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Eshraghi H, Hekmat R. Which CMV viral load threshold should be defined as CMV infection in kidney transplant patients? Transplant Proc 2016; 47:1136-9. [PMID: 26036538 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.11.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2014] [Revised: 11/13/2014] [Accepted: 11/25/2014] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cytomegalovirus infection (CMV) is prevalent in kidney transplant patients. Which level of CMV viral load should be accepted as the gold standard for CMV infection diagnosis is a relatively unsettled issue. METHODS Seventy-three kidney transplant patients (mean age = 35.97 ± 14.07 years, 39 male and 34 female) entered this retrospective study. The area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operative curve (ROC) characteristics was used to define which level of CMV viral load results in the most sensitivity and specificity for different clinical and para clinical parameters differing infected and non-infected patients. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (TaqMan method) was used for measuring CMV viral load. Written consent was obtained from all patients. RESULTS Platelets, compared with the other clinical and para-clinical parameters, had the strongest correlation with CMV viral load in kidney transplant patients (r = -.314, P = .007). There was no correlation between CMV viral load and other laboratory parameters including clinical manifestation. Choosing a threshold of more than 10,000 copies/mL of CMV viral load for defining CMV infection resulted in significance for differing in both white blood cell and platelet count between infected and non-infected patients (AUC = .68, P = .023; AUC = .70, P = .014, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Accepting a CMV viral load threshold of more than 10,000 copies/mL as CMV infection has the most sensitivity and specificity for predicting both white blood cell and platelet counts in kidney transplant patients. No CMV viral load threshold as the gold standard for CMV infection diagnosis has the discriminatory power for differing clinical and para-clinical parameters other than platelet and white blood cell count between presumably infected kidney transplant patients and those not infected.
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- H Eshraghi
- Gahem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Gahem Hospital, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Djaoud Z, David G, Bressollette C, Willem C, Rettman P, Gagne K, Legrand N, Mehlal S, Cesbron A, Imbert-Marcille BM, Retière C. Amplified NKG2C+ NK cells in cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection preferentially express killer cell Ig-like receptor 2DL: functional impact in controlling CMV-infected dendritic cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2013; 191:2708-16. [PMID: 23918974 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1301138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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CMV infection represents a major complication in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, which compromises graft outcome. Downregulation of HLA class I expression is one mechanism by which CMV evades T cell-mediated immune detection, rendering infected cells vulnerable to killer cell Ig-like receptor (KIR)(+) NK cells. In this study, we observed that the amplified NKG2C(+) NK cell population observed specifically in CMV seropositive individuals mainly expressed KIR2DL receptors. We have shown that HLA class I expression was downregulated on CMV-infected immature dendritic cells (iDCs), which escape to HLA-A2-pp65-specific T lymphocytes but strongly trigger the degranulation of KIR2D(+) NK cells. CMV infection conferred a vulnerability of C2C2(+) iDCs to educated KIR2DL1(+) and KIR2DL3(+) NK cell subsets. Alloreactivity of KIR2DL1(+) NK cell subsets against C1C1(+) iDCs was maintained independently of CMV infection. Unexpectedly, CMV-infected C1C1(+) iDCs did not activate KIR2DL3(+) NK cell reactivity, suggesting a potential CMV evasion to KIR2DL3 NK cell recognition. Altogether, the coexpression of KIR and NKG2C on expanded NK cell subsets could be related to a functional contribution of KIR in CMV infection and should be investigated in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, in which the beneficial impact of CMV infection has been reported on the graft-versus-leukemia effect.
