mediated antigen-specific cellular immune response that occurred locally might be impaired by PF.
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- Qin Li
- Department of Immunology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control Research of Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-sen University, 74 Zhongshan 2nd Road, Guangzhou 510080, PR China
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de Paus RA, Kilic SS, van Dissel JT, van de Vosse E. Effect of amino acid substitutions in the human IFN-γR2 on IFN-γ responsiveness. Genes Immun 2011; 12:136-44. [PMID: 21248774 DOI: 10.1038/gene.2010.74] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2010] [Revised: 11/17/2010] [Accepted: 11/17/2010] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Patients with interferon-γ receptor (IFN-γR) null mutations have severe infections with poorly pathogenic Mycobacteria. The IFN-γR complex involves two IFN-γR1 and two IFN-γR2 chains, in which several amino acid substitutions, some linked to disease and some apparently naturally occurring, have been described. We developed a model system to study functional effects of genetic variations in IFN-γR2. We retrovirally transduced wild-type IFN-γR2 and IFN-γR2 carrying presently known amino acid substitutions in various human cell lines, and next determined the IFN-γR2 expression pattern as well as IFN-γ responsiveness. We determined that the T58R, Q64R, E147K and K182E variants of IFN-γR2 are fully functional, although the Q64R variant may be expressed higher on the cell membrane. The R114C, T168N and G227R variants were identified in patients that had disseminated infections with non-tuberculous Mycobacteria. Of these genetic variants, T168N was confirmed to be completely non-functional, whereas the novel variant G227R, and the previously reported R114C, were partial functional. The impaired IFN-γ responsiveness of R114C and G227R is mainly due to reduced receptor function, although expression on the cell membrane is reduced as well. We conclude that the T58R, Q64R, E147K and K182E variants are polymorphisms, whereas the R114C, T168N and G227R constitute mutations associated with disease.
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- R A de Paus
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Li Q, Li L, Liu Y, Fu X, Qiao D, Wang H, Lao S, Huang F, Wu C. Pleural fluid from tuberculous pleurisy inhibits the functions of T cells and the differentiation of Th1 cells via immunosuppressive factors. Cell Mol Immunol 2011; 8:172-80. [PMID: 21258363 DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2010.80] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Immunosuppressive mediators in tuberculosis pleurisy (pleural fluid (PF)) are associated with the course of disease, but they remain poorly defined. To study the local immune status of patients with tuberculosis pleurisy, we examined the effect of PF on the functions of T cells and the differentiation of Th1 cells. PF could inhibit the ability of T cells to produce cytokines. However, tumor-necrosis factor (TNF)-α derived from non-T cells was not impaired. Further analysis indicated that cell activation and cell cycle progression were also suppressed. Moreover, PF could inhibit Th1 cell differentiation. Importantly, we found that inhibitors of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) and adenosine and neutralizing antibodies against IL-10 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-β could reverse cytokine production, suggesting that IDO, adenosine, IL-10 and Transforming growth factor-β1 in PF might take part in impairing T-cell functions. Taken together, our data demonstrate for the first time that several immunopathological factors participate in the downregulation of T-cell functions in local PF.
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- Qin Li
- Department of Immunology, Zhongshan School of Medicine, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control Research of Ministry of Education, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Kim YY, Lee J, Lee YJ, Lee SY, Lee YH, Choi KJ, Hwangbo Y, Cha SI, Park JY, Jung TH, Park JS, Kim CH. Sensitivity of Whole-Blood Interferon-Gamma Release Assay According to the Severity and the Location of Disease in Patients with Active Tuberculosis. Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul) 2011. [DOI: 10.4046/trd.2011.70.2.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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- Yi Young Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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Human T cell and antibody-mediated responses to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis recombinant 85A, 85B, and ESAT-6 antigens. Clin Dev Immunol 2010; 2011:351573. [PMID: 21253450 PMCID: PMC3023041 DOI: 10.1155/2011/351573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2010] [Revised: 11/01/2010] [Accepted: 11/05/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Tuberculosis remains a major health problem throughout the world causing large number of deaths. Effective disease control and eradication programs require the identification of major antigens recognized by the protective responses against M. tuberculosis. In this study, we have investigated humoral and cellular immune responses to M. tuberculosis-specific Ag85A, Ag85B, and ESAT-6 antigens in Brazilian patients with pulmonary (P, n = 13) or extrapulmonary (EP, n = 12) tuberculosis, patients undergoing chemotherapy (PT, n = 23), and noninfected healthy individuals (NI, n = 7). Compared to NI, we observed increased levels of IgG1 responses to Ag85B and ESAT-6 in P and PT groups. Regarding cellular immunity, Ag85A and ESAT-6 were able to discriminate P, PT, and EP patients from healthy individuals by IFN-γ production and P and PT groups from EP individuals by production of TNF-α. In summary, these findings demonstrate the ability of Ag85A, Ag85B, and ESAT-6 to differentiate TB patients from controls by IgG1, IFN-γ and TNF-α production.
