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Zeng Q, Tong Z, Zhong J, Li X, Shen B, Chen H, Ge D. The correlation between immune profiles and pathological changes in pulmonary tuberculosis granulomas revealed by bioinformatic analysis and experimental validation. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2025; 152:102614. [PMID: 39999566 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2025.102614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2024] [Revised: 01/10/2025] [Accepted: 02/05/2025] [Indexed: 02/27/2025]
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Most of Mycobacterium tuberculosis(Mtb) infection result in the formation of granulomas, which are often rich in immune cells, with subsequent clinical symptoms. However, the role of the immune system in the formation of tuberculosis granuloma structures has not been fully revealed. Here we first analyzed single-cell transcriptome and microenvironment spatial characteristics to reveal the contribution of immune cells to granuloma expansion with validation by immunofluorescence. We then integrated published peripheral blood transcriptome data for Mtb-infected patients and healthy controls. Immune cell profiles were deconvoluted and results were validated on a local cohort using flow cytometry. At the same time, an in-depth evaluation of the changes in the population and function of multiple peripheral blood immune cells during tuberculosis infection were conducted to define correlation with granuloma area. Finally, we screened 6 cytokines (IL6, IL8, IL10, IFNγ, TNFα, TGFβ) through machine learning bioinformatics and analyzed their correlation with the size of tuberculosis granuloma. Based on these findings, we confirmed that the dynamic variation in proportion of immune cells in peripheral blood and the levels of cytokine profiles are closely related to the occurrence and development of tuberculosis granuloma. This study provides a theoretical basis for the molecular mechanism of tuberculosis granuloma.
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- Qingqiu Zeng
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huzhou Central Hospital, Fifth School of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, 313000, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huzhou Central Hospital, Fifth School of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, 313000, China; Huzhou Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine Research and Translation for Infectious Diseases, Huzhou, Zhejiang, 313000, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huzhou Central Hospital, Fifth School of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, 313000, China; Huzhou Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine Research and Translation for Infectious Diseases, Huzhou, Zhejiang, 313000, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huzhou Central Hospital, Fifth School of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, 313000, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huzhou Central Hospital, Fifth School of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, 313000, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Huzhou Central Hospital, Fifth School of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, 313000, China
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- Department of Pathology, Huzhou Central Hospital, Fifth School of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Affiliated Central Hospital of Huzhou University, Huzhou, Zhejiang, 313000, China.
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Kulesh V, Peskov K, Helmlinger G, Bocharov G. Systematic review and quantitative meta-analysis of age-dependent human T-lymphocyte homeostasis. Front Immunol 2025; 16:1475871. [PMID: 39931065 PMCID: PMC11808020 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1475871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/07/2025] [Indexed: 02/13/2025] Open
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Objective To evaluate and quantitatively describe age-dependent homeostasis for a broad range of total T-cells and specific T-lymphocyte subpopulations in healthy human subjects. Methods A systematic literature review was performed to identify and collect relevant quantitative information on T-lymphocyte counts in human blood and various organs. Both individual subject and grouped (aggregated) data on T-lymphocyte observations in absolute and relative values were digitized and curated; cell phenotypes, gating strategies for flow cytometry analyses, organs from which observations were obtained, subjects' number and age were also systematically inventoried. Age-dependent homeostasis of each T-lymphocyte subpopulation was evaluated via a weighted average calculation within pre-specified age intervals, using a piece-wise equal-effect meta-analysis methodology. Results In total, 124 studies comprising 11722 unique observations from healthy subjects encompassing 20 different T-lymphocyte subpopulations - total CD45+ and CD3+ lymphocytes, as well as specific CD4+ and CD8+ naïve, recent thymic emigrants, activated, effector and various subpopulations of memory T-lymphocytes (total-memory, central-memory, effector-memory, resident-memory) - were systematically collected and included in the final database for a comprehensive analysis. Blood counts of most T-lymphocyte subpopulations demonstrate a decline with age, with a pronounced decrease within the first 10 years of life. Conversely, memory T-lymphocytes display a tendency to increase in older age groups, particularly after ~50 years of age. Notably, an increase in T-lymphocyte numbers is observed in neonates and infants (0 - 1 year of age) towards less differentiated T-lymphocyte subpopulations, while an increase into more differentiated subpopulations emerges later (1 - 5 years of age). Conclusion A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of T-lymphocyte age-dependent homeostasis in healthy humans was performed, to evaluate immune T-cell profiles as a function of age and to characterize generalized estimates of T-lymphocyte counts across age groups. Our study introduces a quantitative description of the fundamental parameters characterizing the maintenance and evolution of T-cell subsets with age, based on a comprehensive integration of available organ-specific and systems-level flow cytometry datasets. Overall, it provides the most up-to-date view of physiological T-cell dynamics and its variance and may be used as a consistent reference for gaining further mechanistic understanding of the human immune status in health and disease.
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- Victoria Kulesh
- Research Center of Model-Informed Drug Development, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
- Marchuk Institute of Numerical Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INM RAS), Moscow, Russia
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- Research Center of Model-Informed Drug Development, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
- Marchuk Institute of Numerical Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INM RAS), Moscow, Russia
- Modeling & Simulation Decisions FZ-LLC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Marchuk Institute of Numerical Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (INM RAS), Moscow, Russia
- Institute for Computer Science and Mathematical Modelling, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
- Moscow Center of Fundamental and Applied Mathematics at INM RAS, Moscow, Russia
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He H, Zhang YL, Li Y, Huang Y, Li X, Xu J, Du YR. Efficacy and prognostic value of peripheral blood CD4 + T cells and serum IL-6 and IL-8 in tuberculous meningitis. Heliyon 2024; 10:e31641. [PMID: 38845916 PMCID: PMC11154195 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Revised: 05/19/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/09/2024] Open
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Objective To investigate the value of peripheral blood clusters of differentiation 4 (CD4+) T-lymphocyte (T cells) count and serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) in the treatment and prognosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM). Methods Sixty-five patients with TBM were prospectively included in the observation group. Sixty-five patients with pulmonary TB and a group of 65 healthy individuals served as the control groups. The differences in peripheral blood CD4+ T-cell count, serum IL-6, and IL-8 levels were compared, and changes in these indices after anti-TB treatment in the observation group were analysed. The observation group was divided into effective and ineffective groups based on their response after 24 weeks of anti-TB treatment. The study also evaluated the influence of peripheral blood CD4+ T-cell count, serum IL-6, and IL-8 levels on the adverse prognosis of TBM during anti-TB treatment. Results Before treatment, the CD4+ T-cell count in the peripheral blood of the observation group was lower than in both the control and healthy groups, and serum IL-6 and IL-8 levels were higher than in the control group (P < 0.001). After 24 weeks of anti-TB treatment, the CD4+ T-cell count in the peripheral blood of the observation group increased, whereas the levels of IL-6 and IL-8 decreased significantly (P < 0.001). The levels of CD4+ T cells and IL-6 in the peripheral blood of patients before treatment were identified as independent factors influencing the efficacy of anti-TB treatment (odds ratio [OR] = 0.989, 95 % confidence interval [CI]: 0.980-0.997; OR = 1.010, 95 % CI: 1.003-1.017). Conclusion In patients with TBM, the CD4+ T-cell count in the peripheral blood is decreased, whereas serum IL-6 and IL-8 are increased. The combination of CD4+ T cells and IL-8 shows a degree of predictive value for the prognosis of anti-TB treatment.
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- Hua He
- Department 2 of Infectious Disease, The Third People's Hospital in Kunming/Yunnan Clinical Medical Center for Infectious Diseases, Kunming, 650041, China
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- Department 2 of Infectious Disease, The Third People's Hospital in Kunming/Yunnan Clinical Medical Center for Infectious Diseases, Kunming, 650041, China
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- Department 2 of Infectious Disease, The Third People's Hospital in Kunming/Yunnan Clinical Medical Center for Infectious Diseases, Kunming, 650041, China
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- Department 2 of Infectious Disease, The Third People's Hospital in Kunming/Yunnan Clinical Medical Center for Infectious Diseases, Kunming, 650041, China
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- Department of Radiology, The Third People's Hospital in Kunming/Yunnan Clinical Medical Center for Infectious Diseases, Kunming, 650041, China
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- Department 2 of Infectious Disease, The Third People's Hospital in Kunming/Yunnan Clinical Medical Center for Infectious Diseases, Kunming, 650041, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Third People's Hospital in Kunming/Yunnan Clinical Medical Center for Infectious Diseases, Kunming, 650041, China
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Angkasekwinai N, Suputtamongkol Y, Tantibhedhyangkul W, Onlamoon N, Phoompoung P, Pithukpakorn M, Karuphong E, Pusuwan P, Angkasekwinai P. Efficacy of Bortezomib for Treating Anti-Interferon-Gamma Autoantibody-Associated Adult-Onset Immunodeficiency Syndrome. Clin Infect Dis 2024; 78:1033-1042. [PMID: 37947190 PMCID: PMC11006116 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciad676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Currently, there is no effective treatment for adult-onset immunodeficiency (AOID) syndrome with anti-interferon-gamma autoantibodies (anti-IFN-γ-auto-Abs). This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of bortezomib (BTZ) for decreasing anti-IFN-γ-auto-Abs. METHODS A pre- and post-intervention study was conducted from February 2017 through June 2019 at Siriraj Hospital (Bangkok, Thailand). Five patients were invited to receive once-weekly BTZ (1.3 mg/m2 body surface area) subcutaneously for 8 weeks followed by oral cyclophosphamide (1 mg/kg/d) for 4 months. The primary outcomes were the difference in antibody level at 8 and 48 weeks compared with baseline and the incidence of serious adverse events (AEs). The secondary outcome was the occurrence of opportunistic infections (OIs) during the 72 weeks after starting BTZ. RESULTS The median patient age was 46 years (range, 34-53). All patients had 3-5 OIs prior to enrollment. All patients were receiving antimycobacterial agents for treatment of nontuberculous mycobacterial infection at enrollment. There was no significant difference in the mean optical density of auto-Abs at 8 weeks (3.73 ± 0.72) or 48 weeks (3.74 ± 0.53) compared with baseline (3.84 ± 0.49; P = .336 and P = .555, respectively). However, after serum dilution, the antibody titer nonsignificantly decreased 8-16 weeks after BTZ initiation (P = .345). Ten OIs were observed 24-72 weeks after BTZ initiation. CONCLUSIONS Treatment with BTZ followed by cyclophosphamide yielded no significant decrease in antibody titer levels, and 10 OIs were observed during 24-72 weeks of BTZ treatment. No serious AEs were observed. Combining rituximab with BTZ is likely necessary to prevent generation of new autoantibody-producing plasma cells. Clinical Trials Registration. NCT03103555.