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- Zakia Djaoud
- Etablissement Français du Sang-Pays de la Loire, EA4271, Immunovirologie et Polymorphisme Génétique, 44011 Nantes Cedex 01, France
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Sun Z, Ceng X, Mao Z, Wang J, Liu Q, Ji Y, Ma Y, Qi Y, He R, Ruan Q. Diagnostic value of HCMV pp65 antigen detection by FCA for symptomatic and asymptomatic infection: compared to quantification of HCMV DNA and detection of IgM antibody in infants. Med Microbiol Immunol 2009; 198:107-12. [PMID: 19308446 DOI: 10.1007/s00430-009-0112-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2008] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) can cause symptomatic or asymptomatic infection in infants. One hundred and twenty-six infants were assessed clinically for disease in infantile period. Eighty of them were classified as symptomatic infection on the basis of physical, instrumental, and laboratory findings, 5 were demonstrated by following up to have later developed HCMV disease, and the other 41 infants were classified as asymptomatic infection. HCMV DNA was positive in all urine samples of the symptomatic infants detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction. HCMV-IgM antibody detected by chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA) was positive in 62 of the 85 symptomatic infants, but was negative in all of the samples of asymptomatic infants. HCMV pp65 antigen detected by flow cytometry assay (FCA) was positive in 77 of the 85 symptomatic infants and in none of the asymptomatic infants. The coincidence to symptom of HCMV pp65 antigen detection was higher than those of HCMV DNA and HCMV-IgM antibody detection. The sensitivity, specificity, positive prognostic value and the negative prognostic value of HCMV pp65 antigen detection for diagnosis of HCMV infection was 90.6, 100, 100 and 83.7%, respectively. We concluded that detection of pp65 antigen by FCA is more sensitive for diagnosis of HCMV infection than detection of HCMV-IgM antibody and is better than HCMV DNA quantification for distinguishing the symptomatic and asymptomatic HCMV infection in infants.
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- Zhengrong Sun
- Virus Laboratory, The Affiliated Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, 110004 Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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Zwollo P, Haines A, Rosato P, Gumulak-Smith J. Molecular and cellular analysis of B-cell populations in the rainbow trout using Pax5 and immunoglobulin markers. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 32:1482-96. [PMID: 18616961 PMCID: PMC2637475 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2008.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2008] [Revised: 05/29/2008] [Accepted: 06/12/2008] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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To date, the trout B-cell is poorly defined, as many essential molecular markers are not yet available for this species. In mammalian systems, the transcription factor Pax5, expressed from pre-B through plasmablast stages, provides an important marker for B-cell differentiation. In a previous study we showed that Pax5 is expressed in the trout. Here we identify trout B-cell populations that vary in expression of Pax5, membrane and secreted Ig. Immune tissues were separated based on concentration of surface IgM, and analyzed by qPCR and flow cytometry. Results suggest that spleen and PBL contain mostly resting B cells, which lack secreted Ig. While the great majority of splenic B cells become strongly activated upon LPS stimulation, PBLs do not. Additionally, anterior kidney contains both developing B and Ig-secreting B-cell populations, but few resting, mature B cells. Lastly, posterior kidney contains multiple B-cell populations in various states of activation. We conclude that trout immune tissues contain multiple, developmentally diverse and tissue-specific B-cell populations as defined by their relative expression of Pax5, surface IgM, and secreted IgM.
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- Patty Zwollo
- Department of Biology, The College of William and Mary, Millington Hall, Williamsburg, VA 23188, USA.
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Bressollette-Bodin C, Andre-Garnier E, Robillard N, Billaudel S, Imbert-Marcille BM. A multiparametric flow cytometry method for detection of modifications of antigen expression in polymorphonuclear cells infected by human cytomegalovirus. J Virol Methods 2006; 132:32-9. [PMID: 16207497 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2005.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2005] [Revised: 08/22/2005] [Accepted: 08/23/2005] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been shown to alter adhesion molecule expression on permissive cells such as endothelial cells. The aim of the present study was to investigate expression of receptors for these molecules on CMV infected polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNLs). CMV-induced variations on cellular integrin expression were examined using an in vitro system to obtain infected PMNLs. A triparametric flow cytometry approach was developed, which allows combined detection, in a single experiment, of both viral intranuclear antigen in the selected PMNLs and cellular CD11/CD18 expression. Comparison of infected PMNLs with uninfected cells showed a decrease of up to 50% in the expression of CD11b, CD11c, and CD18. This study thus demonstrates that the presence of CMV in PMNLs, which characterizes active infection, modifies the expression of integrins and may thus affect cell-to-cell interactions and immune functions.
