The relevance of TH1 and TH2 cells in immediate and nonimmediate reactions to gelatin-containing vaccine.
J Allergy Clin Immunol
; 103(2 Pt 1): 276-81, 1999 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The immune mechanism of gelatin allergy, especially the participation of TH1 and TH2 cells and their cytokine secretion, has not been investigated.OBJECTIVE:
We investigated the characteristics of T lymphocytes from patients allergic to gelatin-containing vaccine by secondary in vitro stimulation of circulating mononuclear cells with gelatin.METHODS:
We studied 8 children with a history of immediate-type reactions and 8 with nonimmediate-type reactions after inoculation of gelatin-containing vaccine. The expression of IFN-gamma (TH1 ), IL-2 (TH1 ), IL-4 (TH2 ), and IL-13 (TH2 ) mRNA was examined semiquantitatively by using a reverse transcriptase PCR. IgE antibody to bovine gelatin was measured with the fluorometric ELISA system, and gelatin-specific T-cell responses were detected by an in vitro lymphocyte proliferation assay.RESULTS:
Patients with an immediate reaction all had gelatin-specific IgE antibody, whereas others did not. However, all patients exhibited positive T-lymphocyte responses specific to gelatin. Lymphocytes from subjects with nonimmediate-type reactions generally expressed very weak or sometimes no IFN-gamma, IL-2, or IL-13 genes and especially no IL-4 gene. On the other hand, the lymphocytes of subjects with immediate-type reactions significantly expressed not only IL-4 and IL-13 but also IFN-gamma and IL-2 mRNA.CONCLUSION:
Our observations suggest that both gelatin-specific TH2 and TH1 responses are involved in the pathogenesis of the immediate reaction to gelatin. The gelatin-specific IL-4 and/or IL-13 responses consistently observed in patients with an immediate reaction may be associated with the production of gelatin-specific IgE antibody.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Vacunas
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Células Th2
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Células TH1
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Hipersensibilidad a las Drogas
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Gelatina
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Hipersensibilidad Inmediata
Límite:
Animals
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Child, preschool
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Humans
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Infant
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Allergy Clin Immunol
Año:
1999
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón