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Sriprasart T, Saiphoklang N, Kawamatawong T, Boonsawat W, Mitthamsiri W, Chirakalwasan N, Chiewchalermsri C, Athipongarporn A, Kamalaporn H, Kornthatchapong K, Kulpraneet M, Sompornrattanaphan M, Oer-Areemitr N, Rerkpattanapipat T, Silairatana S, Thawanaphong S, Gaensan T, Jirakran K, Poachanukoon O. Allergic rhinitis and other comorbidities associated with asthma control in Thailand. Front Med (Lausanne) 2024; 10:1308390. [PMID: 38274465 PMCID: PMC10808701 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1308390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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Background Asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR) can coexist and cause disabilities. This study aimed to assess the association between AR, asthma control, asthma-related quality of life, and other comorbidities. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in adults with asthma in six hospitals in Thailand. The outcomes were association of asthma control assessed by the asthma control test (ACT), AR, and asthma comorbidities. Not-well-controlled asthma was defined as ACT scores ≤22. The severity of AR was determined by visual analog scale (VAS). Severe AR was defined as VAS ≥5. Asthma-related quality of life (AQLQ), comorbidities, and total IgE were recorded. Results A total of 682 asthmatic patients were included. Median (IQR) age was 58.0 (47.0-64.0) years. 69.9% were female. Not-well-controlled asthma was present in 44.7%. The prevalence of AR was 86.1%. Moderate/severe persistent AR was diagnosed in 21.7% and severe AR was diagnosed in 30.2% of the patients. Inhaled corticosteroid-containing regimens were prescribed in 97.7% of patients. Intranasal corticosteroid and antihistamine were prescribed in 65.7 and 31.7%, respectively. Patients with not-well-controlled asthma had higher body mass index, VAS scores, proportions of pollution exposure, aeroallergen sensitization, severe AR, nasal polyp, urticaria, food allergy, gastroesophageal reflux disease, depression and anxiety, peptic ulcer, and asthma exacerbations, but younger age, lower AQLQ scores, and lower FEV1. Correlation was found between AR severity and ACT (r = -0.461, p < 0.001), AQLQ (r = -0.512, p < 0.001), and total IgE (r = 0.246, p < 0.023). Multiple regression analysis revealed that ACT, AQLQ, and percentage of FEV1/FVC were significantly associated with severe AR. Conclusion Allergic rhinitis is prevalent in Thai asthmatic patients. AR severity is associated with asthma control, quality of life, and pulmonary function. Comprehensive care is essential for patients with uncontrolled asthma, particularly when coexisting with conditions.
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- Thitiwat Sriprasart
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Division, Department of Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
- Excellence Center for Sleep Disorders, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Medicine, Panyananthaphikkhu Chonprathan Medical Center, Srinakharinwirot University, Nonthaburi, Thailand
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- Department of Pediatrics, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Hospital, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya, Thailand
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- Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Srinakarinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ekachai Hospital, Samut Sakhon, Thailand
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- Allergy Immunology and Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Pulmonary Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Maximizing Children’s Developmental Potential, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Allergy, Asthma and Pulmonary Diseases, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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Kawamatawong T, Sangasapaviriya A, Saiphoklang N, Oer-Areemitr N, Sriprasart T, Kamalaporn H, Amnuaypattanapon K, Rerkpattanapipat T, Chirakalwasan N, Kulpraneet M, Wongsa C, Chantaphakul H, Silairatana S, Poachanukoon O. Guidelines for the management of asthma in adults: Evidence and recommendations. Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol 2021; 40:1-21. [PMID: 34953479 DOI: 10.12932/ap-210421-1118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The multidisciplinary experts in Thailand developed an asthma management recommendation that was relevant to low-middle income countries (LMICS). Populations level consideration about asthma management is emphasized. The healthcare systems, access to and availability of treatments as well as the asthma populations vary from country to country in LMICS. The feasibility in clinical practice for implementation is also a major issue. For these reasons, the practice guidelines that are relevant to local contexts are essential to improve better asthma control. Furthermore, integrative and collaboration between asthma experts and the public health sector to implement and discriminate such guidelines will help to achieve these challenging goals. The topics covered include the current asthma situation in Thailand and the Asia-Pacific region, the definition of asthma, asthma diagnosis, assessment of asthma patients, asthma treatment - both pharmacological and non-pharmacological, management of asthma exacerbation, management of asthma comorbidities, treatment of asthma in special conditions, severe and uncontrolled asthma, Thai alternative medicine and asthma, and asthma and coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19).