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- C Bressollette-Bodin
- Virology Laboratory, Institute of Biology of Nantes University Hospital, 9 Quai Moncousu, 44035 Nantes Cedex 01, France
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Gratacap-Cavallier B, Bonadona A, Berthier R, Brambilla E, Seigneurin JM, Lorimier P. A simplified cytomegalovirus pp65 antigenemia assay procedure. J Clin Virol 2003; 28:317-22. [PMID: 14522070 DOI: 10.1016/s1386-6532(03)00075-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A simplified cytomegalovirus (CMV) pp65 antigenemia assay using a one-step erythrocyte lysis, fixation and permeabilization process was compared with a standard protocol, the CMV CINAkit (Argene Biosoft) assay. The results were comparable, both quantitatively and qualitatively. The new method saves time. It also provides flexibility because the cell suspension can be stored so that test completion can be deferred if so desired.
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- B Gratacap-Cavallier
- Laboratoire de Virologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, 38043 Grenoble cedex 09, France.
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Andre-Garnier E, Robillard N, Costa-Mattioli M, Besse B, Billaudel S, Imbert-Marcille BM. A one-step RT-PCR and a flow cytometry method as two specific tools for direct evaluation of human herpesvirus-6 replication. J Virol Methods 2003; 108:213-22. [PMID: 12609689 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-0934(03)00037-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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In order to confirm the occurrence of active Human herpesvirus-6 (HHV-6) infection, two optimal procedures were developed to detect directly replicating virus. MT4 cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) infected with two different strains (HST and a patient strain GUI) were used. The first method consisted of a one-step reverse transcription PCR amplifying a part of the late alternatively spliced U100 gene which encode the gp 82-105 viral glycoprotein. Two extraction methods and two RT-PCR kits were evaluated, leading to the selection of TaKaRa mRNA selective PCR kit. The second procedure consisted in a flow cytometry method to analyze the expression of two late viral HHV-6 antigens using 7C7 and 10G6 monoclonal antibodies. Four fixation permeabilization procedures were compared and the preparation of cells with paraformaldehyde (PFA) 4% was found to be optimal. Evaluation of these methods was then realized during a sequential culture of HST strain on MT4 cells. This kinetic study confirmed that Mabs recognized late antigens and demonstrate that the U100 gene splicing starts at a late stage of multiplication whereas unspliced forms are detectable earlier in the cycle.
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MESH Headings
- Antigens, Viral/analysis
- Base Sequence
- Cell Line
- DNA Primers/genetics
- Flow Cytometry/methods
- Genes, Viral
- Herpesvirus 6, Human/genetics
- Herpesvirus 6, Human/immunology
- Herpesvirus 6, Human/physiology
- Humans
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/virology
- RNA Splicing
- RNA, Messenger/analysis
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Viral/analysis
- RNA, Viral/genetics
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Viral Envelope Proteins/genetics
- Virology/methods
- Virus Replication
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- E Andre-Garnier
- Virology Laboratory EA-1156, Institute of Biology, Nantes University Hospital, 9 quai Moncousu, F-44093 Nantes cedex, France
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Yan S, Fedorko DP. Recent advances in laboratory diagnosis of human cytomegalovirus infection. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s1529-1049(02)00045-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mori T, Okamoto S, Watanabe R, Yajima T, Iwao Y, Yamazaki R, Nakazato T, Sato N, Iguchi T, Nagayama H, Takayama N, Hibi T, Ikeda Y. Dose-adjusted preemptive therapy for cytomegalovirus disease based on real-time polymerase chain reaction after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 2002; 29:777-82. [PMID: 12040476 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bmt.1703542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2001] [Accepted: 02/20/2002] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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We have prospectively evaluated the efficacy of real-time PCR-guided preemptive therapy for CMV diseases in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients with grades II-IV acute GVHD. The dose of ganciclovir was adjusted according to the viral load determined by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). On detecting CMV reactivation in the plasma, ganciclovir was initiated at a dose of 5 mg/kg body weight once daily, and the dose was increased to twice daily if viral load continued to increase after initiating ganciclovir. In 39 evaluable patients, CMV reactivation assessed by real-time PCR became positive in 30 (77%). One developed CMV gastroenteritis before PCR became positive. Thus the remaining 29 patients were treated preemptively with ganciclovir. The dose of ganciclovir was increased in 12 patients (41%) of preemptively treated patients for increasing viral load. CMV diseases were diagnosed in two patients (one gastroenteritis and one retinitis), and late CMV disease was diagnosed in one patient (gastritis). The treatment was generally well-tolerated, but three patients (10%) developed neutropenia (neutrophil count less than 1.0 x 10(9)/l). In conclusion, real-time PCR-guided preemptive therapy with decreased dose of ganciclovir is feasible and does not increase the frequency of CMV diseases if the dose is adjusted according to the viral load.
