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IL-10-Secreting CD8 + T Cells Specific for Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV): Generation, Maintenance and Phenotype. Pathogens 2022; 11:pathogens11121530. [PMID: 36558866 PMCID: PMC9781655 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11121530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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HCMV-specific CD8+ T-cells are potent anti-viral effector cells in HCMV infected individuals, but evidence from other viral infections suggests that CD8+ T-cells can also produce the immunomodulatory cytokine IL-10. In this work we show that there are HCMV-specific IL-10 CD8+ T-cell responses in a cohort of individuals aged 23-76 years of age, predominantly directed against the HCMV proteins known to be expressed during latent infections as well as towards the proteins US3 and pp71. The analysis of HCMV-specific responses established during primary infection has shown that the IL-10 responses to US3 and pp71 HCMV proteins are detectable in the first weeks post infection, but not the responses to latency-associated proteins, and this IL-10 response is produced by both CD8+ and CD4+ T-cells. Phenotyping studies of HCMV-specific IL-10+ CD8+ T-cells show that these are CD45RA+ effector memory cells and co-express CD28 and CD57, however, the expression of the inhibitory receptor PD-1 varied from 90% to 30% between donors. In this study we have described for the first time the HCMV-specific IL-10 CD8+ T-cell responses and have demonstrated their broad specificity and the potential immune modulatory role of the immune response to HCMV latent carriage and periodic reactivation.
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Khalil FO, Alsebaey A, Kasemy ZA, Abdelmageed SM, Bedair HM, Abdelsattar S. IL28B, TLR7 SNPs, and cytomegalovirus infection are risk factors for advanced liver disease in chronic hepatitis C patients. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2022. [DOI: https:/doi.org/10.1080/14787210.2021.1935239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Fatma Omar Khalil
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Liver Institute, Egypt
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, National Liver Institute, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebeen El-Koom, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, National Liver Institute, Egypt
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Khalil FO, Alsebaey A, Kasemy ZA, Abdelmageed SM, Bedair HM, Abdelsattar S. IL28B, TLR7 SNPs, and cytomegalovirus infection are risk factors for advanced liver disease in chronic hepatitis C patients. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2022. [DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14787210.2021.1935239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Fatma Omar Khalil
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Liver Institute, Egypt
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, National Liver Institute, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebeen El-Koom, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, National Liver Institute, Egypt
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Khalil FO, Alsebaey A, Kasemy ZA, Abdelmageed SM, Bedair HM, Abdelsattar S. IL28B, TLR7 SNPs, and cytomegalovirus infection are risk factors for advanced liver disease in chronic hepatitis C patients. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2022; 20:121-129. [PMID: 34047252 DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2021.1935239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is a leading cause of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study aimed to study the association of IL28B, toll-like receptor (TLR) 7, cytomegalovirus and advanced liver disease. METHODS Four groups were included; control (n = 125, 25.9%), CHC (n = 114, 23.6%), liver cirrhosis (n = 120, 24.8%), and HCC (n = 124, 25.7%). RESULTS In CHC group, patients were mainly F1 (60%) followed by F2. IL28B genotype CC percentage was higher in control group than the CHC and cirrhosis groups. CT and TT genotypes were higher in the CHC and cirrhosis groups than control group. The C allele was higher in the control group than the CHC, cirrhosis and HCC groups and the opposite with the T allele. Control and CHC had same TLR7 alleles. Cirrhosis patients and HCC had lower TLR 7 A allele and higher G allele than the control group. Both cirrhosis and HCC groups had statistically significant higher percentage of the AG and GG genotypes than the control group. Patients with HCC had higher cytomegalovirus infection percentage than cirrhosis and CHC group (38.7% vs 20% vs 16.7%), respectively. CONCLUSION IL28B, TLR7 SNPs and cytomegalovirus infection are risk factors for advanced liver disease in hepatitis C patients.
