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ArticlePloS one2014

Altered distribution of peripheral blood memory B cells in humans chronically infected with Trypanosoma cruzi.

Esteban R Fernández, Gabriela C Olivera, Luz P Quebrada Palacio, Mariela N González, Yolanda Hernandez-Vasquez, Natalia María Sirena, María L Morán, Oscar S Ledesma Patiño, Miriam Postan

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Esteban R FernándezDepartamento de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Parasitología "Dr. Mario Fatala Chabén", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Gabriela C OliveraDepartamento de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Parasitología "Dr. Mario Fatala Chabén", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Luz P Quebrada PalacioDepartamento de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Parasitología "Dr. Mario Fatala Chabén", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Mariela N GonzálezDepartamento de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Parasitología "Dr. Mario Fatala Chabén", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Yolanda Hernandez-VasquezDepartamento de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Parasitología "Dr. Mario Fatala Chabén", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Natalia María SirenaCentro de Enfermedad de Chagas y Patología Regional, Hospital Independencia, Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
María L MoránCentro de Enfermedad de Chagas y Patología Regional, Hospital Independencia, Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
Oscar S Ledesma PatiñoCentro de Enfermedad de Chagas y Patología Regional, Hospital Independencia, Santiago del Estero, Argentina.
Miriam PostanDepartamento de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Parasitología "Dr. Mario Fatala Chabén", Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Administración Nacional de Laboratorios e Institutos de Salud · ARConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas · ARNational University of Santiago del Estero · AR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Numerous abnormalities of the peripheral blood T cell compartment have been reported in human chronic Trypanosoma cruzi infection and related to prolonged antigenic stimulation by persisting parasites. Herein, we measured circulating lymphocytes of various phenotypes based on the differential expression of CD19, CD4, CD27, CD10, IgD, IgM, IgG and CD138 in a total of 48 T. cruzi-infected individuals and 24 healthy controls. Infected individuals had decreased frequencies of CD19+CD27+ cells, which positively correlated with the frequencies of CD4+CD27+ cells. The contraction of CD19+CD27+ cells was comprised of IgG+IgD-, IgM+IgD- and isotype switched IgM-IgD- memory B cells, CD19+CD10+CD27+ B cell precursors and terminally differentiated CD19+CD27+CD138+ plasma cells. Conversely, infected individuals had increased proportions of CD19+IgG+CD27-IgD- memory and CD19+IgM+CD27-IgD+ transitional/naïve B cells. These observations prompted us to assess soluble CD27, a molecule generated by the cleavage of membrane-bound CD27 and used to monitor systemic immune activation. Elevated levels of serum soluble CD27 were observed in infected individuals with Chagas cardiomyopathy, indicating its potentiality as an immunological marker for disease progression in endemic areas. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that chronic T. cruzi infection alters the distribution of various peripheral blood B cell subsets, probably related to the CD4+ T cell deregulation process provoked by the parasite in humans.

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Antibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, CDB-Lymphocyte SubsetsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesChagas DiseaseChronic DiseaseHumansImmunoglobulin DImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin MImmunologic MemoryImmunophenotypingPlasma CellsPrecursor Cells, B-LymphoidTrypanosoma cruziAntibodies, ProtozoanAntigens, CDImmunoglobulin DImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin M

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PMID25111833
PMCPMC4128741
OpenAlexW1973798391

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