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- T Mori
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Kao CL, Wu MC, Chiu YH, Lin JL, Wu YC, Yueh YY, Chen LK, Shaio MF, King CC. Flow cytometry compared with indirect immunofluorescence for rapid detection of dengue virus type 1 after amplification in tissue culture. J Clin Microbiol 2001; 39:3672-7. [PMID: 11574589 PMCID: PMC88405 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.39.10.3672-3677.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2000] [Accepted: 08/01/2001] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Dengue virus (DV) was detected early in infected mosquito C6/36 cells by using indirect immunofluorescence (IF) in conjunction with flow cytometry. Three fixation-permeabilization methods and three DV serotype 1 (DEN-1)-specific monoclonal antibodies, 8-8 (anti-E), 16-4 (anti-NS1), and 15F3-1 (anti-NS1), were evaluated for the detection of DEN-1 in infected C6/36 cells. We found that these three monoclonal antibodies were capable of detecting DV in C6/36 cells as early as 24 h postinoculation by using a conventional indirect IF stain. Both 8-8 and 16-4 detected DV earlier and showed a greater number of DV-positive cells than 15F3-1. In flow cytometry, 3% paraformaldehyde plus 0.1% Triton X-100 with 16-4, the best fixation-permeabilization method for testing DV, showed higher sensitivity (up to 1 PFU) than indirect IF stain. The higher sensitivity of 16-4 in detecting DEN-1 was found with both IF and flow cytometry. Flow cytometry, which had a sensitivity similar to that of nested reverse transcription-PCR, was more sensitive in detecting DV in the infected mosquito cells 10 h earlier than the conventional IF stain. When clinical specimens were amplified in mosquito C6/36 cells and then assayed for DV using flow cytometry and conventional virus isolation at day 7 postinfection, both methods had 97.22% (35 out of 36) agreement. Moreover, among 12 positive samples which were detected by conventional culture method, the flow cytometry assay could detect DV in 58.33% (7 out of 12) of samples even at day 3 postinfection. In conclusion, both monoclonal antibodies 8-8 and 16-4 can be used for the early detection of DEN-1-infected C6/36 cells, with 16-4 (anti-NS1) being the best choice for the rapid diagnosis of DV by both the IF staining and flow cytometry methods.
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- C L Kao
- School and Graduate Institute of Medical Technology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Republic of China.
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Poirier-Toulemonde AS, Milpied N, Cantarovich D, Morcet JF, Billaudel S, Imbert-Marcille BM. Clinical relevance of direct quantification of pp65 antigenemia using flow cytometry in solid organ and stem cell transplant recipients. J Clin Microbiol 2000; 38:3143-9. [PMID: 10970347 PMCID: PMC87340 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.9.3143-3149.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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A total of 1,305 blood samples from 85 solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients and 25 stem cell transplant (SCT) recipients at risk for cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection were prospectively collected and tested using the shell vial assay (SVA) and a leukocytic qualitative PCR (q-PCR). Of these, 462 specimens were further tested by direct quantification of CMV antigenemia by flow cytometry (FC-Ag), 125 were tested with a quantitative competitive PCR, and 200 were tested for pp65 antigenemia using the slide method (S-Ag). Laboratory data were statistically analyzed according to the presence of CMV-related symptoms. In SOT and SCT recipients, active CMV infection occurred in 63.5 and 36%, respectively, and CMV disease occurred in 53 and 24%, respectively. FC-Ag results correlated better with q-PCR and S-Ag than with SVA. The first test found to be positive during follow-up was FC-Ag in 73% of cases. In SOT recipients, FC-Ag showed the highest sensitivity and negative predictive value for the diagnosis of any grade of CMV disease. For FC-Ag, the threshold beyond which CMV disease was highly probable seemed to lie at 0.20% positive polymorphonuclear leukocytes. FC-Ag appears to be a useful test for the early detection of CMV infection and the prediction of CMV disease.
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- A S Poirier-Toulemonde
- Virology Laboratory EA-1156, Institute of Biology of Nantes University Hospital, Nantes University Hospital, 44093 Nantes Cedex 01, France
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Flow cytometry has been used to study virus-cell interactions for many years. This article critically reviews a number of reports on the use of flow cytometry for the detection of virus-infected cells directly in clinical samples and in virus-infected cultured cells. Examples are presented of the use of flow cytometry to screen antiviral drugs against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), human cytomegalovirus, and herpes simplex viruses (HSV) and to perform drug susceptibility testing for these viruses. The use of reporter genes such as green fluorescent protein incorporated into HIV or HSV or into cells for the detection of the presence of virus, for drug susceptibility assay, and for viral pathogenesis is also covered. Finally, studies on the use of flow cytometry for studying the effect of virus infection on apoptosis and the cell cycle are summarized. It is hoped that this article will give the reader some understanding of the great potential of this technology for studying virus cell interactions.
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- J J McSharry
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, Mail Code 68, 47 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York, 12208, USA
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Classical microbiology techniques are relatively slow in comparison to other analytical techniques, in many cases due to the need to culture the microorganisms. Furthermore, classical approaches are difficult with unculturable microorganisms. More recently, the emergence of molecular biology techniques, particularly those on antibodies and nucleic acid probes combined with amplification techniques, has provided speediness and specificity to microbiological diagnosis. Flow cytometry (FCM) allows single- or multiple-microbe detection in clinical samples in an easy, reliable, and fast way. Microbes can be identified on the basis of their peculiar cytometric parameters or by means of certain fluorochromes that can be used either independently or bound to specific antibodies or oligonucleotides. FCM has permitted the development of quantitative procedures to assess antimicrobial susceptibility and drug cytotoxicity in a rapid, accurate, and highly reproducible way. Furthermore, this technique allows the monitoring of in vitro antimicrobial activity and of antimicrobial treatments ex vivo. The most outstanding contribution of FCM is the possibility of detecting the presence of heterogeneous populations with different responses to antimicrobial treatments. Despite these advantages, the application of FCM in clinical microbiology is not yet widespread, probably due to the lack of access to flow cytometers or the lack of knowledge about the potential of this technique. One of the goals of this review is to attempt to mitigate this latter circumstance. We are convinced that in the near future, the availability of commercial kits should increase the use of this technique in the clinical microbiology laboratory.
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Retière C, Prod'homme V, Imbert-Marcille BM, Bonneville M, Vié H, Hallet MM. Generation of cytomegalovirus-specific human T-lymphocyte clones by using autologous B-lymphoblastoid cells with stable expression of pp65 or IE1 proteins: a tool to study the fine specificity of the antiviral response. J Virol 2000; 74:3948-52. [PMID: 10756006 PMCID: PMC111908 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.74.9.3948-3952.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) play a central role in the control of persistent human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection in healthy virus carriers. Previous analyses of the specificity of HCMV-reactive CD8(+) CTLs drawn from in vitro models in which antigen-presenting cells were autologous fibroblasts infected with laboratory HCMV strains have shown focusing of CTL responses against the major tegument protein, pp65. By contrast, the 72-kDa major immediate-early protein (IE1) was identified as a minor target for this response. Here we have studied the fine specificity and T-cell-receptor features of T-cell clones generated against autologous B lymphoblastoid cell lines stably transfected with HCMV cDNA coding for either pp65 or a natural variant of IE1. This strategy allowed efficient generation of T-cell clones against IE1 and pp65 and led to the identification of several new IE1 and pp65 epitopes, including some located in polymorphic regions of IE1. Such an approach may provide relevant information about the characteristics of the CTL response to IE1 and the effect of viral polymorphism on the immune response against HCMV.
