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ArticlePloS one2014

Antigen-specific interferon-gamma responses and innate cytokine balance in TB-IRIS.

Odin Goovaerts, Wim Jennes, Marguerite Massinga-Loembé, Ann Ceulemans, William Worodria, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, Robert Colebunders, Luc Kestens, TB-IRIS Study Group

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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 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Odin GoovaertsDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Wim JennesDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
Marguerite Massinga-LoembéDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium; Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Lambaréné, Gabon; Institut für Tropenmedizin, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Ann CeulemansDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
William WorodriaMakerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda; Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda; Infectious Diseases Network for Treatment and Research in Africa (INTERACT), Kampala, Uganda.
Harriet Mayanja-KizzaMakerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda; Infectious Diseases Institute, Makerere University College of Health Sciences, Kampala, Uganda.
Robert ColebundersDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium; Epidemiology and Social Medicine, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
Luc KestensDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium; Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium.
TB-IRIS Study Group
Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde · BEInfectious Diseases Institute · UGInfectious Diseases Research Collaboration · UG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) remains a poorly understood complication in HIV-TB patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). TB-IRIS could be associated with an exaggerated immune response to TB-antigens. We compared the recovery of IFNγ responses to recall and TB-antigens and explored in vitro innate cytokine production in TB-IRIS patients.

methodsIn a prospective cohort study of HIV-TB co-infected patients treated for TB before ART initiation, we compared 18 patients who developed TB-IRIS with 18 non-IRIS controls matched for age, sex and CD4 count. We analyzed IFNγ ELISpot responses to CMV, influenza, TB and LPS before ART and during TB-IRIS. CMV and LPS stimulated ELISpot supernatants were subsequently evaluated for production of IL-12p70, IL-6, TNFα and IL-10 by Luminex.

resultsBefore ART, all responses were similar between TB-IRIS patients and non-IRIS controls. During TB-IRIS, IFNγ responses to TB and influenza antigens were comparable between TB-IRIS patients and non-IRIS controls, but responses to CMV and LPS remained significantly lower in TB-IRIS patients. Production of innate cytokines was similar between TB-IRIS patients and non-IRIS controls. However, upon LPS stimulation, IL-6/IL-10 and TNFα/IL-10 ratios were increased in TB-IRIS patients compared to non-IRIS controls.

conclusionTB-IRIS patients did not display excessive IFNγ responses to TB-antigens. In contrast, the reconstitution of CMV and LPS responses was delayed in the TB-IRIS group. For LPS, this was linked with a pro-inflammatory shift in the innate cytokine balance. These data are in support of a prominent role of the innate immune system in TB-IRIS.

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AdultAntigens, BacterialAnti-HIV AgentsAntitubercular AgentsCD4 Lymphocyte CountCytokinesCytomegalovirus InfectionsEnzyme-Linked Immunospot AssayFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansImmune Reconstitution Inflammatory SyndromeInfluenza, HumanInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-12Antigens, BacterialAnti-HIV AgentsAntitubercular AgentsCytokinesIL12RB2 protein, humanInterferon-gammaInterleukin-10Interleukin-12Interleukin-6LipopolysaccharidesReceptors, Interleukin-12

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PMCPMC4240578
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