Distinct polyfunctional CD4+ T cell responses to BCG, ESAT-6 and CFP-10 in tuberculous pleurisy
Li L, Qiao D, Li Q, Zhang X, Lao S, Wu C. Distinct polyfunctional CD4+ T cell responses to BCG, ESAT-6 and CFP-10 in tuberculous pleurisy. Tuberculosis 2011, 92: 63-71. PMID: 22154006, DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2011.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPleural fluid cellsESAT-6T cellsMedian fluorescence intensityTuberculous pleurisyCFP-10IL-2Effector/effector memory phenotypeAntigen-specific T cellsFrequent extrapulmonary manifestationMtb-specific antigensEffector memory phenotypeT cell responsesCFP-10 peptidesExtrapulmonary manifestationsPolyfunctional CD4Th1 cytokinesTuberculosis infectionMemory phenotypeInflammatory cellsTh1 cellsSpecific antigenLocal controlCell responsesFollowing StimulationPleural fluid from tuberculous pleurisy inhibits the functions of T cells and the differentiation of Th1 cells via immunosuppressive factors
Li Q, Li L, Liu Y, Fu X, Qiao D, Wang H, Lao S, Huang F, Wu C. Pleural fluid from tuberculous pleurisy inhibits the functions of T cells and the differentiation of Th1 cells via immunosuppressive factors. Cellular & Molecular Immunology 2011, 8: 172-180. PMID: 21258363, PMCID: PMC4003141, DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2010.80.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell functionT cellsIL-10Tuberculosis pleurisyTh1 cellsLocal immune statusCourse of diseaseTumor necrosis factorTh1 cell differentiationGrowth factor-β1Inhibitor of indoleamineImmunosuppressive mediatorsEffect of PFImmunosuppressive factorsCytokine productionImmune statusTuberculous pleurisyPleural fluidImmunopathological factorsFactor-β1Cell activationPleurisyGrowth factorCell cycle progressionCycle progression