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ArticleThe Journal of infectious diseases2015

Differences in Homing Potentials of Streptococcus pneumoniae-Specific Plasmablasts in Pneumococcal Pneumonia and After Pneumococcal Polysaccharide and Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccinations.

Nina V Palkola, Sari H Pakkanen, Jussi M Kantele, Laura Pakarinen, Ritvaleena Puohiniemi, Anu Kantele

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Article in The Journal of infectious diseases, 2015. 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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Nina V PalkolaDepartment of Bacteriology and Immunology Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki Inflammation Center, Clinic of Infectious Diseases.
Sari H PakkanenDepartment of Bacteriology and Immunology.
Jussi M KanteleDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Turku, Finland.
Laura PakarinenDepartment of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki.
Ritvaleena PuohiniemiDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, HUSLAB, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki.
Anu KanteleDepartment of Clinical Medicine, University of Helsinki Inflammation Center, Clinic of Infectious Diseases.
University of Helsinki · FIHelsinki University Hospital · FIUniversity of Turku · FI

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Abstract

backgroundMucosal immune mechanisms in the upper and lower respiratory tracts may serve a critical role in preventing pneumonia due to Streptococcus pneumoniae. Streptococcus pneumoniae-specific plasmablasts presumably originating in the lower respiratory tract have recently been found in the circulation in patients with pneumonia. The localization of an immune response can be evaluated by exploring homing receptors on such plasmablasts, yet no data have thus far described homing receptors in pneumonia.

methodsThe expression of α4β7, L-selectin, and cutaneous lymphocyte antigen (CLA) on S. pneumoniae-specific plasmablasts was examined in patients with pneumonia (n = 16) and healthy volunteers given pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV; n = 14) or pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV; n = 11).

resultsIn patients with pneumonia, the proportion of S. pneumoniae-specific plasmablasts expressing L-selectin was high, the proportion expressing α4β7 was moderate, and the proportion expressing CLA was low. The homing receptor α4β7 was expressed more frequently in the pneumonia group than in the PPV (P = .000) and PCV (P = .029) groups, L-selectin was expressed more frequently in the PPV group than in the PCV group (P = .014); and CLA was expressed more frequently in the pneumonia group than in the PPV group (P = .001).

conclusionsThe homing receptor profile in patients with pneumonia was unique yet it was closer to that in PCV recipients than in PPV recipients. These data suggest greater mucosal localization for immune response in natural infection, which is clinically interesting, especially considering the shortcomings of vaccines in protecting against noninvasive pneumonia.

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VaccinationAdultAgedAntibodies, BacterialFemaleHumansImmunity, MucosalL-SelectinMaleMiddle AgedPlasma CellsPneumococcal VaccinesPneumonia, PneumococcalPolysaccharidesRespiratory SystemStreptococcus pneumoniaeAntibodies, BacterialL-SelectinPneumococcal VaccinesPolysaccharidesVaccines, Conjugatehoming receptorlymphocyte homingmucosal immune responsePCVpneumococcal conjugate vaccinepneumococcal polysaccharide vaccinepneumococcuspneumoniaPPVStreptococcus pneumoniae

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