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- C Retière
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U463, Institut de Biologie, 44093 Nantes Cedex 1, France
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Voltarelli JC. Applications of flow cytometry to hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2000; 95:403-14. [PMID: 10800200 DOI: 10.1590/s0074-02762000000300018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Applications of flow cytometry to clinical and experimental hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are discussed in this review covering the following topics: diagnosis and classification of lymphohematologic disorders, quantitation of hematopoietic progenitors in the graft, lymphohematopoietic reconstitution following HSCT and animal models of human HSCT. At the end, the utilization of flow cytometry in clinical HSCT by Brazilian transplant centers is briefly reviewed.
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- J C Voltarelli
- Unidade de Transplante de Medula Ossea, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil
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Alvarez-Barrientos A, Arroyo J, Cantón R, Nombela C, Sánchez-Pérez M. Applications of flow cytometry to clinical microbiology. Clin Microbiol Rev 2000; 13:167-95. [PMID: 10755996 PMCID: PMC100149 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.13.2.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Classical microbiology techniques are relatively slow in comparison to other analytical techniques, in many cases due to the need to culture the microorganisms. Furthermore, classical approaches are difficult with unculturable microorganisms. More recently, the emergence of molecular biology techniques, particularly those on antibodies and nucleic acid probes combined with amplification techniques, has provided speediness and specificity to microbiological diagnosis. Flow cytometry (FCM) allows single- or multiple-microbe detection in clinical samples in an easy, reliable, and fast way. Microbes can be identified on the basis of their peculiar cytometric parameters or by means of certain fluorochromes that can be used either independently or bound to specific antibodies or oligonucleotides. FCM has permitted the development of quantitative procedures to assess antimicrobial susceptibility and drug cytotoxicity in a rapid, accurate, and highly reproducible way. Furthermore, this technique allows the monitoring of in vitro antimicrobial activity and of antimicrobial treatments ex vivo. The most outstanding contribution of FCM is the possibility of detecting the presence of heterogeneous populations with different responses to antimicrobial treatments. Despite these advantages, the application of FCM in clinical microbiology is not yet widespread, probably due to the lack of access to flow cytometers or the lack of knowledge about the potential of this technique. One of the goals of this review is to attempt to mitigate this latter circumstance. We are convinced that in the near future, the availability of commercial kits should increase the use of this technique in the clinical microbiology laboratory.
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- A Alvarez-Barrientos
- Departamento de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
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Imbert-Marcille BM, Coste-Burel M, Robillard N, Foucaud-Gamen J, Billaudel S, Drouet E. Sequential use of paraformaldehyde and methanol as optimal conditions for the direct quantification of ZEBRA and rta antigens by flow cytometry. CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IMMUNOLOGY 2000; 7:206-11. [PMID: 10702494 PMCID: PMC95850 DOI: 10.1128/cdli.7.2.206-211.2000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A technique was developed with flow cytometry to quantify the two immediate-early proteins ZEBRA and Rta, which are involved in the activation of Epstein-Barr virus replication. We evaluated four monoclonal antibodies on four cell lines (B95-8, RAJI, Namalwa, and P3HR1) with varying levels of expression of these replication-phase antigens. The Namalwa lymphoma cell line was used as a negative control. Four fixation-permeabilization procedures were compared. The preparation of cells with paraformaldehyde and methanol in sequence, and antigen detection with AZ125 and AR 5A9 monoclonal antibodies, were found to be the optimal conditions in these cell lines. Our procedure allowed ZEBRA antigen to be detected in 4.85% of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from a transplant recipient with a lymphoproliferative disease.
