| Brucella abortus L7/L12 recombinant protein induces strong Th1 response in acute brucellosis patients. | |
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PMID: 20876984 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Background: Because of high morbidity of the brucellosis in humans and the potential use of the microorganism as an agent of biologic warfare, protection of effective vaccines and specific diagnostic reagents become necessary to eradicate brucellosis. Objective: In this study we aimed to investigate the cytokine responses and changes in peripheral blood lymphocyte subgroups of acute brucellosis patients in response to L7/L12 and glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) recombinant proteins derived from Brucella abortus. Methods: levels of IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-10 secreted from PBMCs of 25 acute brucellosis patients and 15 healthy controls, stimulated with Phytohemagglutinin (PHA), L7/L12 or GAPDH were measured by ELISA. Furthermore alterations in lymphocyte subgroups in response to these Brucella antigens were determined by flow cytometry. Results: Extracellular IFN-γ levels were found to be elevated after stimulation with L7/L12 in patients with acute brucellosis, whereas no significant changes were found in IL-4 and IL-10 levels. Similar data was also obtained with GAPDH, but the stimulation of IFN-γ production was not observed in all patients and was not as strong as that observed for L7/L12. Moreover, when the distribution of lymphocytes subgroups (CD3+, CD3+CD4+, CD3+CD8+, CD4+CD25+, CD3+CD69+ and CD3+CD152+) was evaluated, it was found that the stimulation with L7/L12 and GAPDH only led to an increase in the percentage of CD3+CD69+ lymphocytes. Conclusion: These data indicate that Brucella abortus L7/L12 or GAPDH induce a Th1 type immune response in acute brucellosis patients. Additionally, these recombinant proteins, especially L7/L12, may be used in new vaccine preparations and diagnostic tests. |
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Esra Kazak; Sergio Costa Oliveira; Güher Goral; Halis Akalin; Emel Yilmaz; Yasemin Heper; Haluk Barbaros Oral |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Iranian journal of immunology : IJI Volume: 7 ISSN: 1735-1383 ISO Abbreviation: Iran J Immunol Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
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Created Date: 2010-09-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101282932 Medline TA: Iran J Immunol Country: Iran |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 132-41 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medical Microbiology, Immunology Unit, Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey, e-mail: oralb@uludag.edu.tr. |
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