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- Theerasuk Kawamatawong
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Allergy and clinical immunology, Department of Medicine, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Allergy Immunology and Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand and Excellence Center for Sleep Disorders, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine Srinakarinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Allergy and Immunology Division, Department of Internal medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj hospital Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Pulmonary Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Center of Excellence for Allergy, Asthma and Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Thammasat University Hospital, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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Kulpraneet M, Limtrakul A, Thanomtham P, Taemaitree N, Puttikamonkul S, Pongsunk S, Srisurapanon S, Troye-Blomberg M, Tangteerawatana P. Analysis of IL-4 promoter and VNTR polymorphisms in Thai patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Trop Biomed 2019; 36:874-882. [PMID: 33597460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Thailand. Cytokines play important roles in defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Interleukin (IL)-4 is one of the anti-inflammatory cytokines and has been found to be elevated in TB patients. The common polymorphisms in IL-4 gene, including IL-4-590C/T, IL-4-33C/T, and IL-4-variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) intron 3 have been reported to be associated with risk for some diseases. The purpose of this study was to investigate possible associations between the above mentioned three common functional polymorphisms in the IL-4 gene in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in a Thai population. Forty three patients with PTB and 90 healthy control subjects were studied. The three common polymorphisms of the IL-4 gene were determined using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP). The allele and genotype frequencies of IL-4 -590 C/T, -33 C/T, VNTR intron 3 polymorphisms did not show significant differences between PTB patients and healthy controls (genotype: p=0.88, p=0.92, p=0.40; allele: p=0.38, p=0.44, p=0.53, respectively). However, the allele distribution of the IL-4 -590 C, -33 C, and VNTR R3 was higher among PTB patients (25.58%, 25.58%, 25.58%, respectively) than among control subjects (20%, 20.48%, 19.44%, respectively). This may suggest that IL-4-590C/T, -33C/T and VNTR intron 3 might play a role in susceptibility to PTB. A larger cohort may possibly help conclude our findings.
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- M Kulpraneet
- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, HRH princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center, Srinakharinwirot University, Ongkaruck, Nakornnayok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, HRH princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center, Srinakharinwirot University, Ongkaruck, Nakornnayok, Thailand
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, SE10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Petborom P, Linasmita P, Kulpraneet M. Coinfection of Pulmonary Paragonimiasis and Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Thailand. J Med Assoc Thai 2016; 99 Suppl 8:S231-S236. [PMID: 29906052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The authors report a case of coinfection of pulmonary paragonimiasis and pulmonary tuberculosis which is an uncommon coinfection. The patient presented with a one-week history of nonmassive hemoptysis about 1 month after completion of treatment for smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (sputum polymerase chain reaction positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis). She lived in Nakhon Nayok province and reported taking raw crabs from time to time. The complete blood count revealed eosinophilia and her chest radiograph showed patchy infiltration at right lower lung field. Computed tomography scan of the chest revealed consolidation with internal air bubbles at anterobasal segment of right lower lobe. The diagnosis of pulmonary paragonimiasis was confirmed by detecting eggs of the genus Paragonimus in her wet-mount sputum. She was treated with oral praziquantel for 3 consecutive days with improvement. To our knowledge, although coinfection of pulmonary paragonimiasis and pulmonary tuberculosis is rare, it should be considered as the differential diagnosis in patients who live in the endemic area presenting with hemoptysis and eosinophilia.
