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ArticleInternational journal of immunopathology and pharmacology

Common variable immunodeficiency patients display elevated plasma levels of granulocyte activation markers elastase and myeloperoxidase.

Jiří Litzman, Zita Chovancová, Petr Bejdák, Marek Litzman, Zdeněk Hel, Marcela Vlková

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Article in International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jiří Litzman1 Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic.
Zita Chovancová1 Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic.
Petr Bejdák1 Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic.
Marek Litzman3 Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic.
Zdeněk Hel4 Departments of Pathology and Microbiology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Marcela Vlková1 Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, St. Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1926-5426
Masaryk University · CZMendel University in Brno · CZUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Common variable immunodeficiency disorders (CVIDs) represent a group of primary immunodeficiency diseases characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia and dysfunctional immune response to invading pathogens. Previous studies have indicated that CVID is associated with microbial translocation and systemic myeloid cell activation. The goal of this study was to determine whether patients with CVID display elevated systemic levels of markers of granulocyte activation and whether the levels are further influenced by intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) infusions. The plasma levels of granulocyte activation markers elastase and myeloperoxidase were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 46 CVID patients and 44 healthy controls. All CVID patients were in a stable state with no apparent acute infection. In addition, granulocyte activation markers' plasma levels in 24 CVID patients were determined prior to and 1 h following IVIg administration. Neutrophil elastase and myeloperoxidase plasma levels were significantly higher in CVID patients than in healthy controls. Systemic elastase levels were further increased following IVIg administration. In vitro stimulation of 13 CVID patients' whole blood using IVIg in a therapeutically relevant dose for 2 h resulted in a significant increase in plasma elastase levels compared to unstimulated blood. The data presented here indicate that CVID is associated with chronic granulocytic activation which is further exacerbated by administering IVIg. Increased myeloperoxidase and elastase levels may contribute to associated comorbidities in CVID patients.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersCommon Variable ImmunodeficiencyFemaleHumansImmunoglobulins, IntravenousLeukocyte ElastaseMaleMiddle AgedPeroxidaseYoung AdultBiomarkersImmunoglobulins, IntravenousLeukocyte ElastasePeroxidaseCVIDelastaseimmunoglobulin treatmentmyeloperoxidaseneutrophil activation

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PMID30968712
PMCPMC6458674
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