2020
Pooled analysis of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosing tuberculous meningitis
Chen YZ, Sun LC, Wen YH, Li ZW, Fan SJ, Tan HK, Qiu M, Pan ZY, Li Q, Zhao YZ, Li ZX, Guo XG. Pooled analysis of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for diagnosing tuberculous meningitis. Bioscience Reports 2020, 40: bsr20191312. PMID: 31778149, PMCID: PMC6946622, DOI: 10.1042/bsr20191312.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsXpert MTB/RIFMTB/RIFTuberculous meningitisPositive likelihood ratioNegative likelihood ratioDiagnostic odds ratioOdds ratioEarly diagnosisCerebrospinal fluidCSF samplesPooled sensitivityLikelihood ratioReceiver operator characteristic curveOverall pooled sensitivityOperator characteristic curveExtrapulmonary tuberculosisDiagnostic delayPooled analysisSummary receiver operator characteristic curveDiagnostic efficacyClinical diagnosisMeningitisPooled specificityRelevant studiesDiagnosis
2011
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 StimulationB lymphocytes that migrate to tuberculous pleural fluid via the SDF‐1/CXCR4 axis actively respond to antigens specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Feng L, Li L, Liu Y, Qiao D, Li Q, Fu X, Wang H, Lao S, Wu C. B lymphocytes that migrate to tuberculous pleural fluid via the SDF‐1/CXCR4 axis actively respond to antigens specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. European Journal Of Immunology 2011, 41: 3261-3269. PMID: 21818756, DOI: 10.1002/eji.201141625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAntigens, BacterialB-Lymphocyte SubsetsB-LymphocytesCell SeparationChemokine CXCL12Chemotaxis, LeukocyteEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFemaleFlow CytometryHumansLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiddle AgedMycobacterium tuberculosisReceptors, CXCR4Signal TransductionTuberculosis, PleuralYoung AdultConceptsSDF-1/CXCR4 axisStromal cell-derived factor-1SDF-1 levelsPleural fluidB cellsPeripheral bloodTuberculous pleuritisCXCR4 axisCell-derived factor-1Early secretory antigenic targetTuberculous pleural fluidMemory B cellsESAT-6 proteinField of tuberculosisB cell biologyTP patientsAntigenic targetsImmune responsePleural spaceB lymphocytesProtein 10TuberculosisM. tuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosisMore antibodiesBiological 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