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ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2021

The Association Between Mycobacteria-Specific Antigen-Induced Cytokines and Host Response to Latent Tuberculosis Infection Treatment in a Chinese Population.

Xuefang Cao, Henan Xin, Haoran Zhang, Jianmin Liu, Shouguo Pan, Ying Du, Boxuan Feng, Zhusheng Quan, Ling Guan, Fei Shen and 7 more

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Article in Frontiers in microbiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xuefang CaoNHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Center for Tuberculosis Research, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Henan XinNHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Center for Tuberculosis Research, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Haoran ZhangNHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Center for Tuberculosis Research, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Jianmin LiuThe Sixth People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China.
Shouguo PanThe Center for Disease Prevention and Control of Zhongmu County, Zhengzhou, China.
Ying DuNHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Center for Tuberculosis Research, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Boxuan FengNHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Center for Tuberculosis Research, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Zhusheng QuanNHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Center for Tuberculosis Research, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Ling GuanThe Sixth People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China.
Fei ShenThe Sixth People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China.
Zisen LiuThe Center for Disease Prevention and Control of Zhongmu County, Zhengzhou, China.
Dakuan WangThe Center for Disease Prevention and Control of Zhongmu County, Zhengzhou, China.
Bin ZhangThe Center for Disease Prevention and Control of Zhongmu County, Zhengzhou, China.
Xueling GuanThe Sixth People's Hospital of Zhengzhou, Zhengzhou, China.
Jiaoxia YanThe Center for Disease Prevention and Control of Zhongmu County, Zhengzhou, China.
Qi JinNHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Center for Tuberculosis Research, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Lei GaoNHC Key Laboratory of Systems Biology of Pathogens, Center for Tuberculosis Research, Institute of Pathogen Biology, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNHenan Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CNThe Sixth People's Hospital of Zhengzhou · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesExploring biomarkers monitoring latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) treatment effectiveness would benefit optimizing the therapeutic regimen. This study aims to identify potential mycobacteria-specific antigen-induced cytokines associated with host responses to preventive treatment.

methodsBased on a randomized controlled trial on LTBI treatment among individuals with chest radiography abnormalities suggestive of prior tuberculosis (TB), the dynamically changed cytokine levels in QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT) supernatants were estimated during the treatment by bead-based multiplex assays and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

resultsIn total, 63 treated participants and 32 untreated controls were included in the study. The levels of 13 background-corrected mycobacteria-specific antigen-stimulated cytokines [basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF), growth-regulated oncogene (GRO)-α, interleukin (IL)-1α, IL-1ra, IL-12 (p70), stem cell factor (SCF), tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), IL-8, interferon (IFN)-α2, IL-5, IL-12 (p40), leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), and IL-17A] were found to be statistically different between before and after treatment in treated participants, while no statistically differences were observed in untreated controls. Among these 13 cytokines, the level of IL-8 was significantly lower in the QFT reversed group than that in the non-reversed group (

conclusionOur results suggested that the lower level of mycobacteria-specific antigen-induced IL-8 might be associated with the host's positive response to LTBI treatment.

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cytokinesIL-8latent tuberculosis infectionmycobacteria-specificpreventive treatment

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