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- Nasikarn Angkasekwinai
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Research Group in Immunobiology and Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Medical Genetics, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Medical Technology, Faculty of Allied Health Science, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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Li F, Chen D, Zeng Q, Du Y. Possible Mechanisms of Lymphopenia in Severe Tuberculosis. Microorganisms 2023; 11:2640. [PMID: 38004652 PMCID: PMC10672989 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms11112640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). In lymphopenia, T cells are typically characterized by progressive loss and a decrease in their count results. Lymphopenia can hinder immune responses and lead to systemic immunosuppression, which is strongly associated with mortality. Lymphopenia is a significant immunological abnormality in the majority of patients with severe and advanced TB, and its severity is linked to disease outcomes. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. Currently, the research on the pathogenesis of lymphopenia during M. tuberculosis infection mainly focuses on how it affects lymphocyte production, survival, or tissue redistribution. This includes impairing hematopoiesis, inhibiting T-cell proliferation, and inducing lymphocyte apoptosis. In this study, we have compiled the latest research on the possible mechanisms that may cause lymphopenia during M. tuberculosis infection. Lymphopenia may have serious consequences in severe TB patients. Additionally, we discuss in detail potential intervention strategies to prevent lymphopenia, which could help understand TB immunopathogenesis and achieve the goal of preventing and treating severe TB.
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- Fei Li
- Institute of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China; (D.C.); (Q.Z.); (Y.D.)
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Kratzer B, Grabmeier-Pfistershammer K, Trapin D, Körmöczi U, Rottal A, Feichter M, Waidhofer-Söllner P, Smogavec M, Laccone F, Hauser M, Winkler S, Pickl WF, Lechner AM. Mycobacterium avium Complex Infections: Detailed Phenotypic and Functional Immunological Work-Up Is Required despite Genetic Analyses. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2023; 184:914-931. [PMID: 37279717 DOI: 10.1159/000530844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/08/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Cervical scrofulous lymphadenitis due to Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) in immunocompetent adults is a rare disease. The presence of MAC infections demands meticulous clinical evaluation of patients along with detailed phenotypic and functional evaluation of their immune system including next-generation sequencing (NGS) analyses of target genes. METHODS Exact clinical histories of the index patients both suffering from retromandibular/cervical scrofulous lymphadenitis were obtained along with phenotypic and functional immunological evaluations of leukocyte populations followed by targeted NGS-based sequencing of candidate genes. RESULTS Immunological investigations showed normal serum immunoglobulin and complement levels, but lymphopenia, which was caused by significantly reduced CD3+CD4+CD45RO+ memory T-cell and CD19+ B-cell numbers. Despite normal T-cell proliferation to a number of accessory cell-dependent and -independent stimuli, the PBMC of both patients elaborated clearly reduced levels of a number of cytokines, including IFN-γ, IL-10, IL-12p70, IL-1α, IL-1β, and TNF-α upon TCR-dependent T-cell stimulation with CD3-coated beads but also superantigens. The IFN-γ production deficiency was confirmed for CD3+CD4+ helper and CD4+CD8+ cytotoxic T cells on the single-cell level by multiparametric flow cytometry irrespective of whether PMA/ionomycin-stimulated whole blood cells or gradient-purified PBMC was analyzed. In the female patient L1, targeted NGS-based sequencing revealed a homozygous c.110T>C mutation in the interferon-γ receptor type 1 (IFNGR1) leading to significantly reduced receptor expression on both CD14+ monocytes and CD3+ T cells. Patient S2 presented with normal IFNGR1 expression on CD14+ monocytes but significantly reduced IFNGR1 expression on CD3+ T cells, despite the absence of detectable homozygous mutations in the IFNGR1 itself or disease-related target genes. Exogenous addition of increasing doses of IFN-γ resulted in proper upregulation of high-affinity FcγRI (CD64) on monocytes from patient S2, whereas monocytes from patient L1 showed only partial induction of CD64 expression after incubation with high doses of IFN-γ. CONCLUSION A detailed phenotypic and functional immunological examination is urgently required to determine the cause of a clinically relevant immunodeficiency, despite detailed genetic analyses.
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- Bernhard Kratzer
- Medical University of Vienna, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Vienna, Austria
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- Medical University of Vienna, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Vienna, Austria
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- Medical University of Vienna, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Vienna, Austria
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- Medical University of Vienna, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Vienna, Austria
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- Medical University of Vienna, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Vienna, Austria
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- Medical University of Vienna, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Vienna, Austria
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- Medical University of Vienna, Center for Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Institute of Medical Genetics, Vienna, Austria
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- Medical University of Vienna, Center for Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Institute of Medical Genetics, Vienna, Austria
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- Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Biosciences, Salzburg, Austria
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- Medical University of Vienna, Department of Medicine I, Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Medical University of Vienna, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Vienna, Austria
- Karl Landsteiner University, Krems, Austria
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- Paracelsus University Salzburg, University Institute for Clinical Microbiology and Hygiene, Salzburg, Austria
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Watanabe M, Jergovic M, Davidson L, LaFleur BJ, Castaneda Y, Martinez C, Smithey MJ, Stowe RP, Haddad EK, Nikolich‐Žugich J. Inflammatory and immune markers in HIV-infected older adults on long-term antiretroviral therapy: Persistent elevation of sCD14 and of proinflammatory effector memory T cells. Aging Cell 2022; 21:e13681. [PMID: 35975357 PMCID: PMC9470897 DOI: 10.1111/acel.13681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
HIV-positive patients whose viral loads are successfully controlled by active antiretroviral therapy (ART) show no clinical signs of AIDS. However, their lifespan is shorter compared with individuals with no HIV infection and they prematurely exhibit a multitude of chronic diseases typically associated with advanced age. It was hypothesized that immune system aging may correlate with, and provide useful biomarkers for, this premature loss of healthspan in HIV-positive subjects. Here, we tested whether the immune correlates of aging, including cell numbers and phenotypes, inflammatory status, and control of human cytomegalovirus (hCMV) in HIV-positive subjects on long-term successful ART (HIV+) may reveal increased "immunological age" compared with HIV-negative, age-matched cohort (HIV-) in participants between 50 and 69 years of age. Specifically, we expected that younger HIV+ subjects may immunologically resemble older individuals without HIV. We found no evidence to support this hypothesis. While T cells from HIV+ participants displayed differential expression in several differentiation and/or inhibitory/exhaustion markers in different T cell subpopulations, aging by a decade did not pronounce these changes. Similarly, while the HIV+ participants exhibited higher T cell responses and elevated inflammatory marker levels in plasma, indicative of chronic inflammation, this trait was not age-sensitive. We did find differences in immune control of hCMV, and, more importantly, a sustained elevation of sCD14 and of proinflammatory CD4 and CD8 T cell responses across age groups, pointing towards uncontrolled inflammation as a factor in reduced healthspan in successfully treated older HIV+ patients.
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- Makiko Watanabe
- Department of ImmunobiologyUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine‐TucsonTucsonArizonaUSA,Arizona Center on AgingUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine‐TucsonTucsonArizonaUSA
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- Department of ImmunobiologyUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine‐TucsonTucsonArizonaUSA,Arizona Center on AgingUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine‐TucsonTucsonArizonaUSA
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- Department of ImmunobiologyUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine‐TucsonTucsonArizonaUSA,Arizona Center on AgingUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine‐TucsonTucsonArizonaUSA
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- BIO5 InstituteUniversity of ArizonaTucsonArizonaUSA,R. Ken Coit College of PharmacyUniveristy of ArizonaTucsonArizonaUSA
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- Department of ImmunobiologyUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine‐TucsonTucsonArizonaUSA,Arizona Center on AgingUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine‐TucsonTucsonArizonaUSA
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- Department of ImmunobiologyUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine‐TucsonTucsonArizonaUSA,Arizona Center on AgingUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine‐TucsonTucsonArizonaUSA
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- Department of ImmunobiologyUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine‐TucsonTucsonArizonaUSA,Arizona Center on AgingUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine‐TucsonTucsonArizonaUSA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and HIV Medicine, Department of MedicineDrexel UniversityPhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaUSA
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- Department of ImmunobiologyUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine‐TucsonTucsonArizonaUSA,Arizona Center on AgingUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine‐TucsonTucsonArizonaUSA,BIO5 InstituteUniversity of ArizonaTucsonArizonaUSA
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Consonni F, Chiti N, Ricci S, Venturini E, Canessa C, Bianchi L, Lippi F, Montagnani C, Giovannini M, Chiappini E, Galli L, Azzari C, Lodi L. Unbalanced serum immunoglobulins in clinical subtypes of pediatric tuberculosis disease. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:908963. [PMID: 36016881 PMCID: PMC9395963 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.908963] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Immune response to tuberculosis (TB) has been extensively studied in the past decades and classically involves cellular immunity. However, evidence suggests that humoral immunity may play a relevant role. Past studies regarding serum immunoglobulin (Ig) levels in TB are dated and only involve adult subjects. In this study, we retrospectively studied a cohort of 256 children with TB disease and analyzed 111 patients screened for total serum Ig at diagnosis. According to the severity and extent of organ involvement, subjects were divided into four groups, namely, uncomplicated pulmonary TB (UCPTB, 56.3% of patients), complicated pulmonary TB (CPTB, 22.5%), lymph node extrapulmonary TB (LN-EPTB, 7.2%), and extra-nodal extrapulmonary TB (EN-EPTB, 13.5%). Serum IgG and IgA levels were significantly higher in more severe and extended TB disease. Median IgG levels progressively increased from uncomplicated to complicated pulmonary and nodal forms, reaching their highest values in diffuse extra-pulmonary TB. In parallel, UCPTB showed significantly lower frequencies of patients presenting a substantial increase in IgG levels when compared with the other three groups. No relevant differences in IgM levels were detected. Ig screening at follow-up showed a significant reduction in IgG and IgA levels. Finally, we unveiled three cases of selective IgA and one case of selective IgM deficiencies (SIgMD), the latter with a severe clinical course. Serum IgG and IgA may be a useful clinical tool to assess the severity and monitor the treatment response in pediatric TB disease. Moreover, immunological workup in children with TB disease may unmask primary defects of humoral immunity.
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- Filippo Consonni
- Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy.,Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy.,Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.,Immunology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Immunology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Immunology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Allergology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.,Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.,Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.,Immunology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.,Immunology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence, Italy
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Musteikienė G, Miliauskas S, Zaveckienė J, Urbonienė D, Vitkauskienė A, Žemaitis M, Naudžiūnas A. Is analysis of inflammatory biomarkers and lymphocyte subpopulations useful in prediction of tuberculosis treatment outcomes? J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis 2021; 25:100275. [PMID: 34541339 PMCID: PMC8436121 DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2021.100275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Analysis of inflammatory biomarkers and lymphocytes during the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) could yield findings that influence the routine clinical practice and use of new anti-TB drugs. This study aimed to evaluate whether the selected biomarkers-soluble intercellular adhesion molecule type 1, soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR), and C-reactive protein (CRP)-and T-cell subpopulations are useful for predicting culture conversion, treatment outcomes, and the extent of radiological lesions (calculated using X-ray score) in patients with drug-sensitive pulmonary TB. This study included 62 patients with drug-sensitive pulmonary TB. CRP and suPAR levels significantly decreased after 1 month of treatment. Before treatment initiation, CRP and suPAR levels were significantly higher in patients without culture conversion; however, none of the selected host biomarkers appeared to significantly influence the conversion status or treatment outcomes. Some lymphocyte subpopulations were correlated with X-ray scores before TB treatment initiation, but lung destruction, as determined using X-ray scores, showed the highest correlation with the baseline CRP value. We conclude that selected host biomarkers have a very limited role in predicting TB treatment outcomes and culture conversion and do not appear to be superior to CRP in monitoring TB treatment.