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Marino S, Myers A, Flynn JL, Kirschner DE. TNF and IL-10 are major factors in modulation of the phagocytic cell environment in lung and lymph node in tuberculosis: a next-generation two-compartmental model. J Theor Biol 2010; 265:586-98. [PMID: 20510249 PMCID: PMC3150786 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2010] [Revised: 04/20/2010] [Accepted: 05/10/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the earliest recorded human diseases and still one of the deadliest worldwide. Its causative agent is the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Cytokine-mediated macrophage activation is a necessary step in control of bacterial growth, and early immunologic events in lymph node and lung are crucial to the outcome of infection, although the factors that influence these environments and the immune response are poorly understood. Our goal is to build the next-generation two-compartmental model of the immune response to provide a gateway to more spatial and mechanistic investigations of M. tuberculosis infection in the LN and lung. Crucial immune factors emerge that affect macrophage populations and inflammation, namely TNF-dependent recruitment and apoptosis, and IL-10 levels. Surprisingly, bacterial load plays a less important role than TNF in increasing the population of infected macrophages and inflammation. Using a mathematical model, it is possible to distinguish the effects of pro-inflammatory (TNF) and anti-inflammatory (IL-10) cytokines on the spectrum of phagocyte populations (macrophages and dendritic cells) in the lung and lymph node. Our results suggest that TNF is a major mediator of recruitment of phagocytes to the lungs. In contrast, IL-10 plays a role in balancing the dominant macrophage phenotype in LN and lung.
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- Simeone Marino
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0620, USA.
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Rajavelu P, Pokkali S, P U, Bhatt K, Narayanan PR, Salgame P, Das SD. Comparative evaluation of cytokines, T-cell apoptosis, and costimulatory molecule expression in tuberculous and nontuberculous pleurisy. Clin Transl Sci 2010; 1:209-14. [PMID: 20443851 DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-8062.2008.00057.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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In this study, we compared several immune parameters in tuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculosis (NTB) pleurisy to gain an understanding of the mechanism behind enhanced Th1 apoptosis that occurs at sites of active Myobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) infection. An initial evaluation of the accumulated cytokines in pleural fluid (PF) demonstrated that both TB and NTB pleurisy were associated with prointflammatory cytokines, while only TB pleurisy had augmented expression of interferon (IFN)-gamma and soluble Fas ligand (sFASL). Despite enhanced expression of the apoptosis-inducing molecule in TB pleurisy, T cells derived from both types of pleurisy exhibited significant apoptosis. In both groups, T-cell apoptosis correlated with low expression of CD80 on PF-derived macrophages and elevated accumulation of TGF-beta in the PF. A causative correlation between TGF-beta and low CD80 expression in the two groups was established by in vitro studies demonstrating TGF-beta inhibition of CD80 upregulation in a macrophage cell line. Together, the findings allude to the possibility that activation in the absence of appropriate CD80 costimulation is the mechanism that leads to T-cell apoptosis at sites of active M. tuberculosis infection. Furthermore, the findings also indicate that T-cell apoptosis is perhaps a host regulatory mechanism to limit inflammation, rather than a pathogen-induced immune deviation.
