High levels of spontaneous and parasite antigen-driven interleukin-10 production are associated with antigen-specific hyporesponsiveness in human lymphatic filariasis.
J Infect Dis
; 173(3): 769-73, 1996 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-8627051
ABSTRACT
To determine whether counterregulation by interleukin (IL)-10 plays a role in the generation or maintenance of the antigen-specific hyporesponsiveness seen in asymptomatic microfilaremic (MF) patients, parasite antigen (PAg)- and nonparasite antigen (NPAg)-driven IL-10 production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) was studied in 10 MF patients and in ll patients with chronic lymphatic pathology (CP). PBMC from MF patients spontaneously secreted 10-fold more IL-10 than did PBMC from patients with CP. PAg also induced significantly more IL-10 production by PBMC from CP patients. There was a negative correlation between PAg driven IL-10 production by PBMC and PAg-specific T cell proliferation in the MF group. IL-10 secretion by plastic adherent cells from MF persons was higher in response to PAg than NPAg, whereas IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha secretion were equivalent for PAg and NPAg, suggesting that PAg preferentially induces IL-10 secretion in these cells. Thus, PAg-induced IL-10 likely plays an important role in down-regulating antigen-specific proliferative responses in MF patients.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Wuchereria bancrofti
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Filariasis Linfática
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Interleucina-10
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Tolerancia Inmunológica
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Antígenos Helmínticos
Tipo de estudio:
Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Animals
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Infect Dis
Año:
1996
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos