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 StimulationBiological functions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific CD4+T cells were impaired by tuberculosis pleural fluid
Li Q, Li L, Liu Y, Fu X, Wang H, Lao S, yang B, Wu C. Biological functions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific CD4+T cells were impaired by tuberculosis pleural fluid. Immunology Letters 2011, 138: 113-121. PMID: 21549757, DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2011.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAmino Acid SequenceAntibodies, NeutralizingAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsBody FluidsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCells, CulturedFemaleHumansInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-2LungLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiddle AgedMolecular Sequence DataMonocytesMycobacterium tuberculosisTransforming Growth Factor betaTuberculosis, PleuralTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsPleural fluid mononuclear cellsPleural fluidAntigen-specific cellular immune responsesFluid mononuclear cellsIFN-γ productionMycobacterium tuberculosis infectionCellular immune responsesProduction of IFNT cell functionDose-dependent mannerTuberculosis patientsIL-10Tuberculosis infectionTuberculosis pleurisyCytokine productionMononuclear cellsIL-2Activation moleculeImmune responseCell activation processCFSE labelingCell activationFunctional predominanceCell activityStrong inhibitory effect