Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) and MxA-protein expression in blood leucocytes.
Clin Exp Immunol
; 101(1): 89-93, 1995 Jul.
Article
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| ID: mdl-7542578
ABSTRACT
The underlying immunopathogenic mechanism of CVID has been suspected to involve a chronic viral infection or an autoimmune condition. However, formal proof of viral infection is lacking. Measurement of MxA-protein in leucocyte lysates is a sensitive test for evaluating the activation of the host's interferon system. Both viral infections and autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) strongly induce MxA-protein in peripheral leucocytes. We therefore examined 15 patients with longlasting hypogammaglobulinaemia for MxA-protein induction in vivo 13 patients suffered from CVID, one from hyper-IgM syndrome, and one patient had chronic B lymphocytic leukaemia associated with immunoglobulin deficiency and chronic papilloma virus infection (condylomata accuminata). Only the latter patient exhibited a strong MxA-protein expression; two CVID patients were borderline positive, and the remaining 12 patients including the hyper-IgM syndrome were MxA-protein-negative. There was no relationship between MxA expression and low CD4/CD8 ratios or increased CD8/CD57+ T cell counts, although both conditions are often observed in CVID as well as in chronic viral infections. When exposed in vitro to interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha), peripheral blood leucocytes of four MxA-negative patients were capable of producing normal amounts of MxA-protein. Taken together, these results argue against a viral or autoimmune pathogenesis of CVID.
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01-internacional
Base de données:
MEDLINE
Sujet principal:
Biosynthèse des protéines
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Déficit immunitaire commun variable
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Protéines G
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Leucocytes
Limites:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Langue:
En
Journal:
Clin Exp Immunol
Année:
1995
Type de document:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Allemagne