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Tipo: Artigo de Periódico
Título: Evaluation of the Microbicidal Activity and Cytokines/Chemokines Profile Released by Neutrophils from HTLV-1-Infected Individuals
Título(s) alternativo(s): Scandinavian Journal of Immunology
Autor(es): Bezerra, Caroline A.
Cardoso, Thiago M.
Giudice, Angela
Porto, Maria Aurélia da Fonseca
Santos, Silvane Maria Braga
Carvalho Filho, Edgar Marcelino de
Bacellar, Maria Olívia Amado Ramos
Autor(es): Bezerra, Caroline A.
Cardoso, Thiago M.
Giudice, Angela
Porto, Maria Aurélia da Fonseca
Santos, Silvane Maria Braga
Carvalho Filho, Edgar Marcelino de
Bacellar, Maria Olívia Amado Ramos
Abstract: Human T cell lymphotropic virus type-1 (HTLV-1) induces activation and spontaneous proliferation of T cells with production of type-1 pro-inflammatory cytokines. It modifies the immune response to other antigens and increases susceptibility to infectious diseases. However, little is known about innate immunity in HTLV-1 infection. HTLV-1-infected individuals have higher spontaneous neutrophil activation than HTLV-1-seronegative individuals, as shown by the nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) assay. This study was conducted to evaluate neutrophil function in HTLV-1-infected individuals. Participants in the study included 18 HTLV-1-infected individuals and 14 HTLV-1-seronegative controls. We evaluated the ability of neutrophils (PMNs) to control a parasite infection, to produce peroxynitrite, cytokines and chemokines and to express activation markers in cultures when stimulated with LPS or infected with Leishmania. When compared with the control group, there was no difference in the percentage of PMNs infected with Leishmania or in the number of amastigotes ⁄ 100 PMNs in HTLV-1-infected individuals. The microbicidal activity of the PMNs and the levels of CXCL8 and CCL4 released by these cells did not show a difference between HTLV-1- infected individuals and the control group. In both the HTLV-1 group and the control group, infection with Leishmania or stimulation of PMNs led to cellular activation. These observations suggest that neutrophils from HTLV-1- infected individuals have preserved their ability to become activated and to produce chemokines and peroxynitrite after stimulation and that the susceptibility to infection by intracellular Leishmania amazonensis in HTLV-1-infected individuals does not depend on impairment of neutrophil function.
URI: http://www.repositorio.ufba.br/ri/handle/ri/5437
Data do documento: 2011
Aparece nas coleções:Artigo Publicado em Periódico (Faculdade de Medicina)

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