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- Greta Musteikienė
- Department of Pulmonology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Pulmonology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Radiology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Pulmonology, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Eiveniu 2, LT-50161 Kaunas, Lithuania
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Bhavanam S, Rayat GR, Keelan M, Kunimoto D, Drews SJ. Evaluation of the effect of T regulatory cell depletion and donor BCG vaccination on Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra infection using an in vitro model of human PBMC infection. Pathog Dis 2021; 78:5974523. [PMID: 33300047 DOI: 10.1093/femspd/ftaa068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
This study evaluated the effect of T regulatory cells (Treg cells) and the impact of BCG vaccination history of donors using an in vitro model of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra infection of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). PBMCs from donors with or without prior BCG vaccination were depleted of Treg cells (PBMCs-Tregs) or not depleted with Treg cells (PBMCs + Tregs) were infected up to 8 days with Mtb H37Ra. Cell aggregates were smaller in PBMCs-Tregs compared to PBMCs + Tregs at day 8 post-infection. Mtb CFUs were higher in the PBMCs-Tregs compared to PBMCs + Tregs at days 3, 5 and 8. The levels of IL-17, IFN-γ (at days 3 and 5), and TNF-α and IL-6 (at day 3) were lower in PBMCs-Tregs compared to PBMCs + Tregs. In contrast, the levels of IL-10 and IL-4 cytokines were higher at day 3 in PBMCs-Tregs compared to PBMCs + Tregs. BCG vaccination status of donors had no impact on the mycobacterial culture, level of cytokines and immune cell populations. This study shows that depletion of Tregs in human PBMCs infected with Mtb H37Ra in vitro leads to a shift from a Th1 to a Th2 cytokine rich environment that supports the survival of Mtb in this model.
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- Sudha Bhavanam
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, 4B1.19 Walter Mackenzie Centre, 8440-112 St, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2B7
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- Alberta Diabetes Institute, Ray Rajotte Surgical-Medical Research Institute, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, 1-002 Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, 4B1.19 Walter Mackenzie Centre, 8440-112 St, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2B7
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, 2J2.00 WC Mackenzie Centre, 8440-112 St, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2R7
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, 4B1.19 Walter Mackenzie Centre, 8440-112 St, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2B7.,Canadian Blood Services, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Alberta, 8249 114 St. NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2R8
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Luo Y, Xue Y, Tang G, Cai Y, Yuan X, Lin Q, Song H, Liu W, Mao L, Zhou Y, Chen Z, Zhu Y, Liu W, Wu S, Wang F, Sun Z. Lymphocyte-Related Immunological Indicators for Stratifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection. Front Immunol 2021; 12:658843. [PMID: 34276653 PMCID: PMC8278865 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.658843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Easily accessible tools that reliably stratify Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection are needed to facilitate the improvement of clinical management. The current study attempts to reveal lymphocyte-related immune characteristics of active tuberculosis (ATB) patients and establish immunodiagnostic model for discriminating ATB from latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and healthy controls (HC). Methods A total of 171 subjects consisted of 54 ATB, 57 LTBI, and 60 HC were consecutively recruited at Tongji hospital from January 2019 to January 2021. All participants were tested for lymphocyte subsets, phenotype, and function. Other examination including T-SPOT and microbiological detection for MTB were performed simultaneously. Results Compared with LTBI and HC, ATB patients exhibited significantly lower number and function of lymphocytes including CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells and NK cells, and significantly higher T cell activation represented by HLA-DR and proportion of immunosuppressive cells represented by Treg. An immunodiagnostic model based on the combination of NK cell number, HLA-DR+CD3+ T cells, Treg, CD4+ T cell function, and NK cell function was built using logistic regression. Based on receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, the area under the curve (AUC) of the diagnostic model was 0.920 (95% CI, 0.867-0.973) in distinguishing ATB from LTBI, while the cut-off value of 0.676 produced a sensitivity of 81.48% (95% CI, 69.16%-89.62%) and specificity of 91.23% (95% CI, 81.06%-96.20%). Meanwhile, AUC analysis between ATB and HC according to the diagnostic model was 0.911 (95% CI, 0.855-0.967), with a sensitivity of 81.48% (95% CI, 69.16%-89.62%) and a specificity of 90.00% (95% CI, 79.85%-95.34%). Conclusions Our study demonstrated that the immunodiagnostic model established by the combination of lymphocyte-related indicators could facilitate the status differentiation of MTB infection.
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- Ying Luo
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Key Laboratory of Environmental Health of Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Katsuyama E, Suarez-Fueyo A, Bradley SJ, Mizui M, Marin AV, Mulki L, Krishfield S, Malavasi F, Yoon J, Sui SJH, Kyttaris VC, Tsokos GC. The CD38/NAD/SIRTUIN1/EZH2 Axis Mitigates Cytotoxic CD8 T Cell Function and Identifies Patients with SLE Prone to Infections. Cell Rep 2021; 30:112-123.e4. [PMID: 31914379 PMCID: PMC7577012 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) suffer frequent infections that account for significant morbidity and mortality. T cell cytotoxic responses are decreased in patients with SLE, yet the responsible molecular events are largely unknown. We find an expanded CD8CD38high T cell subset in a sub-group of patients with increased rates of infections. CD8CD38high T cells from healthy subjects and patients with SLE display decreased cytotoxic capacity, degranulation, and expression of granzymes A and B and perforin. The key cytotoxicity-related transcription factors T-bet, RUNX3, and EOMES are decreased in CD8CD38high T cells. CD38 leads to increased acetylated EZH2 through inhibition of the deacetylase Sirtuin1. Acetylated EZH2 represses RUNX3 expression, whereas inhibition of EZH2 restores CD8 T cell cytotoxic responses. We propose that high levels of CD38 lead to decreased CD8 T cell-mediated cytotoxicity and increased propensity to infections in patients with SLE, a process that can be reversed pharmacologically. Katsuyama et al. find that an expanded CD8CD38high T cell population in SLE patients is linked to infections. CD8CD38high T cells display decreased cytotoxic capacity by suppressing the expression of related molecules through an NAD+/Sirtuin1/EZH2 pathway. EZH2 inhibitors increase cytotoxicity offering a means to mitigate infection rates in SLE.
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- Eri Katsuyama
- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunogenetics, Department of Genetics, Biology and Biochemistry, University of Torino, and Fondazione Ricerca Molinette, Torino, Italy
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- Harvard Chan Bioinformatics Core, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Harvard Chan Bioinformatics Core, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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Enumeration of lymphocyte subsets during follow-up in the pulmonary tuberculosis patients with co morbid diabetes mellitus. Clin Chim Acta 2020; 510:566-572. [PMID: 32818492 DOI: 10.1016/j.cca.2020.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 07/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The present study was designed to evaluate percentage of lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of pulmonary tuberculosis patients with diabetes mellitus (TBDM) and household contacts (HHC) at the time of diagnosis and at different intervals of follow-up. T-lymphocyte subsets, monocytes and natural killer cells were evaluated using fluorescence associated cell sorting (FACS) in a total of 125 subjects including TBDM, pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients, HHC, diabetes mellitus (DM) patients and healthy controls (HC), 25 in each category. CD4 proportion was significantly low in TBDM (p = 0.003), PTB (p = 0.0008) and HHC (p = 0.005) when compared to HCs and increased with treatment in PTB at 6 M and 12 M (p = 0.008). CD8 percentage was significantly low in DM (p = 0.01); Significantly high mean percentage was observed with respect to CD14 in TBDM (p = 0.008), PTB (p = 0.018), HHC (p = 0.008) and DM (p = 0.014); with CD16 in TBDM (p = 0.0001), PTB (p = 0.0001), HHC (p = 0.045); with CD56 in TBDM (p = 0.0003), PTB (p = 0.002) and HHC (p = 0.015) respectively when compared to HCs. These results indicate that TBDM patients have altered lymphocyte homeostasis and FACS analysis might have the potential of a non-invasive clinical indicator for the early detection and monitoring of TB in HHC.
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Habtamu M, Abrahamsen G, Aseffa A, Andargie E, Ayalew S, Abebe M, Spurkland A. High-throughput analysis of T cell-monocyte interaction in human tuberculosis. Clin Exp Immunol 2020; 201:187-199. [PMID: 32348546 PMCID: PMC7366737 DOI: 10.1111/cei.13447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The lack of efficient tools for identifying immunological correlates of tuberculosis (TB) protection or risk of disease progression impedes the development of improved control strategies. To more clearly understand the host response in TB, we recently established an imaging flow cytometer‐based in‐vitro assay, which assesses multiple aspects of T cell–monocyte interaction. Here, we extended our previous work and characterized communication between T cells and monocytes using clinical samples from individuals with different TB infection status and healthy controls from a TB endemic setting. To identify T cell–monocyte conjugates, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were stimulated with ds‐Red‐expressing Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette–Guérin or 6‐kDa early secreted antigenic target (ESAT 6) peptides for 6 h, and analyzed by imaging flow cytometer (IFC). We then enumerated T cell–monocyte conjugates using polarization of T cell receptor (TCR) and F‐actin as markers for synapse formation, and nuclear factor kappa B (NF‐κB) nuclear translocation in the T cells. We observed a reduced frequency of T cell–monocyte conjugates in cells from patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis (pTB) compared to latent TB‐infected (LTBI) and healthy controls. When we monitored NF‐κB nuclear translocation in T cells interacting with monocytes, the proportion of responding cells was significantly higher in active pTB compared with LTBI and controls. Overall, these data underscore the need to consider multiple immunological parameters against TB, where IFC could be a valuable tool.
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- M Habtamu
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Olso, Norway.,Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Olso, Norway
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- Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Armauer Hansen Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Olso, Norway
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Pandey P, Bhatnagar AK, Mohan A, Sachdeva KS, Vajpayee M, Das BK, Samantaray JC, Guleria R, Singh UB. Insights in tuberculosis immunology: Role of NKT and T regulatory cells. Int J Mycobacteriol 2020; 8:333-340. [PMID: 31793502 DOI: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_141_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Tuberculosis (TB) control is challenging due to poor drug compliance and emerging resistance. The need of the hour is to determine the prediction of disease cure and relapse. Patients' immune response is crucial to the disease outcome. This study was designed to study the immune profile of TB patients during treatment and cure. Methods The cross-sectional study included newly diagnosed pulmonary TB patients and healthy controls. Levels of serum cytokines/chemokines (Th1/Th2/Th17) were measured by BD cytometric bead array. The cell surface markers assessed in the study were CD3, CD4, CD8, CD16, CD56, and BD human regulatory T cell cocktail (CD4/CD25/CD127). Results Data analysis observed statistically significant differences in CD3dim/CD56 + natural killer T (NKT) among TB patients with significantly low levels in healthy controls and after treatment completion (P < 0.0001). The analysis also revealed a high percentage of CD3dim/CD56 + NKT in fast responders. The percentage of T regulatory was found to be high in patients when compared with healthy controls; the values were statistically significant (0.0002). Interleukin-6 was significantly associated with the disease (P < 0.0485). Discussion A comprehensive understanding of role of CD3dim/CD56+ NKT in antimycobacterial immunity may enable new possibilities for NK cell-based prophylactic and/or therapeutic strategies against TB.
