Immune response to Propionibacterium acnes in patients with sarcoidosis – in vivo and in vitro
Schupp J, Tchaptchet S, Lützen N, Engelhard P, Müller-Quernheim J, Freudenberg M, Prasse A. Immune response to Propionibacterium acnes in patients with sarcoidosis – in vivo and in vitro. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 2015, 15: 75. PMID: 26204953, PMCID: PMC4513400, DOI: 10.1186/s12890-015-0070-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeat-killed P. acnesSarcoid patientsP. acnesBAL cellsBAL fluidTotal IgGImmune responseHealthy volunteersPathogenesis of sarcoidosisSpecific antibodiesGM-CSF productionIgA titresIgA levelsLymph nodesInflammatory cytokinesGranuloma formationMore TNFSarcoidosisPatientsPropionibacterium acnesAcneGM-CSFElevated levelsAntibodiesIgG