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Hebart H, Einsele H. The prevention and management of cytomegalovirus infection after allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Curr Opin Organ Transplant 1999. [DOI: 10.1097/00075200-199909000-00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This review describes the procedures for the use of fluorochrome labeled monoclonal antibodies and flow cytometry for the detection and quantification of virus infected cells. The application of this technology for (1) identifying virus infected cells in clinical specimens obtained from human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected individuals; (2) screening antiviral compounds active against HCMV, HDSV and HIV; and (3) performing drug susceptibility testing for HCMV, HSV and HIV clinical isolates are reviewed. The flow cytometry drug susceptibility assay is rapid, quantitative, and easily performed. It should be considered by anyone interested in performing drug susceptibility testing for any virus for which there are reliable monoclonal antibodies.
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Barardi CR, Yip H, Emsile KR, Vesey G, Shanker SR, Williams KL. Flow cytometry and RT-PCR for rotavirus detection in artificially seeded oyster meat. Int J Food Microbiol 1999; 49:9-18. [PMID: 10477065 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1605(99)00040-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A flow cytometry (FC)-based method was developed for the detection of rotavirus in oyster meat using simian rotavirus SA11 as a model. To study virus recovery, oyster meat was injected with rotavirus and the oyster extract used to infect MA104 cell monolayers. Following varying periods of infection, the cells were recovered and reacted with the monoclonal antibody M60 which is specific for the rotavirus group A serotypes 1-4 outer capsid protein, VP7, followed by a second antibody (anti mouse IgG-FITC). A FACScan FC was used to estimate the number of infected cells as well as the level of infection. To evaluate the sensitivity of the method, non-inoculated oysters were processed following the same extraction protocol and, at the end, they were seeded with the same amount of virus used for oyster inoculation. This seeded oyster extract was then used to infect MA104 cells and the number of infected cells determined using the same FC procedure. A semi-nested two-step PCR for detection of rotavirus nucleic acid was undertaken to compare the sensitivity of FC with RT-PCR. Using FC, as little as 0.02 flow cytometry units (fcu) (number of infected cells counted by FC) could be detected after 72 h of cell infection. This is a very similar limit of sensitivity to that obtained with RT-PCR. Both methods are approximately 100 times more sensitive than the plaque-forming units (pfu) assay.
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- C R Barardi
- Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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Mansy F, Brancart F, Liesnard C, Bollen A, Godfroid E. A PCR based DNA hybridisation capture system for the detection of human cytomegalovirus. A comparative study with other identification methods. J Virol Methods 1999; 80:113-22. [PMID: 10471020 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-0934(99)00023-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A simple, sensitive and specific colourimetric hybridisation method for the detection of HCMV DNA in clinical specimens is described. This method combines a PCR assay with a sensitive sandwich hybridisation assay. It relies on the use of a specific capture probe linked covalently to polystyrene microplates and a specific polybiotinylated detection probe. Amplified DNA fragments, sandwiched between these two probes, are detected by an enzymatic colour reaction. This PCR-based colourimetric hybridisation method was compared with other known HCMV detection methods. Clinical specimens (n = 145, corresponding to 106 patients) were tested by both a nested PCR assay and this colourimetric hybridisation method; and by either the culture method or the pp65 antigenaemia test depending on the type of sample used. The results showed that the PCR-based hybridisation method has a specificity similar to tissue culture, known as the conventional gold standard method, and could be used for the examination of the clinical specimens.