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- Pooja Pandey
- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Rajan Babu Institute for Pulmonary Medicine and Tuberculosis, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Sleep Disorders, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Liu X, Li F, Niu H, Ma L, Chen J, Zhang Y, Peng L, Gan C, Ma X, Zhu B. IL-2 Restores T-Cell Dysfunction Induced by Persistent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antigen Stimulation. Front Immunol 2019; 10:2350. [PMID: 31632413 PMCID: PMC6783502 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.02350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic disease mainly caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The function of T cells usually decreased and even exhausted in severe TB such as multiple drug resistant TB (MDR-TB), which might lead to the failure of treatment in return. The mechanism of T cell dysfunction in TB is still not clear. In this study we set up a mouse model of T cell dysfunction by persistent M. tuberculosis antigen stimulation and investigated the therapeutic role of interleukin 2 (IL-2) in it. C57BL/6 mice were primed with Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) and boosted repeatedly with a combination of M. tuberculosis fusion proteins Mtb10.4-HspX (MH) plus ESAT6-Ag85B-MPT64 <190-198>-Mtb8.4-Rv2626c (LT70) or MH plus ESAT6 and CFP10 with adjuvant of N, N'-dimethyl-N, N'-dioctadecylammonium bromide (DDA) plus polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid (Poly I:C). Following persistent antigen stimulation, the mice were treated with IL-2 and the therapeutic effects were analyzed. The results showed that compared with the mice that received transient antigen stimulation (boost twice), persistent antigen stimulation (boost more than 10 times) resulted in decrease of antigen specific IFN-γ and IL-2 production, reduction of memory CD8+ T cells, over-expression of immune checkpoint programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), and impaired the protective immunity against bacterial challenge. Treating the T cell functionally exhausted mice with IL-2 restored antigen-specific T cell responses and protective efficacy. In conclusion, persistent stimulation with M. tuberculosis antigens induced T cell dysfunction, which could be restored by complement of IL-2.
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- Xun Liu
- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine and Clinical Translation and Lanzhou Center for Tuberculosis Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.,School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine and Clinical Translation and Lanzhou Center for Tuberculosis Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.,School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine and Clinical Translation and Lanzhou Center for Tuberculosis Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.,School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine and Clinical Translation and Lanzhou Center for Tuberculosis Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.,School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Biology, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Center of Life Science, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine and Clinical Translation and Lanzhou Center for Tuberculosis Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.,School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine and Clinical Translation and Lanzhou Center for Tuberculosis Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine and Clinical Translation and Lanzhou Center for Tuberculosis Research, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.,School of Basic Medical Sciences, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Venturini E, Lodi L, Francolino I, Ricci S, Chiappini E, de Martino M, Galli L. CD3, CD4, CD8, CD19 and CD16/CD56 positive cells in tuberculosis infection and disease: Peculiar features in children. Int J Immunopathol Pharmacol 2019; 33:2058738419840241. [PMID: 30957643 PMCID: PMC6454648 DOI: 10.1177/2058738419840241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Pathogenesis of mycobacterial infection has been extensively studied determining
the fundamental role of host immunocompetence in disease progression. Cellular
adaptive immunity, in particular CD4+ cells, has shown to be crucial in the host
defence. A role of cytotoxic lymphocytes and humoral immunity has also been
established. However, few studies have been performed in low endemic countries
on immunological correlates of tuberculosis in paediatric patients. The present
study aims to fill this gap analysing the distribution and the absolute values
of the main lymphocyte subpopulations (CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD19+ and CD16+/CD56+)
in the different stages of tubercular infection in human immunodeficiency
virus–negative children living in low tubercular endemic countries. Results
obtained in children with latent tuberculosis, active tuberculosis and healthy
controls were compared. Moreover, quantitative analysis of interferon-γ levels
of mitogen-induced response was carried out within the different study groups.
The aim of this analysis was to enforce the comprehension of immune
modifications subsequent to Mycobacterium tuberculosis
infection. The major finding of our study was CD3+ and CD4+ absolute and
percentage depletion in children with active tuberculosis versus healthy
controls. Moreover, severe forms of active tuberculosis showed a marked
reduction in the CD4+ percentage in the context of a systemic impairment which
affects globally the absolute count of all peripheral lymphocyte subsets tested.
A relative increase of natural killer cells was proved in infected patients,
whereas no differences in B cells among the study groups were detected.
Mitogen-induced interferon-γ levels were significantly higher in children with
latent tuberculosis when compared to active tuberculosis and healthy controls,
demonstrating effective immune activation in those patients able to control the
infection.
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- Maurizio de Martino, Department of Health
Sciences and Anna Meyer Children’s University Hospital, University of Florence,
viale Pieraccini 24, 50139 Florence, Italy.
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Rao D, Venkataswamy MM, Vasanthapuram R, Satishchandra P, Desai A. Alteration of T Cell Phenotypes in HIV-Neurotuberculosis Coinfection. CYTOMETRY PART B-CLINICAL CYTOMETRY 2018; 98:270-281. [PMID: 30450685 DOI: 10.1002/cyto.b.21746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neurotuberculosis is one of the commonest HIV associated opportunistic infections of the central nervous system in India. HIV-TB coinfection may lead to altered frequencies of T cells, thereby influencing the course and progression of the disease. METHODS We examined the frequencies of T cell subsets in HIV infected individuals with neurotuberculosis (HIV+nTB+) as compared to individuals with HIV associated systemic TB (HIV+sTB+), asymptomatic HIV (HIV+TB-), non-HIV neuro TB (HIV-nTB+), non-HIV systemic TB (HIV-sTB+), and healthy controls (HIV-TB-). Activation and senescence profiles of CD4 and CD8 T cells and memory subsets in peripheral blood mononuclear cells were studied by flow cytometry. RESULTS The significant observations among the T cell subsets in HIV+nTB+ were: (1) Naïve T cells: decreased CD4 T cells compared to HIV-sTB+ (P = 0.005); decreased CD8 T cells compared to HIV-nTB+ and HIV-TB- (P ≤ 0.007), (2) Memory T cells: expanded CD4 TEMRA cells compared to HIV-nTB+, HIV-sTB+, and HIV-TB- (P ≤ 0.003); expanded CD8 TEMRA cells compared to HIV-nTB+ and HIV-TB- (P ≤ 0.005), (3) Activated T cells: higher CD4 T cells compared to HIV-nTB+, HIV-sTB+, and HIV-TB- (P ≤ 0.004); higher CD8 T cells compared to HIV + TB-, HIV-nTB+, HIV-sTB+, and HIV-TB- (P ≤ 0.001), and (4) Senescent T cells: increased CD8 T cells compared to HIV-nTB+ and HIV-TB- groups (P = 0.000). CONCLUSIONS Increased activation compared to HIV+TB-, HIV-nTB+, HIV-sTB+, and HIV-TB- groups and increased senescence compared to HIV-nTB+ and HIV-TB- groups were observed in CD8 T cells in HIV+nTB+, suggesting that the frequencies of these T cell subsets are altered to a greater extent in these individuals. © 2018 International Clinical Cytometry Society.
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- Deepashri Rao
- Department of Neurovirology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India
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- Department of Neurovirology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India
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- Department of Neurovirology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India
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- Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India
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- Department of Neurovirology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, India
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Sahmoudi K, Abbassi H, Bouklata N, El Alami MN, Sadak A, Burant C, Henry Boom W, El Aouad R, Canaday DH, Seghrouchni F. Immune activation and regulatory T cells in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infected lymph nodes. BMC Immunol 2018; 19:33. [PMID: 30409122 PMCID: PMC6225640 DOI: 10.1186/s12865-018-0266-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Background Lymph node tuberculosis (LNTB) is the most frequent extrapulmonary form of tuberculosis (TB). Studies of human tuberculosis at sites of disease are limited. LNTB provides a unique opportunity to compare local in situ and peripheral blood immune response in active Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) disease. The present study analysed T regulatory cells (Treg) frequency and activation along with CD4+ T cell function in lymph nodes from LNTB patients. Results Lymph node mononuclear cells (LNMC) were compared to autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC). LNMC were enriched for CD4+ T cells with a late differentiated effector memory phenotype. No differences were noted in the frequency and mutifunctional profile of memory CD4+ T cells specific for Mtb. The proportion of activated CD4+ and Tregs in LNMC was increased compared to PBMC. The correlation between Tregs and activated CD4+ T cells was stronger in LNMC than PBMC. Tregs in LNMC showed a strong positive correlation with Th1 cytokine production (IL2, IFNγ and TNFα) as well as MIP-1α after Mtb antigen stimulation. A subset of Tregs in LNMC co-expressed HLA-DR and CD38, markers of activation. Conclusion Further research will determine the functional relationship between Treg and activated CD4+ T cells at lymph node sites of Mtb infection. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12865-018-0266-8) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Karima Sahmoudi
- Laboratory of Cellular Immunology, National Institute of Hygiene, 27, Avenue Ibn Batouta, PB 769, 11400, Rabat, Morocco.,Faculty of Sciences, University Mohammed V Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
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- Department of ENT, Maxillo- facial, Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Hassan II, Fes, Morocco
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- National Reference Laboratory of Mycobacteriology, the National Institute of Hygiene, Rabat, Morocco
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- Department of ENT, Maxillo- facial, Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Hassan II, Fes, Morocco
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- TB Research Unit and Division of Infectious Diseases, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland and Cleveland VA, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular Immunology, National Institute of Hygiene, 27, Avenue Ibn Batouta, PB 769, 11400, Rabat, Morocco
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- TB Research Unit and Division of Infectious Diseases, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland and Cleveland VA, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Laboratory of Cellular Immunology, National Institute of Hygiene, 27, Avenue Ibn Batouta, PB 769, 11400, Rabat, Morocco.
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Nalukwago S, Lancioni CL, Oketcho JB, Canaday DHE, Boom WH, Ojok L, Mayanja-Kizza H. The effect of interrupted anti-retroviral treatment on the reconstitution of memory and naive T cells during tuberculosis treatment in HIV patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis. Afr Health Sci 2017; 17:954-962. [PMID: 29937865 PMCID: PMC5870287 DOI: 10.4314/ahs.v17i4.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The reconstitution of cellular immune components contributes to clinical outcome of HIV and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection. Interruption of anti-retroviral therapy (ART) could lead to perturbations in reconstitution of T cells in HIV/ tuberculosis (TB) patients. OBJECTIVES To ascertain the effect of interrupted ART on reconstitution of CD4+ and CD8+ T sub-sets in TB patients. METHODS Participants with HIV (CD4>350 cells/µL) and TB were recruited under a larger phase 3 open label randomised controlled clinical trial. The CD45RO and CD62L markers were measured on CD4+ and CD8+ cells by flow cytometry. Samples were analysed at baseline, 3, 6, 12 months. RESULTS There was a significant increase of naive CD8+ cells (p = 0.003) and a decrease in effector CD8+ cells (p = 0.004) among participants in ART/TB treatment arm during the first 6 months. Withdrawing ART led to naive CD8+ cells reduction (p=0.02) to values close to baseline. An increase of naive CD8+ cells after 6 months of TB treatment in TB alone treatment arm (p=0.01) was observed. A trend towards increment of naive CD4+ sub sets in either treatment arms was observed. CONCLUSION Interrupting ART alters CD8+ but not CD4+ sub-sets in patients with less advanced HIV infection and TB.
