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ArticleEuropean journal of immunology2011

Transcriptional profiling of innate and adaptive human immune responses to mycobacteria in the tuberculin skin test.

Gillian S Tomlinson, Tamaryn J Cashmore, Paul T G Elkington, John Yates, Rannakoe J Lehloenya, Jhen Tsang, Michael Brown, Robert F Miller, Keertan Dheda, David R Katz and 2 more

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Article in European journal of immunology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Gillian S TomlinsonInfection and Immunity, University College London, London, UK.
Tamaryn J Cashmore
Paul T G Elkington
John Yates
Rannakoe J Lehloenya
Jhen Tsang
Michael Brown
Robert F Miller
Keertan Dheda
David R Katz
Benjamin M Chain
Mahdad Noursadeghi
University College London · GBUniversity of Cape Town · ZAHospital for Tropical Diseases · GBImperial College London · GBLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · GB

Funding

Department of Health DHCS/06/05/012Medical Research Council G0700569Medical Research Council G0900950Medical Research Council G9721629Wellcome Trust WT077161
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tuberculin skin test (TST) is a model of integrated innate and adaptive human immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but the component processes that are involved in this model have not previously been defined in vivo. We used transcriptional profiling to study these responses within the TST at molecular and system levels. Skin biopsies from TST injection sites were examined in subjects classified as TST(+) or TST(-) by clinical and histological criteria. Genome-wide expression arrays showed evolution of immune responses reflecting T-cell activation and recruitment with uniquely Th1-polarized responses and cytotoxic T cells (CTLs). In addition, distinct innate immune and IFN-γ-stimulated gene expression signatures were identified, under the regulation of NF-κB and STAT1 transcriptional control. These were highly enriched for chemokines and MHC class II molecules providing a potential mechanism for paracrine amplification of inflammatory responses in the TST, by supporting cellular recruitment and enhancing antigen presentation. The same repertoire of innate and adaptive immune responses was evident in TST(+) and TST(-) subjects alike, clinically positive TSTs being distinguished only by quantitatively greater differences. These data provide new insights into complex multifaceted responses within the TST, with much greater sensitivity than previous clinical or histological assessments.

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Gene Expression ProfilingTuberculin TestAdaptive ImmunityHumansHypersensitivity, DelayedImmunity, InnateMycobacteriumOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPolymerase Chain ReactionTh1 CellsT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTuberculosis

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PMID21805471
PMCPMC3258543
OpenAlexW2078011863

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