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- Priya Rajavelu
- Department of Immunology, Tuberculosis Research Centre (ICMR), Chennai, India
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Ramana Rao PV, Rajasekaran S, Raja A. Natural killer cell-mediated cytokine response among HIV-positive south Indians with pulmonary tuberculosis. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2010; 30:33-42. [PMID: 20028198 DOI: 10.1089/jir.2009.0018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Natural killer (NK) cells control Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection mainly through secreted cytokines. Cytokine dysregulation among HIV may cause rapid disease progression. Our objective was to examine whether impaired production of innate cytokines are responsible for cytokine dysregulation during HIV infection. The study included 30 subjects each of normal healthy subjects (NHS), pulmonary tuberculosis patients (TB), HIV-infected individuals (HIV), and HIV-TB co-infected patients (HIV-TB). Intracellular cytokine staining method was used to enumerate the cytokine-positive NK cells. Unlike NHS (100%), only 27% of HIV-TB and 57% of HIV infected patients have detectable plasma interleukin (IL)-15 levels that signify impaired rather than decreased IL-15 production. Basal type 1 cytokine (IL-2, interferon-gamma [IFN-gamma], and tumor necrosis factor-alpha [TNF-alpha])-secreting NK cells (NK1 cytokines) were decreased significantly (P < 0.05) in TB, HIV, and HIV-TB, when compared with NHS. Stimulation with M. tuberculosis H37Rv enhanced the NK1 cytokines in NHS (P < 0.05), but not in other groups. With IL-15+IL-12 stimulation, we found increased NK1 cytokines (IL-2 and IFN-gamma) in HIV (P < 0.05), but not in HIV-TB, when compared to unstimulated condition. Supplementing IL-15+IL-12 has potential in improving the frequency of NK1 cytokines for HIV, but not HIV-TB, suggesting that TB influences cytokine response during HIV infection.
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- P V Ramana Rao
- Department of Immunology, Tuberculosis Research Centre (ICMR), Chetput, Chennai, India
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Quantitative evaluation of T-cell response after specific antigen stimulation in active and latent tuberculosis infection in adults and children. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2010; 65:236-46. [PMID: 19822269 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2009] [Revised: 07/07/2009] [Accepted: 07/10/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We have evaluated the quantitative T-cell response after specific Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigen stimulation in active tuberculosis (TB) and latent TB infection (LTBI) patients. In adults, the median number of T cells after RD1 antigen stimulation was significantly higher in active TB patients than in LTBI patients. In children, the number of responder T cells against the specific antigens was higher in active TB than in LTBI patients, although the differences were not significant. In summary, in patients with suspected clinical TB, although there is overlapping in the number of responder T cells between both groups, a T-cell count above the described threshold could suggest active TB, especially in patients with a high probability of having active TB and low probability of having LTBI. In addition, the results are consistent with the current evidence that T-cell response may indicate mycobacterial burden and disease activity.
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- Christoph Lange
- Clinical Infectious Diseases, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany
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Esquivel-Solís H, Quiñones-Falconi F, Zarain-Herzberg A, Amieva-Fernández RI, López-Vidal Y. Impaired activation of Stat1 and c-Jun as a possible defect in macrophages of patients with active tuberculosis. Clin Exp Immunol 2009; 158:45-54. [PMID: 19737230 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2009.03985.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Studies of patients with active tuberculosis (TB) and infected healthy individuals have shown that interferon (IFN)-gamma is present in sites of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in comparable levels. This suggests that there is a deficiency in the macrophage response to IFN-gamma in TB patients. We used recombinant human IFN-gamma to stimulate adherent monocyte-derived macrophages from three groups of people: patients with active tuberculosis (TBP), their healthy household contacts (HHC) and healthy uninfected controls from the community (CC). We then evaluated the ability of the macrophages to inhibit the growth of M. tuberculosis H37Rv as well as their cytokine profile at early in infection (48 h). After IFN-gamma treatment, macrophages of healthy individuals (HHC and CC) controlled M. tuberculosis growth and produced mainly nitric oxide (NO) and interleukin (IL)-12p70, whereas TBP macrophages did not kill M. tuberculosis. Additionally, TBP macrophages produced low levels of NO and IL-12p70 and high levels of tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and IL-10. Transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta levels were similar among all three groups. M. tuberculosis infection had little effect on the cytokine response after IFN-gamma stimulus, but infection alone induced more IL-10 and TGF-beta in TBP macrophages. There were no differences in Stat1 nuclear translocation and DNA binding between the groups. However, the phosphorylated Stat1 and c-Jun (AP-1) in nuclear protein extracts was diminished in TBP macrophages compared to macrophages of healthy individuals. These results indicate an impairment of Stat1-dependent and Stat1-independent IFN-gamma signalling in macrophages of people with active tuberculosis, suggesting a different molecular regulation that could impact macrophage functionality and disease outcome.
