The Study of MHC class I Restricted CD8+ T Cell Mediated Immune Responses against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection: Evidence of M. tuberculosis Specific CD8+ T Cells in TB Patients and PPD+ Healthy Individuals
Immune Network
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: 235-241, 2003.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The protective immunity against tuberculosis (TB) involves both CD4+ T cells and CD8+ T cells. In our previous study, we defined four Mycobacterium tuberculosis derived peptide epitopes specific for HLA-A*0201 restricted CD8+ T cells (ThyA30-38, RpoB127-135, 85B15-23, PstA175-83). In this study, we investigated the immune responses induced by these peptide specific CD8+ T cells in latently and chronically infected people with TB.METHODS:
We characterized these peptide specific CD8+ T cell population present in PBMC of both TB patients and PPD healthy people using IFN-gammaelispot assay, intracellular staining and HLA-A2 dimer staining.RESULTS:
The frequency of peptide specific CD8+ T cell was in the range of 1 to 25 in 1.7x10(5) PBMC based on ex vivo IFN-gamma elispot assay, demonstrating that these peptide specific CD8+ T cell responses are induced in both TB patients and PPD people. Short term cell lines (STCL) specific for these peptides proliferated in vitro and secreted IFN-gamma upon antigenic stimulation in PPD+ donors. Lastly, HLA-A*0201 dimer assays indicated that PstA175-83 specific CD8+ T cell population in PPD+ healthy donors is heterogeneous since approximately 25~33% of PstA175-83 specific CD8+ T cell population in PPD+ healthy donors produced IFN-gamma upon peptide stimulation.CONCLUSION:
Our results suggest that MHC class I restricted CD8+ T cell mediated immune responses to M. tuberculosis infection are induced in both TB patients and PPD+ people; however, the CD8+ T cell population is functionally heterogeneous.
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Péptidos
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Donantes de Tejidos
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Tuberculosis
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Linfocitos T
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Antígeno HLA-A2
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Línea Celular
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Ensayo de Immunospot Ligado a Enzimas
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Mycobacterium
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Epítopos
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Immune Network
Año:
2003
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Artículo
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