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- Department of Paediatric infectious diseases, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland Oregon
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Case Western Reserve University
- Getriatric Research Center Clinical Core, Louis Stoves Cleveland VA Medicine Center
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Case Western Reserve University
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- Department of pathology, Makerere University College of Veterinary Medicine, Animal resources and biosecurity, Kampala, Uganda
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- School of Medicine, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
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Immune Activation by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in HIV-Infected and -Uninfected Subjects. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2017; 74:103-111. [PMID: 27532475 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION This study investigates the influence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection on immune activation biomarkers, both in HIV-infected and -uninfected subjects. METHODS Forty-eight treatment-naive HIV-infected patients and 74 HIV-uninfected subjects were recruited and divided into groups according to their M. tuberculosis infection status: latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), active tuberculosis (TB), and no evidence of M. tuberculosis infection. The expression of cellular markers CD38 and HLA-DR on circulating CD8 T lymphocytes and the plasmatic levels of soluble markers interleukin-6, sCD14, and D-Dimer were measured and compared between groups. The HIV-infected patients with no evidence of M. tuberculosis or with LTBI who initiated antiretroviral treatment were tested again for these biomarkers once viral suppression was reached. RESULTS In both HIV-infected and -uninfected groups, patients with TB had higher levels of immune activation markers than subjects with LTBI and with no evidence of M. tuberculosis. Among the HIV-uninfected subjects, no significant difference in biomarker level was found between those presenting LTBI and those with no evidence of M. tuberculosis. The effect of LTBI on activation biomarkers in the HIV-infected groups was inconclusive because of the small number of individuals in the HIV+/LTBI group. sCD14 and D-Dimer levels were significantly higher in the TB-only group than in the HIV-only group. DISCUSSION Although TB is associated with an increase in biomarkers of immune activation, the effect of LTBI is less evident. Further investigation is warranted, and according to our results, soluble markers may offer greater sensitivity for the evaluation of M. tuberculosis-associated immune activation than cellular markers.
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Feruglio SL, Kvale D, Dyrhol-Riise AM. T Cell Responses and Regulation and the Impact of In Vitro IL-10 and TGF-β Modulation During Treatment of Active Tuberculosis. Scand J Immunol 2017; 85:138-146. [PMID: 27862137 DOI: 10.1111/sji.12511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is particularly challenging for the immune system being an intracellular pathogen, and a variety of T cell subpopulations are activated by the host defence mechanism. In this study, we investigated T cell responses and regulation in active TB patients with drug-sensitive Mtb (N = 18) during 24 weeks of efficient anti-TB therapy. T cell activation, differentiation, regulatory T cell (Treg) subsets, Mtb-induced T cell proliferation and in vitro IL-10 and TGF-β modulation were analysed by flow cytometry at baseline and after 8 and 24 weeks of therapy, while soluble cytokines in culture supernatants were analysed by a 9-plex Luminex assay. Successful treatment resulted in significantly reduced co-expression of HLA-DR/CD38 and PD-1/CD38 on both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, while the fraction of CD4+ CD25high CD127low Tregs (P = 0.017) and CD4+ CD25high CD127low CD147+ Tregs (P = 0.029) showed significant transient increase at week 8. In vitro blockade of IL-10/TGF-β upon Mtb antigen stimulation significantly lowered the fraction of ESAT-6-specific CD4+ CD25high CD127low Tregs at baseline (P = 0.047), while T cell proliferation and cytokine production were unaffected. Phenotypical and Mtb-specific T cell signatures may serve as markers of effective therapy, while the IL-10/TGF-β pathway could be a target for early inhibition to facilitate Mtb clearance. However, larger clinical studies are needed for verification before concluding.
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- S L Feruglio
- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,K. G. Jebsen Inflammation Research Center, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Infectious Diseases, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,K. G. Jebsen Inflammation Research Center, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Saeidi A, Chong YK, Yong YK, Tan HY, Barathan M, Rajarajeswaran J, Sabet NS, Sekaran SD, Ponnampalavanar S, Che KF, Velu V, Kamarulzaman A, Larsson M, Shankar EM. Concurrent loss of co-stimulatory molecules and functional cytokine secretion attributes leads to proliferative senescence of CD8(+) T cells in HIV/TB co-infection. Cell Immunol 2015; 297:19-32. [PMID: 26071876 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellimm.2015.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2015] [Revised: 05/18/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The role of T-cell immunosenescence and functional CD8(+) T-cell responses in HIV/TB co-infection is unclear. We examined and correlated surrogate markers of HIV disease progression with immune activation, immunosenescence and differentiation using T-cell pools of HIV/TB co-infected, HIV-infected and healthy controls. Our investigations showed increased plasma viremia and reduced CD4/CD8 T-cell ratio in HIV/TB co-infected subjects relative to HIV-infected, and also a closer association with changes in the expression of CD38, a cyclic ADP ribose hydrolase and CD57, which were consistently expressed on late-senescent CD8(+) T cells. Up-regulation of CD57 and CD38 were directly proportional to lack of co-stimulatory markers on CD8(+) T cells, besides diminished expression of CD127 (IL-7Rα) on CD57(+)CD4(+) T cells. Notably, intracellular IFN-γ, perforin and granzyme B levels in HIV-specific CD8(+) T cells of HIV/TB co-infected subjects were diminished. Intracellular CD57 levels in HIV gag p24-specific CD8(+) T cells were significantly increased in HIV/TB co-infection. We suggest that HIV-TB co-infection contributes to senescence associated with chronic immune activation, which could be due to functional insufficiency of CD8(+) T cells.
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- Alireza Saeidi
- Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center (TIDREC), University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Center of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA), University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Center of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA), University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center (TIDREC), University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University, Kota Damansara, 47810 Selangor, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Center of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA), University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Institute for Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Solna, 17 177 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Emory Vaccine Center, 954 Gatewood Road, Atlanta, GA 30329, USA
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- Center of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA), University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Division of Molecular Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Linköping University, 58185 Linköping, Sweden
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- Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center (TIDREC), University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Center of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA), University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Slater M, Tran MC, Platt L, Luu LT, Phan HT, Pham PT, Do TB, Nguyen HT, Gaur RL, Parsonnet J, Cattamanchi A, Luo R, Nahid P, Banaei N. In vitro immunomodulation for enhancing T cell-based diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis 2015; 83:41-5. [PMID: 26081239 DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2015.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2015] [Revised: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 05/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Interferon-gamma release assays have limited sensitivity for detecting latent tuberculosis infection. In this study, we determine if the addition of immunomodulators to the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT) increased test sensitivity without compromising specificity. We prospectively compared QFT-GIT results with and without incubation with 2 immunomodulators (lipopolysaccharide [LPS] and polyinosine-polycytidylic acid [PolyIC]) in 2 cohorts-113 culture-confirmed tuberculosis (TB) subjects in Hanoi, Vietnam, and 226 documented QFT-GIT-negative, low TB risk health care workers undergoing annual TB screening at a US academic institution. Sensitivity of the tests in TB subjects was 84.1% with the standard QFT-GIT and 85.8% and 74.3% after incubation with LPS and PolyIC, respectively. Specificity in low TB risk health care workers was 100% with the standard QFT-GIT by design and 86.7% with LPS and 63.3% with PolyIC. In conclusion, use of the 2 immunomodulators did not improve sensitivity of the QFT-GIT in TB patients and reduced specificity in low-risk health care workers.
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- Madeline Slater
- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Hanoi Lung Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA; Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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Sullivan ZA, Wong EB, Ndung'u T, Kasprowicz VO, Bishai WR. Latent and Active Tuberculosis Infection Increase Immune Activation in Individuals Co-Infected with HIV. EBioMedicine 2015; 2:334-340. [PMID: 26114158 PMCID: PMC4476549 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2015.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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In recent years, chronic immune activation and systemic inflammation have emerged as hallmarks of HIV disease progression and mortality. Several studies indicate that soluble inflammatory biomarkers (sCD14, IL-6, IL-8, CRP and hyaluronic acid), as well as surface markers of T-cell activation (CD38, HLA-DR) independently predict progression to AIDS and mortality in HIV-infected individuals. While co-infections have been shown to contribute to immune activation, the impact of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), which is widely endemic in the areas most affected by the global AIDS epidemic, has not been evaluated. We hypothesized that both active and latent states of Mycobacterium tuberculosis co-infection contribute to elevated immune activation as measured by these markers. In HIV-infected individuals with active, but not latent TB, we found elevated levels of soluble markers associated with monocyte activation. Interestingly, T-cell activation was elevated individuals with both latent and active TB. These results suggest that in the highly TB- and HIV-endemic settings of southern Africa, latent TB-associated T-cell activation may contribute to HIV disease progression and exacerbate the HIV epidemic. In addition, our findings indicate that aggressive campaigns to treat LTBI in HIV-infected individuals in high-burden countries will not only impact TB rates, but may also slow HIV progression. Significance Latent tuberculosis, which affects an estimated 1/3 of the world's population, has long been thought to be a relatively benign, quiescent state of M. tuberculosis infection. While HIV co-infection is known to exacerbate M. tuberculosis infection and increase the risk of developing active TB, little is known about the potential effect of latent TB infection on HIV disease. This study shows that HIV-infected individuals with both active and latent TB have elevated levels of inflammation and immune activation, biomarkers of HIV disease progression and elevated risk of mortality. These results suggest that, in the context of HIV, latent TB infection may be associated with increased risk of progression to AIDS and mortality.
While HIV co-infection is known to exacerbate TB, little is known about the effect of latent TB infection on HIV disease. In HIV-infected individuals, active and latent TB elevate immunological biomarkers of HIV morbidity and mortality. In the context of HIV, latent TB infection may be associated with increased risk of progression to AIDS and mortality. In addition to reducing TB transmission, aggressive treatment of latent TB infection may also reduce the progression of HIV.
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- Zuri A Sullivan
- KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV, Durban, South Africa ; Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV, Durban, South Africa ; Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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- KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV, Durban, South Africa ; HIV Pathogenesis Programme, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa ; The Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA ; Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany
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- KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV, Durban, South Africa ; HIV Pathogenesis Programme, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa ; The Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT, and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA
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- KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV, Durban, South Africa ; Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Adekambi T, Ibegbu CC, Cagle S, Kalokhe AS, Wang YF, Hu Y, Day CL, Ray SM, Rengarajan J. Biomarkers on patient T cells diagnose active tuberculosis and monitor treatment response. J Clin Invest 2015; 125:1827-38. [PMID: 25822019 DOI: 10.1172/jci77990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The identification and treatment of individuals with tuberculosis (TB) is a global public health priority. Accurate diagnosis of pulmonary active TB (ATB) disease remains challenging and relies on extensive medical evaluation and detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) in the patient's sputum. Further, the response to treatment is monitored by sputum culture conversion, which takes several weeks for results. Here, we sought to identify blood-based host biomarkers associated with ATB and hypothesized that immune activation markers on Mtb-specific CD4+ T cells would be associated with Mtb load in vivo and could thus provide a gauge of Mtb infection. METHODS Using polychromatic flow cytometry, we evaluated the expression of immune activation markers on Mtb-specific CD4+ T cells from individuals with asymptomatic latent Mtb infection (LTBI) and ATB as well as from ATB patients undergoing anti-TB treatment. RESULTS Frequencies of Mtb-specific IFN-γ+CD4+ T cells that expressed immune activation markers CD38 and HLA-DR as well as intracellular proliferation marker Ki-67 were substantially higher in subjects with ATB compared with those with LTBI. These markers accurately classified ATB and LTBI status, with cutoff values of 18%, 60%, and 5% for CD38+IFN-γ+, HLA-DR+IFN-γ+, and Ki-67+IFN-γ+, respectively, with 100% specificity and greater than 96% sensitivity. These markers also distinguished individuals with untreated ATB from those who had successfully completed anti-TB treatment and correlated with decreasing mycobacterial loads during treatment. CONCLUSION We have identified host blood-based biomarkers on Mtb-specific CD4+ T cells that discriminate between ATB and LTBI and provide a set of tools for monitoring treatment response and cure. TRIAL REGISTRATION Registration is not required for observational studies. FUNDING This study was funded by Emory University, the NIH, and the Yerkes National Primate Center.
