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ArticleHaematologica2013

Interleukin-10 spot-forming cells as a novel biomarker of chronic graft-versus-host disease.

Masahiro Hirayama, Eiichi Azuma, Atsuko Nakagawa-Nakazawa, Tadashi Kumamoto, Shotaro Iwamoto, Keishiro Amano, Shigehisa Tamaki, Eiji Usui, Yoshihiro Komada

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Article in Haematologica, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Masahiro HirayamaDepartment of Pediatrics, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, Japan.
Eiichi Azuma
Atsuko Nakagawa-Nakazawa
Tadashi Kumamoto
Shotaro Iwamoto
Keishiro Amano
Shigehisa Tamaki
Eiji Usui
Yoshihiro Komada
Mie University · JPIse Red Cross Hospital · JPNational Center For Child Health and Development · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although there are National Institutes of Health consensus criteria for the global assessment of chronic graft-versus-host disease, no validated biomarkers have been established for this disease. Furthermore, whereas the role of T cells, B cells, and dendritic cells in chronic graft-versus-host disease has been established, the contribution of monocytes has not been clearly addressed. Using an enzyme-linked immunospot assay, we measured the spot-forming cells for interferon-γ, interleukin-4, interleukin-10, and interleukin-17 in unstimulated peripheral blood of patients following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Other immunological examinations, including skin biopsy, were also done. Fifty-seven patients were enrolled. Interleukin-10 spot-forming cells were evaluable for therapeutic monitoring in 16 patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease. The number of interleukin-10 spot-forming cells in patients with active chronic graft-versus-host disease was significantly higher than the number in those with no or inactive chronic graft-versus-host disease. Interleukin-10 was predominantly produced by monocytes. CD29 expression on monocytes in patients with active chronic graft-versus-host disease was elevated. The level of plasma fibronectin, a ligand of CD29, correlated with the number of interleukin-10 spot-forming cells. Immunohistochemical analysis of the skin in active chronic graft-versus-host disease showed that infiltrating CD29(+) monocytes might produce interleukin-10. A novel biomarker, interleukin-10 spot-forming cells, shows promise as both a diagnostic and prognostic indicator for chronic graft-versus-host disease, and may allow for early intervention prior to the onset of the disease. Measurement of interleukin-10 spot-forming cells would be helpful in clinical trials and in patients' management.

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Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationAdolescentAdultBiomarkersChildChild, PreschoolChronic DiseaseFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseHumansInterleukin-10Leukocytes, MononuclearMaleMiddle AgedYoung AdultBiomarkersIL10 protein, humanInterleukin-10

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PMID22733028
PMCPMC3533658
OpenAlexW1982169414

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