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- H Esquivel-Solís
- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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Aktas E, Ciftci F, Bilgic S, Sezer O, Bozkanat E, Deniz O, Citici U, Deniz G. Peripheral Immune Response in Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Scand J Immunol 2009; 70:300-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2009.02294.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cavalcanti YVN, Pereira VRA, Reis LC, Ramos ALG, Luna CF, Nascimento EJM, Lucena-Silva N. Evaluation of memory immune response to mycobacterium extract among household contact of tuberculosis cases. J Clin Lab Anal 2009; 23:57-62. [PMID: 19140213 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.20290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The human immune response to tuberculosis (TB) is especially mediated by T CD4(+)lymphocytes. However, more studies are needed in order to understand the exact role of each cytokine in the mechanisms for cures. In this article, our aim was to analyze the production of TNF-alpha, IL-10, and IFN-gamma in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) among the household contacts of common primary TB cases, with or without histories of active TB infection, who were negative to parasitological and HIV tests. In order to characterize the cytokine production, PBMCs from these groups were stimulated with whole-protein extract of M. tuberculosis (WPE) antigen (rAgTb) for 24 and 48 hr. The culture supernatants were collected and IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, and IL-10 were assayed using capture ELISA. There were no statistical differences between primary TB cases and their household contacts with or without previous histories of lung TB. Our results suggest that T memory cells, T regulatory cells, and the Th1/Th2 dichotomy may be responsible for the results described in this article. Further studies are currently underway.
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Jafari C, Thijsen S, Sotgiu G, Goletti D, Domínguez Benítez JA, Losi M, Eberhardt R, Kirsten D, Kalsdorf B, Bossink A, Latorre I, Migliori GB, Strassburg A, Winteroll S, Greinert U, Richeldi L, Ernst M, Lange C. Bronchoalveolar lavage enzyme-linked immunospot for a rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis: a Tuberculosis Network European Trialsgroup study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2009; 180:666-73. [PMID: 19590020 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200904-0557oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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RATIONALE The rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is difficult when acid fast bacilli (AFB) cannot be detected in sputum smears. OBJECTIVES Following a proof of principle study, we examined in routine clinical practice whether individuals with sputum AFB smear-negative TB can be discriminated from those with latent TB infection by local immunodiagnosis with a Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific enzyme-linked immunospot (ELISpot) assay. METHODS Subjects suspected of having active TB who were unable to produce sputum or with AFB-negative sputum smears were prospectively enrolled at Tuberculosis Network European Trialsgroup centers in Europe. ELISpot with early-secretory-antigenic-target-6 and culture-filtrate-protein-10 peptides was performed on peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and bronchoalveolar lavage mononuclear cells (BALMCs). M. tuberculosis-specific nucleic acid amplification (NAAT) was performed on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Seventy-one of 347 (20.4%) patients had active TB. Out of 276 patients who had an alternative diagnosis, 127 (46.0%) were considered to be latently infected with M. tuberculosis by a positive PBMC ELISpot result. The sensitivity and specificity of BALMC ELISpot for the diagnosis of active pulmonary TB were 91 and 80%, respectively. The BALMC ELISpot (diagnostic odds ratio [OR], 40.4) was superior to PBMC ELISpot (OR, 10.0), tuberculin skin test (OR, 7.8), and M. tuberculosis specific NAAT (OR, 12.4) to diagnose sputum AFB smear-negative TB. In contrast to PBMC ELISpot and tuberculin skin test, the BALMC ELISpot was not influenced by previous history of TB. CONCLUSIONS Bronchoalveolar lavage ELISpot is an important advancement to rapidly distinguish sputum AFB smear-negative TB from latent TB infection in routine clinical practice.