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Kulpraneet M, Limtrakul A, Srisurapanon S, Tangteerawatana P. Lack of Association between IL-10 Gene Promoter Polymorphisms and Susceptible to Tuberculosis in Thai Patients. J Med Assoc Thai 2015; 98 Suppl 10:S124-S129. [PMID: 27276844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cytokines play a major role in defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Polymorphisms in the genes encoding various cytokines have been associated with tuberculosis susceptibility. Polymorphisms of the regulatoy cytokine gene, the interleukin (IL)-10 is associated with the risk of tuberculosis (TB) in different populations. However IL-10 gene polymorphism and susceptibility to TB in Thai is still unknown. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether the common IL-10 promoter gene polymorphisms are associated with TB in Thai population. MATERIAL AND METHOD Forty-eight patients with newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis were studied. DNA samples were extracted from leukocytes and used to investigate -1087A/G -819C/T -252C/A (rs1800896, rs1800871, rs1800872) in IL-10 gene using restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) methods. RESULTS In this study, the genotype and allele frequencies of IL-10-1087A/G, -819C/T -252C/A polymorphism did not significantly different between TB patients and healthy controls ((genotype: p = 0.38, p = 0.92,p = 1; allele: p = 0.57, p = 0.77, p = 0.89, respectively). CONCLUSION The lack of association between common IL-10 promoter polymorphisms and TB susceptibility in this study may provide clue for better understanding of IL-10-1087A/G -819C/T -252C/A polymorphism and TB susceptibility in Thai population, which might facilitate the rationale design of vaccines. However further studies in large scales population are required for confirmation.
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Prayongratana K, Kulpraneet M, Panichchob P, Tantisiriwat W. Acute monoblastic leukemia with t(10;11)(p12;q23) presenting with pulmonary involvement: a case report and literature review. J Med Assoc Thai 2008; 91:559-563. [PMID: 18556867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A forty-three-year-old Thai man presented with acute fever and dyspnea for one week with bilateral patchy infiltration, pancytopenia with monoblast. Bone marrow study was consistent with acute monoblastic leukemia. Lung lesions rapidly progressed to acute respiratory failure, which required intubation. Bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage revealed monotonous monoblast infiltration. Induction chemotherapy with 7 + 3 regimen was administered to halt the progression of leukemic pulmonary infiltration. Although there was clinical improvement, the chest radiograph developed crescent formation in the right upper lung field. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis was suspected and successfully treated with antifungal agent. After peripheral blood recovery, bone marrow evaluation was performed and complete remission was established. HLA matching was sent to prepare for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). The literature review showed that the appropriate treatment for the patients with t(10;11)(p12;q23) was HSCT, but there was no data concerning correlation of t(10;11)(p12;q23) and pulmonary infiltration. This may be due to the low incidence of leukemic infiltration of acute leukemia patients, which is 0.48% and 3.06% in acute myeloid leukemia and acute monoblastic leukemia, respectively.
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- Kannadit Prayongratana
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Ongkharak, Nakhon-nayok, Thailand.
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Kulpraneet M, Sukwit S, Sumransurp K, Chuenchitra T, Santiwatanakul S, Srisurapanon S. Cytokine production in NK and NKT cells from Mycobacterium tuberculosis infected patients. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health 2007; 38:370-5. [PMID: 17539289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Tuberculosis, a major health problem in developing countries, has re-emerged in recent years in many countries. While it is accepted that various lymphocyte subsets are important responses to mycobacterial infection, the roles of NK and NKT cells in producing cytokines are still unclear. Thus we have evaluated, in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection, the frequency of cytokine producing cells by flow cytometry. Of 30 individuals examined, 17 had clinical evidence of pulmonary tuberculosis while the rest showed no evidence of infection. Patients had a significantly higher number of IFN-gamma and IL-4-producing T cells compared to control subjects, but the ratio of IFN-gamma to IL-4-producing T cells was similar in both groups. There were no differences between cytokine profiles of NK cells in patients and control subjects. A significant increase in the number of NKT cells was observed in patients. A striking finding was the higher frequency of IL-4-producing NKT cells compared to IFN-gamma-producing cells. Moreover, individual NKT cell produced both IFN-gamma and IL-4. The preferential type of Thl or Th2 cells is due to mycobacterial strain, type of antigen presenting cells and stage of disease, all of which can lead to different patterns of cytokine production by variety of lymphocyte subsets.
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- Manaphol Kulpraneet
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand
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