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Regulatory T-cell subsets in response to specific Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in vitro distinguish among individuals with different QTF and TST reactivity. Clin Immunol 2015; 157:145-55. [PMID: 25728490 DOI: 10.1016/j.clim.2015.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2014] [Revised: 01/20/2015] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Regulatory T cells (Tregs), a subset of CD4+ T cells related with immune regulation, have been associated with active and latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). Treg frequencies were evaluated by multicolor flow cytometry (FC) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) stimulated with mycobacterial antigens ESAT-6, CFP-10, and TB7.7 to assess their capacity to distinguish subjects with different reactivity to the QuantiFERON-TB® Gold In-Tube (QFT-IT) test and the tuberculin skin test (TST). Increased frequencies of CD4+CD25highCD39+ cells were found for the [TST+, QTF+] compared with the [TST+, QTF-] group. Also, higher frequencies were observed for the [TST+, QTF+] compared with the [TST+, QTF-] and [TST-, QTF-] groups in CD4+CD25highFoxp3+ and CD4+CD25highCD39+Foxp3+ populations. Receiver operating characteristics (ROC curve) analysis confirmed these discriminating results. QFT-IT and TST quantitative values correlated with several Treg population frequencies.
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Shankar EM, Velu V, Kamarulzaman A, Larsson M. Mechanistic insights on immunosenescence and chronic immune activation in HIV-tuberculosis co-infection. World J Virol 2015; 4:17-24. [PMID: 25674514 PMCID: PMC4308524 DOI: 10.5501/wjv.v4.i1.17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Revised: 09/30/2014] [Accepted: 10/27/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Immunosenescence is marked by accelerated degradation of host immune responses leading to the onset of opportunistic infections, where senescent T cells show remarkably higher ontogenic defects as compared to healthy T cells. The mechanistic association between T-cell immunosenescence and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease progression, and functional T-cell responses in HIV-tuberculosis (HIV-TB) co-infection remains to be elaborately discussed. Here, we discussed the association of immunosenescence and chronic immune activation in HIV-TB co-infection and reviewed the role played by mediators of immune deterioration in HIV-TB co-infection necessitating the importance of designing therapeutic strategies against HIV disease progression and pathogenesis.
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YIN Y, QIN J, DAI Y, ZENG F, PEI H, WANG J. The CD4+/CD8+ Ratio in Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Systematic and Meta-Analysis Article. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH 2015; 44:185-93. [PMID: 25905052 PMCID: PMC4401876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2014] [Accepted: 11/15/2014] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The ratio of CD4+/CD8+ has been used as a clinically index to evaluate patients' immunity. Numerous researchers have studied CD4+/CD8+ ratio in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients. However, the change of CD4+/CD8+ ratio remains controversial. We present a meta-analysis of 15 case-control studies to identify the change of CD4+/CD8+ ratio in PTB patients. METHODS We assessed heterogeneity of effect estimates within each group using I(2) test. Subgroup analysis was performed to explore the potential source of heterogeneity. To investigate further the potential publication bias, we visually examined the funnel plots. For robustness of results, we performed sensitivity analysis by removing studies. Data entry and analyses were carried out with RevMan 5.2 (The Nordic Cochrane Centre). RESULTS Twelve peripheral blood studies were categorized into two subgroups. Eight studies presented a significant decrease of CD4+/CD8+ ratio in PTB cases compared to healthy subjects (SMD: -0.45; 95% CI -0.65--0.25; I(2) = 7%). Other four studies researched on the newly diagnosed patients presented a more seriously and significantly decrease (SMD: -2.17; 95% CI -2.61--1.74; I(2) = 37%). The pooled analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) studies showed a significant increase of CD4+/CD8+ ratio using Flow Cytometry (FCM) (SMD: 4.75; 95% CI 3.44-6.05; I(2) =0%). CONCLUSION The present meta-analysis indicated that there was a synthetic evidence for the reduced CD4+/CD8+ ratio in peripheral blood of PTB patients, especially newly diagnosed cases. However, the CD4+/CD8+ ratio in BALF was increased using method of FCM.
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- Yongmei YIN
- The Fifth People's Hospital of Wuxi, Affiliated to Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China,The Hospital for Infectious Diseases of Wuxi, Affiliated to Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- The Mental Health Center of Wuxi, Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- The Fifth People's Hospital of Wuxi, Affiliated to Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China,The Hospital for Infectious Diseases of Wuxi, Affiliated to Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- Dept. of Basic Medical Sciences, Medical College, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
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- The Fifth People's Hospital of Wuxi, Affiliated to Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China,The Hospital for Infectious Diseases of Wuxi, Affiliated to Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
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- The Fifth People's Hospital of Wuxi, Affiliated to Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China,The Hospital for Infectious Diseases of Wuxi, Affiliated to Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, China,Corresponding Author:
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Sutherland JS, Loxton AG, Haks MC, Kassa D, Ambrose L, Lee JS, Ran L, van Baarle D, Maertzdorf J, Howe R, Mayanja-Kizza H, Boom WH, Thiel BA, Crampin AC, Hanekom W, Ota MOC, Dockrell H, Walzl G, Kaufmann SHE, Ottenhoff THM. Differential gene expression of activating Fcγ receptor classifies active tuberculosis regardless of human immunodeficiency virus status or ethnicity. Clin Microbiol Infect 2013; 20:O230-8. [PMID: 24205913 DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2013] [Revised: 08/07/2013] [Accepted: 08/30/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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New diagnostics and vaccines for tuberculosis (TB) are urgently needed, but require an understanding of the requirements for protection from/susceptibility to TB. Previous studies have used unbiased approaches to determine gene signatures in single-site populations. The present study utilized a targeted approach, reverse transcriptase multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (RT-MLPA), to validate these genes in a multisite study. We analysed ex vivo whole blood RNA from a total of 523 participants across four sub-Saharan countries (Ethiopia, Malawi, South Africa, and The Gambia) with differences in TB and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status. We found a number of genes that were expressed at significantly lower levels in participants with active disease than in those with latent TB infection (LTBI), with restoration following successful TB treatment. The most consistent classifier of active disease was FCGR1A (high-affinity IgG Fc receptor 1 (CD64)), which was the only marker expressed at significantly higher levels in participants with active TB than in those with LTBI before treatment regardless of HIV status or genetic background. This is the first study to identify a biomarker for TB that is not affected by HIV status or geo-genetic differences. These data provide valuable clues for understanding TB pathogenesis, and also provide a proof-of-concept for the use of RT-MLPA in rapid and inexpensive validation of unbiased gene expression findings.
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Mbow M, Santos NSS, Camara M, Ba A, Niang A, Daneau G, Wade D, Diallo AA, Toupane M, Diakhaté M, Lèye N, Diaw PA, Mboup S, Kestens L, Dieye TN. HIV and Tuberculosis co-infection impacts T-cell activation markers but not the numbers subset of regulatory T-cells in HIV-1 infected patients. Afr J Lab Med 2013; 2:76. [PMID: 29043167 PMCID: PMC5637782 DOI: 10.4102/ajlm.v2i1.76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2012] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background Tuberculosis (TB) has been shown to accelerate the clinical course of HIV infection, but the mechanisms by which this occurs are not well understood. Regulatory T-cells (Tregs) are known to dampen hyperactivation of the immune cells, but it remains unclear whether hyperactivation of T-cells in HIV infection is associated with a decrease of Tregs and what the effect Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) co-infection has on T-cell activation and Tregs. Objectives In this study, we aim to evaluate whether active TB is associated with the increased expression of T-cell activation markers and reduced number of Treg cells in HIV-1-infected patients. Methods This study was conducted on 69 subjects consisting of 20 HIV-infected patients, 20 HIV and MTB co-infected patients, 19 MTB-infected patients and 10 uninfected control subjects negative for both MTB and HIV. The frequencies of T-cell activation markers (CD38 and HLA-DR) and Treg cells (CD4+CD25+CD127-) were measured by flow cytometry. Results Significantly higher expression of CD38 and HLA-DR on CD4+ and CD8+ T-cells was found in MTB and HIV co-infected patients compared with HIV-infected patients. However, no significant difference in the percentage of Treg cells was reported between HIV patients with TB and those without. The study also showed a negative correlation between regulatory T-cells frequency and CD4+ T-cell counts. Conclusion These results suggest that TB enhances the expression of peripheral T-cell activation markers during HIV infection, whilst having no impact on the percentages of Treg cells.
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- Moustapha Mbow
- Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal.,Institute of Tropical Medicine, Unit of Immunology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal
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- Department of Pneumo-phthisiology, Fann University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Unit of Immunology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Unit of Immunology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal
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- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Unit of Immunology, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Bacteriology and Virology, Aristide Le Dantec University Hospital, Dakar, Sénégal
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Quevillon EL, Díaz F, Jaramillo L, Lascurain R, Gutiérrez-Pabello JA, Castañeda FA, Arriaga C, Pérez R, González XE. Comparison of immune peripheral blood cells in tuberculin reactor cattle that are seropositive or seronegative for Mycobacterium bovis antigens. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2013; 153:194-201. [PMID: 23523102 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2013.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2012] [Revised: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 02/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a major economic problem in animal husbandry and is a public health risk in nonindustrialized countries. It is generally accepted that protection against TB is generated through cell-mediated immunity. Previous investigations have shown that WC1(+) γδ, CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cell subpopulations are important in the immune response to bTB. It is known that changes in the immune balance from a dominant T helper 1 (Th1)-type response toward a more prominent Th2 response may be observed during disease progression. In this study, we aimed to investigate immune peripheral blood cells in tuberculin reactor cattle that are seropositive or seronegative for Mycobacterium bovis antigens, using flow cytometry and hematological analysis. The evaluation of the T cell subpopulations revealed a decrease in CD8(+) T cells of the seropositive and seronegative animals compared with the control animals (p=0.0001). Moreover, the seropositive group exhibited a lower percentage of CD8(+) T cells than the seronegative group. The percentage of B cells was significantly increased in the seropositive group compared with the seronegative group and the control group (p=0.0009). No difference was observed in the percentage of WC1(+) γδ and CD4(+) T cells among the groups. Furthermore, following 24h of peripheral blood culture with bovine purified protein derivative (PPD), both apparently infected groups showed an increase in the levels of cellular activation compared with the control group (p<0.0001). The seropositive group displayed a higher level of cellular activation than the seronegative group. In both apparently infected groups, the hematological analysis showed an increase in total leukocyte (p=0.0012), lymphocyte (p=0.0057), monocyte (p=0.0010) and neutrophil (p=0.0320) counts in comparison with the healthy animals. Our results demonstrated differences in immune peripheral blood cells of tuberculin reactor cattle that are seropositive or seronegative for M. bovis antigens, probably due to different stages of bTB among the groups. The percentages of CD8(+) T cells, B cells and the T cell activation levels may represent biomarkers for the progression of the disease. However, general characteristics shared by both apparently infected groups as lymphocytosis and monocytosis may also be indicative of the disease. Further experiments are required to understand the variations between cellular and humoral immunities throughout the course of bTB infection. A detailed knowledge of the peripheral blood cells involved in all stages of the bTB immune response of naturally infected cattle is essential for the optimal exploitation of diagnosis and vaccination models.