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- F Mansy
- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Service de Génétique Appliquée, Nivelles, Belgium
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Detrick B, Hooks JJ, Keiser J, Tabbara I. Detection of cytomegalovirus proteins by flow cytometry in the blood of patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Exp Hematol 1999; 27:569-75. [PMID: 10089921 DOI: 10.1016/s0301-472x(98)00076-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection and associated diseases continue to be a major complication encountered by patients undergoing high-dose chemoradiotherapy and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). A number of studies revealed that identification of CMV in the blood of HSCT patients was a predictor of future CMV disease. The purpose of this study was to determine if CMV proteins detected by flow cytometry could be a rapid and more quantitative way to monitor CMV infections and CMV antigenemia in HSCT patients. Preliminary studies showed that CMV immediate early (IE), early (E), and late (L) tegument proteins were specifically identified in CMV-infected cell lines and not in uninfected cells. We evaluated CMV antigen detection by flow cytometry in blood samples collected before and after transplantation in 56 serially collected blood samples from 17 HSCT patients and CMV protein expression was compared to CMV isolation. CMV IE and E proteins were not detected in any of the samples analyzed. However, CMV L protein detection by flow cytometry correlated with virus isolation in serially collected blood samples. Samples from 14 patients were evaluated by both techniques, at the same time intervals. There was a 100% correlation (8/8) between the lack of CMV antigen detection by flow cytometry and the failure to isolate infectious virus. Moreover, 5 of 6 patients who were positive for CMV L antigen by flow cytometry also were positive by virus isolation techniques. When flow cytometry and virus isolation did not detect CMV antigen on the same day, CMV positivity was first detected by flow cytometry. Then, 1-2 weeks later, positive virus isolation was documented. This study indicates that flow cytometric identification of CMV antigenemia correlates with isolation of CMV in HSCT patients and may be a predictive test for the rapid detection of CMV in the blood.
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- B Detrick
- Department of Pathology, George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
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Barardi CR, Emslie KR, Vesey G, Williams KL. Development of a rapid and sensitive quantitative assay for rotavirus based on flow cytometry. J Virol Methods 1998; 74:31-8. [PMID: 9763126 DOI: 10.1016/s0166-0934(98)00061-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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A very sensitive and accurate flow cytometry (FC) based method have developed to quantitate rotavirus infection in MA104 cells. Confluent cell monolayers were infected with serial dilutions of rotavirus SA11. After infection, the cells were recovered with the aid of trypsin and then reacted with monoclonal antibody M60 (specific for the rotavirus outer capsid protein, VP7), followed by a second antibody (anti-mouse IgG-FITC). A FACScan FC was used to estimate the number of infected cells, as well as the level of infection. Viral infection was optimised by varying the concentration of trypsin used in the maintenance medium. The FC method enables many cells to be screened quickly for infectivity, and can detect low levels of virus. This method can be adapted to monitor the presence of other viruses in clinical and environmental samples without the need for prolonged periods of adaptation to growth in tissue culture.
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- C R Barardi
- Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
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Boeckh M, Boivin G. Quantitation of cytomegalovirus: methodologic aspects and clinical applications. Clin Microbiol Rev 1998; 11:533-54. [PMID: 9665982 PMCID: PMC88895 DOI: 10.1128/cmr.11.3.533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 322] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is an important pathogen in transplant recipients and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals. Major progress has been made in developing quantitative detection methods for CMV in recent years. Due to their high sensitivity, these assays can detect CMV early, and quantitation may be useful in predicting the patient's risk for disease and in monitoring the effect of antiviral therapy. This review discusses methodological aspects of currently used quantitative assays for CMV (i.e., viral culture techniques, antigen detection assays, DNA detection assays including PCR, branched-DNA assay, and the DNA hybrid capture assay) and addresses the correlation of systemic and site-specific CMV load and CMV disease in different populations of immunosuppressed patients as well as the response to antiviral treatment. To date, direct antigen detection and molecular techniques have largely replaced traditional culture-based techniques for CMV quantitation. In general, a high systemic CMV load is correlated with CMV disease. This correlation is strong in the HIV-infected population and in solid-organ transplant recipients but less clear in allogeneic marrow transplant recipients. Measuring the viral load at specific anatomic sites may be an alternative way to assess disease activity in situations where the systemic viral load correlates poorly with disease activity. A reduction of the systemic CMV load also correlates with a response to antiviral treatment, but more research is needed to evaluate the role of viral load as a surrogate marker for drug resistance. Due to the widespread use of quantitative CMV detection techniques to direct and monitor antiviral treatment, there is a great need for an assessment of the reproducibility of test results and better standardization of the assays.
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- M Boeckh
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA.
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