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- Claudia Jafari
- Clinical Infectious Diseases, Research Center Borstel, Borstel Germany
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Interferon-gamma release assays for the diagnosis of TB pleural effusions: hype or real hope? Curr Opin Pulm Med 2009; 15:358-65. [DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0b013e32832bcc4e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Schreiber T, Ehlers S, Heitmann L, Rausch A, Mages J, Murray PJ, Lang R, Hölscher C. Autocrine IL-10 induces hallmarks of alternative activation in macrophages and suppresses antituberculosis effector mechanisms without compromising T cell immunity. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 183:1301-12. [PMID: 19561100 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0803567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Elevated IL-10 has been implicated in reactivation tuberculosis (TB). Since macrophages rather than T cells were reported to be the major source of IL-10 in TB, we analyzed the consequences of a macrophage-specific overexpression of IL-10 in transgenic mice (macIL-10-transgenic) after aerosol infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). MacIL-10 transgenic mice were more susceptible to chronic Mtb infection than nontransgenic littermates, exhibiting higher bacterial loads in the lung after 12 wk of infection and dying significantly earlier than controls. The differentiation, recruitment, and activation of Th1 cells as well as the induction of IFN-gamma-dependent effector genes against Mtb were not affected by macrophage-derived IL-10. However, microarray analysis of pulmonary gene expression revealed patterns characteristic of alternative macrophage activation that were overrepresented in Mtb-infected macIL-10 transgenic mice. Importantly, arginase-1 gene expression and activity were strikingly enhanced in transgenic mice accompanied by a reduced production of reactive nitrogen intermediates. Moreover, IL-10-dependent arginase-1 induction diminished antimycobacterial effector mechanisms in macrophages. Taken together, macrophage-derived IL-10 triggers aspects of alternative macrophage activation and promotes Mtb recrudescence independent of overt effects on anti-TB T cell immunity.
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- Tanja Schreiber
- Infection Immunology Research, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany
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Bruns H, Meinken C, Schauenberg P, Härter G, Kern P, Modlin RL, Antoni C, Stenger S. Anti-TNF immunotherapy reduces CD8+ T cell-mediated antimicrobial activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in humans. J Clin Invest 2009; 119:1167-77. [PMID: 19381021 DOI: 10.1172/jci38482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 230] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2009] [Accepted: 03/25/2009] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The incidence of tuberculosis is increased during treatment of autoimmune diseases with anti-TNF antibodies. This is a significant clinical complication, but also provides a unique model to study immune mechanisms in human tuberculosis. Given the key role for cell-mediated immunity in host defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, we hypothesized that anti-TNF treatment impairs T cell-directed antimicrobial activity. Anti-TNF therapy reduced the expression in lymphocytes of perforin and granulysin, 2 components of the T cell-mediated antimicrobial response to intracellular pathogens. Specifically, M. tuberculosis-reactive CD8+CCR7-CD45RA+ effector memory T cells (TEMRA cells) expressed the highest levels of granulysin, lysed M. tuberculosis, and infected macrophages and mediated an antimicrobial activity against intracellular M. tuberculosis. Furthermore, TEMRA cells expressed cell surface TNF and bound the anti-TNF therapeutic infliximab in vitro, making them susceptible to complement-mediated lysis. Immune therapy with anti-TNF was associated with reduced numbers of CD8+ TEMRA cells and decreased antimicrobial activity against M. tuberculosis, which could be rescued by the addition of CD8+ TEMRA cells. These results suggest that anti-TNF therapy triggers a reduction of CD8+ TEMRA cells with antimicrobial activity against M. tuberculosis, providing insight into the mechanism whereby key effector T cell subsets contribute to host defense against tuberculosis.
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- Heiko Bruns
- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University Hospital of Ulm, Germany
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