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- Eve-Lyne Quevillon
- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Circuito exterior, Ciudad Universitaria, C.P. 04510, D.F., Mexico
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Lu C, Bai XL, Shen YJ, Deng YF, Wang CY, Fan G, Chu JX, Zhao SM, Zhang BC, Zhao YR, Zhang CZ, Ye H, Lu ZM. Potential implication of activating killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor and HLA in onset of pulmonary tuberculosis. Scand J Immunol 2012; 76:491-6. [PMID: 22862677 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2012.02762.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR) and human leucocyte antigen (HLA) play crucial role in maintaining immune homoeostasis and controlling immune responses. To investigate the influence of KIR and HLA-C ligands on the risk of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), we studied 200 patients who were confirmed to have PTB and 200 healthy controls on the different frequencies of KIR and HLA-C ligands. Genotyping of these genes was conducted by sequence-specific primer polymerase chain reaction (SSP-PCR) method. Gene frequencies were compared between PTB group and the control group by χ(2) test, and P < 0.05 was regarded as statistically significant. As a result, the frequency of KIR genotype A/B was increased in PTB than controls but A/A was decreased. Moreover, striking differences were observed in the frequencies of HLA-Cw*08 between the two groups. Besides, the frequencies of '2DL2/3 with C1' in PTB were increased compared with control group. In addition, individuals with no KIR2DS3 and no Cw*08 were higher in controls than in PTB. KIR2DS1 was increased in PTB when HLA-C group 2 alleles were missing. In conclusion, KIR and HLA-C gene polymorphisms were related to susceptibility to PTB.
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- C Lu
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Provincial Hospital affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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ICOS, SLAM and PD-1 expression and regulation on T lymphocytes reflect the immune dysregulation in patients with HIV-related illness with pulmonary tuberculosis. J Int AIDS Soc 2012; 15:17428. [PMID: 22713261 PMCID: PMC3499801 DOI: 10.7448/ias.15.2.17428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2011] [Revised: 05/15/2012] [Accepted: 03/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be the most frequent cause of illness and death from an infectious agent globally, and its interaction with HIV is having devastating effects. To investigate how HIV alters the immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), we assessed basal and Mtb-induced proliferation, cytokine production, and expression of signalling lymphocytic activation molecule (SLAM), inducible costimulator (ICOS) and programmed death-1 (PD-1) on T lymphocytes from HIV-positive individuals coinfected with TB, HIV-positive subjects, TB patients and healthy donors (HD). Findings HIV-TB patients showed increased ICOS, SLAM and PD-1 basal levels on T lymphocytes, whereas HIV-positive individuals displayed elevated levels of SLAM and PD-1, TB patients high levels of SLAM, and HD low levels of the three proteins. Mtb-stimulation enhanced ICOS expression in the four groups, but only TB and HD increased SLAM and PD-1 levels. Conclusions These data show the immune deregulation that takes place during the immune response against TB in different study populations.
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Agnone A, Torina A, Vesco G, Villari S, Vitale F, Caracappa S, La Manna MP, Dieli F, Sireci G. Antigen-specific T cells and cytokines detection as useful tool for understanding immunity against zoonotic infections. Clin Dev Immunol 2012; 2012:768789. [PMID: 22400039 PMCID: PMC3287062 DOI: 10.1155/2012/768789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2011] [Revised: 11/04/2011] [Accepted: 11/07/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Zoonoses include a broad range of diseases, that are becoming of great interest, due to the climate changing, that cause the adaptation of vectors to new niches and environments. Host immune responses play a crucial role in determining the outcome of infections, as documented by expansion of antigen-specific T cells during several zoonotic infections. Thus, understanding of the contribution of antigen-specific T-cell subsets in the host immune response is a powerful tool to evaluate the different immunological mechanisms involved in zoonotic infections and for the development of effective vaccines. In this paper we discuss the role of T cells in some eukaryotic and prokaryotic infectious models.
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- Annalisa Agnone
- Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Biotecnologie Mediche e Forensi (DiBiMeF), Università di Palermo, Corso Tukory 211, 90134 Palermo, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Biotecnologie Mediche e Forensi (DiBiMeF), Università di Palermo, Corso Tukory 211, 90134 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Biotecnologie Mediche e Forensi (DiBiMeF), Università di Palermo, Corso Tukory 211, 90134 Palermo, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biopatologia e Biotecnologie Mediche e Forensi (DiBiMeF), Università di Palermo, Corso Tukory 211, 90134 Palermo, Italy
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Sharada RS, Rani HS, Pydi SS, Subbanna J, Valluri VL. CD38 expression on CD8+ cells—Its influence on development of tuberculosis in HIV positive individuals. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.4236/oji.2012.22008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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de Almeida AS, Fiske CT, Sterling TR, Kalams SA. Increased frequency of regulatory T cells and T lymphocyte activation in persons with previously treated extrapulmonary tuberculosis. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2012; 19:45-52. [PMID: 22038848 PMCID: PMC3255960 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.05263-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2011] [Accepted: 10/22/2011] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis may be due to underlying immune compromise. Immunosuppressive regulatory T cells (Treg cells), and CD4(+) T lymphocytes in general, are important in the host immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We evaluated T lymphocytes from patients after recovery from extrapulmonary tuberculosis, which may reflect conditions before M. tuberculosis infection. A case-control study was conducted among HIV-uninfected adults with previously treated extrapulmonary tuberculosis and 3 sets of controls: (i) subjects with previously treated pulmonary tuberculosis, (ii) close tuberculosis contacts with M. tuberculosis infection, and (iii) close tuberculosis contacts with no infection. Monocyte-depleted peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC-M) were stained for CD4(+) CD25(hi) CD127(low) FoxP3(+) cell (Treg cell) and T lymphocyte activation. Both characteristics were compared as continuous variables between groups with the Kruskal-Wallis test. There were 7 extrapulmonary tuberculosis cases, 18 pulmonary tuberculosis controls, 17 controls with M. tuberculosis infection, and 18 controls without M. tuberculosis infection. The median Treg cell proportion was highest among persons with previous extrapulmonary tuberculosis (1.23%) compared to subjects with pulmonary tuberculosis (0.56%), latent M. tuberculosis infection (0.14%), or no M. tuberculosis infection (0.20%) (P = 0.001). The median proportion of CD4(+) T lymphocytes that expressed the activation markers HLA-DR and CD38 was highest for CD4(+) T lymphocytes from persons with previous extrapulmonary tuberculosis (0.79%) compared to subjects with pulmonary tuberculosis (0.44%), latent M. tuberculosis infection (0.14%), or no M. tuberculosis infection (0.32%) (P = 0.005). Compared with controls, persons with previously treated extrapulmonary tuberculosis had the highest Treg cell frequency, but also the highest levels of CD4(+) T lymphocyte activation. Immune dysregulation may be a feature of individuals at risk for extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
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- Alexandre S. de Almeida
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Center for Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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El Fenniri L, Toossi Z, Aung H, El Iraki G, Bourkkadi J, Benamor J, Laskri A, Berrada N, Benjouad A, Mayanja-Kizza H, Betts MR, El Aouad R, Canaday DH. Polyfunctional Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific effector memory CD4+ T cells at sites of pleural TB. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2011; 91:224-30. [PMID: 21459675 PMCID: PMC3306579 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2010.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2010] [Revised: 12/16/2010] [Accepted: 12/16/2010] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Pleural tuberculosis (TB) is a common presentation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection, and despite spontaneous resolution remains a strong risk factor for reactivation pulmonary TB in a majority of individuals. This study was undertaken to further understand the characteristics of immune cells at sites of pleural TB. A significant shift toward memory CD4+ T cells with an effector phenotype and away from naïve CD4+ T cells in pleural fluid as compared to blood mononuclear cells was found. These data suggest that effector T cells are capable of migrating to sites of active TB infection and/or the differentiation to effector phenotype T cells in situ is highly amplified. Using multi-parameter flow cytometry analysis, a significant portion of MTB-specific CD4+ T cells in the pleural space were polyfunctional demonstrating two, three or four simultaneous functions including IFN-gamma, IL-2, TNF-alpha, and or MIP-1 alpha production. A greater proportion of these polyfunctional cells were of effector memory rather than central memory phenotype. The role of these polyfunctional MTB-specific CD4+ T cells at sites of pleural TB requires further study.
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- Département d'Immunologie-Virologie, Institut national d'Hygiène, Rabat, Maroc
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Hôpital Moulay Youssef, Rabat, Maroc
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- Département d'Immunologie-Virologie, Institut national d'Hygiène, Rabat, Maroc
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie -Immunologie, Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences, Rabat, Maroc
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- Laboratoire de Biochimie -Immunologie, Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences, Rabat, Maroc
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- Department of Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Département d'Immunologie-Virologie, Institut national d'Hygiène, Rabat, Maroc
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- Division of Infectious Disease, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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Lancioni CL, Mahan CS, Johnson DF, Walusimbi M, Chervenak KA, Nalukwago S, Charlebois E, Havlir D, Mayanja-Kizza H, Whalen CC, Boom WH. Effects of antiretroviral therapy on immune function of HIV-infected adults with pulmonary tuberculosis and CD4+ >350 cells/mm3. J Infect Dis 2011; 203:992-1001. [PMID: 21402550 PMCID: PMC3068037 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiq141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2010] [Accepted: 11/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-tuberculosis coinfection is associated with heightened immune activation, viral replication, and T cell dysfunction. We compared changes in T cell activation and function between patients receiving concurrent treatment for HIV-tuberculosis coinfection and those receiving treatment for tuberculosis alone. METHODS HIV-infected adults with tuberculosis and CD4(+) T cell counts >350 cells/mm(3) were randomized to receive tuberculosis treatment alone (control arm; n = 36) or 6 months of antiretroviral therapy (ART) concurrent with tuberculosis treatment (intervention arm; n = 38). HIV viral load, T cell subsets, T cell activation, and cytokine production were measured at enrollment and every 3 months for 12 months. RESULTS Differences in absolute CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cell counts were not observed between arms. Viral load was reduced while participants received ART; control patients maintained viral load at baseline levels. Both arms had significant reductions in T cell expression of CD38 and HLA-DR. Interferon-γ production in response to mitogen increased significantly in the intervention arm. CONCLUSIONS In HIV-infected adults with tuberculosis and CD4(+) T cell counts >350 cells/mm(3), both tuberculosis treatment and concurrent HIV-tuberculosis treatment reduce T cell activation and stabilize T cell counts. Concurrent ART with tuberculosis treatment does not provide additional, sustained reductions in T cell activation among individuals with preserved immunologic function.
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- Christina L Lancioni
- Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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Wergeland I, Aßmus J, Dyrhol-Riise AM. T Regulatory Cells and Immune Activation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and the Effect of Preventive Therapy. Scand J Immunol 2011; 73:234-42. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.2010.02496.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Decreased expression of T-cell costimulatory molecule CD28 on CD4 and CD8 T cells of mexican patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Tuberc Res Treat 2010; 2010:517547. [PMID: 22567259 PMCID: PMC3335659 DOI: 10.1155/2010/517547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2010] [Revised: 07/01/2010] [Accepted: 07/19/2010] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Patients with tuberculosis frequently develop anergy, a state of T-cell hyporesponsiveness in which defective T-cell costimulation could be a factor. To know if the expression of T-cell costimulatory molecules was altered in tuberculosis, we analyzed the peripheral blood T-cell phenotype of 23 Mexican patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. There was severe CD4 (P < .001) and CD8 (P < .01) lymphopenia and upregulation of costimulatory molecule CD30 on CD4 and CD8 T cells (P < .05); this increase was higher in relapsing tuberculosis. The main finding was severe downregulation of the major costimulatory molecule CD28 on both CD8 and CD4 T cells (P < .001). Depletion of the CD4/CD28 subset, a hitherto undescribed finding, is relevant because CD4 T cells constitute the main arm of the cell-mediated antimycobacterial immune response.
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Hernandez J, Velazquez C, Valenzuela O, Robles-Zepeda R, Ruiz-Bustos E, Navarro M, Garibay-Escobar A. Low Number of Peripheral Blood B Lymphocytes in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis. Immunol Invest 2010; 39:197-205. [DOI: 10.3109/08820130903586346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Kiran B, Cagatay T, Clark P, Kosar F, Cagatay P, Yurt S, Suzergoz F, Gurol AO. Can immune parameters be used as predictors to distinguish between pulmonary multidrug-resistant and drug-sensitive tuberculosis? Arch Med Sci 2010; 6:77-82. [PMID: 22371724 PMCID: PMC3278947 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2010.13511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2009] [Revised: 05/15/2009] [Accepted: 07/01/2009] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Despite the development and wide implementation of Directly Observed Therapy Strategies (DOTS), multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) remains a serious global health threat. In this study, the role of host immune response in patients with MDR-TB is investigated and compared with that of patients with smear-positive drug-sensitive tuberculosis (SP-TB). MATERIAL AND METHODS 27 patients with SP-TB, 20 patients with MDR-TB, and 20 healthy controls were included in the study. Immune parameters were determined by flow cytometry using monoclonal antibodies in order to compare the percentage values of these markers in the two study groups and the control group. RESULTS The levels of lymphocyte subgroups in the gate of CD45(+)/CD14(-) lymphocyte: CD45(+), CD3(+), CD4(+), NK, CD3/HLA-DR, CD 95(+) cells were significantly lower; by contrast CD23(+), CD25(+), CD19(+), CD4(+)/CD8(+), HLA-DR cells were found to be lower, but not significantly so in patients with MDR-TB, compared to levels in patients in the SP-TB and control groups. Besides these findings, the levels of NKT cells and (γ)δ TCR(+) cells were significantly higher in the MDR-TB than in the healthy control and SP-TB group. CONCLUSIONS The lower levels of CD3/ HLA-DR, CD4 (+), Fas (+), and NK, and the higher level of NKT together with (γ)δ T cells in patients with MDR-TB compared to those in SP-TB may indicate a profound immune suppression in MDR-TB patients and thereby may denote an accumulation in the bacterial load. Our findings may shed light on the pathogenesis and prognosis of MDR tuberculosis, and may point towards the use of flow cytometry findings as an aid to early diagnosis in MDR-TB patients.
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- Bayram Kiran
- Department of Microbiology, Virology and Basic Immunology Division, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Yeditepe University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Yedikule Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Biostatistics, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Yedikule Chest Diseases and Chest Surgery Education and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Biology, Science-Art Faculty, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Mauricio Rueda C, Andrea Velilla P, Teresa Rugeles M. Regulación inmune durante la coinfección por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana y el Mycobacterium tuberculosis. INFECTIO 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s0123-9392(09)70158-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Wu YE, Zhang SW, Peng WG, Li KS, Li K, Jiang JK, Lin JH, Cai YM. Changes in lymphocyte subsets in the peripheral blood of patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis. J Int Med Res 2009; 37:1742-9. [PMID: 20146872 DOI: 10.1177/147323000903700610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The aim of this study was to determine the percentage of lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood in patients with active tuberculosis. A total of 21 patients with active tuberculosis and 15 healthy volunteers were included in the study. T-lymphocyte subsets, B-lymphocytes (CD19(+) cells), natural killer (NK) cells and cells positive for costimulatory molecules CD28 and CD152 were evaluated using flow cytometry. Patients with tuberculosis had a significantly decreased percentage of CD3(+) and CD3(+)CD4(+) cells, and a significantly decreased ratio of CD3(+)CD4(+) to CD3(+)CD8(+) cells compared with healthy controls. In contrast, the percentage of B-cells (CD19(+) cells), CD3(+)CD8(+) cells, CD28(+) cells, CD152(+) cells, and subpopulations of CD4(+)CD152(+), CD8(+)CD152(+) and CD8(+)CD28(+) T-cells were all significantly increased compared with healthy controls. There were no statistically significant differences in the percentages of NK cells or CD4(+)CD28(+) cells between patients and controls. These results indicate that patients with active tuberculosis have altered lymphocyte homeostasis.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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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: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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High granulocyte/lymphocyte ratio and paucity of NKT cells defines TB disease in a TB-endemic setting. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2009; 89:398-404. [PMID: 19683473 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2009.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2009] [Revised: 06/03/2009] [Accepted: 07/13/2009] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Most people infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB) actually maintain a strong immune response and are able to control bacterial growth (deemed latently infected (LTBI)), while approximately 10% progress to disease resulting in almost 2 million deaths per year. Determining the immune 'footprint' at specific stages of infection and disease will allow for better diagnostics, treatments and ultimately development of new vaccine candidates. In this study we performed multi-factorial flow cytometry on fresh blood from 56 TB cases, 46 Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) positive (LTBI) and 39 TST negative household contacts. We found a highly significant increase in granulocytes and decrease in B cells and invariant (Valpha24+Vbeta11+) NKT cells in TB cases compared to TST+ contacts (p<0.0001, p=0.007 and p=0.01 respectively) which were restored to LTBI levels following 6 months of TB treatment. Using support vector analysis, we found a combination of granulocyte and lymphocyte and/or NKT cell proportions allowed almost 90% correct classification into M. tuberculosis infection or disease. This work has important public health benefits in regards to diagnosis and treatment of TB in sub-Saharan Africa and in furthering our understanding of the requirements for protective immunity to TB.
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Sharma PK, Saha PK, Singh A, Sharma SK, Ghosh B, Mitra DK. FoxP3+Regulatory T Cells Suppress Effector T-Cell Function at Pathologic Site in Miliary Tuberculosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2009; 179:1061-70. [DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200804-529oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Carvalho KI, Maeda S, Marti L, Yamashita J, Haslett PAJ, Kallas EG. Immune cellular parameters of leprosy and human immunodeficiency virus-1 co-infected subjects. Immunology 2008; 124:206-14. [PMID: 18284466 PMCID: PMC2566625 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2007.02756.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2007] [Revised: 10/15/2007] [Accepted: 10/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Leprosy and human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) are examples of human infections where interactions between the pathogen and the host cellular immunity determine the clinical manifestations of disease. Hence, a significant immunopathological interaction between HIV-1 and leprosy might be expected. In the present study we explored several aspects of cellular immunity in patients co-infected with HIV-1 and Mycobacterium leprae. Twenty-eight individuals were studied, comprising four groups: healthy controls, HIV-1 and M. leprae co-infection, HIV-1 mono-infection, and M. leprae mono-infection. Subjects in the mono-infection and co-infection groups were matched as far as possible for bacillary load and HIV disease status, as appropriate. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were analysed using six- and seven-colour flow cytometry to evaluate T-cell subpopulations and their activation status, dendritic cell (DC) distribution phenotypes and expression of IL-4 by T cells. The co-infected group exhibited lower CD4 : CD8 ratios, higher levels of CD8(+) T-cell activation, increased V delta : V delta 2 T cell ratios and decreased percentages of plasmacytoid DC, compared with HIV-1 mono-infected subjects. Across infected groups, IL-4 production by CD4(+) T lymphocytes was positively correlated with the percentage of effector memory CD4(+) T cells, suggesting antigenically driven differentiation of this population of T cells in both HIV-1 and M. leprae infections. Co-infection with M. leprae may exacerbate the immunopathology of HIV-1 disease. A T helper 2 (Th2) bias in the CD4(+) T-cell response was evident in both HIV-1 infection and leprosy, but no additive effect was apparent in co-infected patients.
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Nikolaeva LG, Maystat TV, Pylypchuk VS, Volyanskii YL, Masyuk LA, Kutsyna GA. Effect of oral immunomodulator Dzherelo in TB/HIV co-infected patients receiving anti-tuberculosis therapy under DOTS. Int Immunopharmacol 2008; 8:845-51. [PMID: 18442788 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2008.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2007] [Revised: 01/31/2008] [Accepted: 01/31/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Open-label, phase II clinical trial was conducted in 40 HIV/TB dually infected patients to evaluate the effect of oral immunomodulator Dzherelo on immune and viral parameters. The anti-retroviral therapy naïve patients were randomized into two equal groups to be given anti-tuberculosis therapy (ATT) under DOTS. The arm A, which served as a control, received Isoniazid (H); Rimfapicin (R); Pyrazinamide (Z); Streptomycin (S); and Ethambutol (E), and arm B received 50 drops of Dzherelo twice per day in addition to the daily dose of HRZSE. After 2months the total CD3+ lymphocytes increased from 728 to 921cells/microl (P=0.025) in Dzherelo recipients, whereas in the control group they decreased from 651 to 585 cells (P=0.25). The population of CD4 T-cells expanded in Dzherelo arm (174 to 283; P=0.00003) but declined in ATT group (182 to 174; P=0.34). The CD8 cells fluctuated slightly upward in both groups: 159>180 (P=0.17) and 159>183 (P=0.13). The ratio between CD4/CD8 cells deteriorated in arm A (1.213>0.943; P=0.002) but improved in arm B (1.244>1.536; P=0.007). The percent of CD3+HLA-DR+ activated lymphocytes had fallen in ATT group (22.6>20.5; P=0.004), but rose in Dzherelo recipients (21.5>30.5; P=0.0001). The changes in CD20+ B lymphocytes were insignificant in both arms (28.4%>28.6%; P=0.4) and (27.2%>26.7%; P=0.38). No difference was seen in the amount of CD3-CD16+CD56+ natural killer (NK) cells in arm A (21.3%>22.6%; P=0.1), while in Dzherelo recipients they declined significantly (19.9%>14.5%; P=0.0026). The viral load, measured by plasma RNA-PCR, decreased in Dzherelo group (2174>1558; P=0.002), but increased in ATT group (1907>2076 copies/ml; P=0.03). Dzherelo has a favorable effect on the immune status and viral burden in HIV/TB patients when given as the immunomodulating adjunct to ATT.
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- Lyudmila G Nikolaeva
- Kharkov Regional AIDS Prophylaxis and Prevention Center, Kharkov Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, 6 Bor'by street, Kharkov 61044, Ukraine
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