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- Fatma Omar Khalil
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Liver Institute, Egypt
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, National Liver Institute, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Pathology, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Shebeen El-Koom, Egypt
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, National Liver Institute, Egypt
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Houldcroft CJ, Jackson SE, Lim EY, Sedikides GX, Davies EL, Atkinson C, McIntosh M, Remmerswaal EBM, Okecha G, Bemelman FJ, Stanton RJ, Reeves M, Wills MR. Assessing Anti-HCMV Cell Mediated Immune Responses in Transplant Recipients and Healthy Controls Using a Novel Functional Assay. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020; 10:275. [PMID: 32670891 PMCID: PMC7332694 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.00275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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HCMV infection, reinfection or reactivation occurs in 60% of untreated solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. Current clinical approaches to HCMV management include pre-emptive and prophylactic antiviral treatment strategies. The introduction of immune monitoring to better stratify patients at risk of viraemia and HCMV mediated disease could improve clinical management. Current approaches quantify T cell IFNγ responses specific for predominantly IE and pp65 proteins ex vivo, as a proxy for functional control of HCMV in vivo. However, these approaches have only a limited predictive ability. We measured the IFNγ T cell responses to an expanded panel of overlapping peptide pools specific for immunodominant HCMV proteins IE1/2, pp65, pp71, gB, UL144, and US3 in a cohort of D+R- kidney transplant recipients in a longitudinal analysis. Even with this increased antigen diversity, the results show that while all patients had detectable T cell responses, this did not correlate with control of HCMV replication in some. We wished to develop an assay that could directly measure anti-HCMV cell-mediated immunity. We evaluated three approaches, stimulation of PBMC with (i) whole HCMV lysate or (ii) a defined panel of immunodominant HCMV peptides, or (iii) fully autologous infected cells co-cultured with PBMC or isolated CD8+ T cells or NK cells. Stimulation with HCMV lysate often generated non-specific antiviral responses while stimulation with immunodominant HCMV peptide pools produced responses which were not necessarily antiviral despite strong IFNγ production. We demonstrated that IFNγ was only a minor component of secreted antiviral activity. Finally, we used an antiviral assay system to measure the effect of whole PBMC, and isolated CD8+ T cells and NK cells to control HCMV in infected autologous dermal fibroblasts. The results show that both PBMC and especially CD8+ T cells from HCMV seropositive donors have highly specific antiviral activity against HCMV. In addition, we were able to show that NK cells were also antiviral, but the level of this control was highly variable between donors and not dependant on HCMV seropositivity. Using this approach, we show that non-viraemic D+R+ SOT recipients had significant and specific antiviral activity against HCMV.
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- Charlotte J. Houldcroft
- Department of Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, Institute for Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, Institute for Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Renal Transplant Unit, Division of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam Infection and Immunity Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Renal Transplant Unit, Division of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Division of Infection and Immunity, Institute for Immunity and Transplantation, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospital, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Hayakawa M, Umeyama H, Iwadate M, Taguchi YH, Yano Y, Honda T, Itami-Matsumoto S, Kozuka R, Enomoto M, Tamori A, Kawada N, Murakami Y. Development of a novel anti-hepatitis B virus agent via Sp1. Sci Rep 2020; 10:47. [PMID: 31913341 PMCID: PMC6949255 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56842-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Nucleos(t)ide analog (NA) therapy has proven effective in treating chronic hepatitis B. However, NAs frequently result in viral relapse after the cessation of therapy. This is because NAs cannot fully eliminate the viral episomal covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) in the nucleus. In this study, we identified small molecular compounds that control host factors related to viral replication using in silico screening with simulated annealing based on bioinformatics for protein-ligand flexible docking. Twelve chemical compound candidates for alpha-glucosidase (AG) inhibitors were identified from a library of chemical compounds and used to treat fresh human hepatocytes infected with HBV. They were then monitored for their anti-viral effects. HBV replication was inhibited by one candidate (1-[3-(4-tert-butylcyclohexyl)oxy-2-hydroxypropyl]-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-4-ol) in a dose-dependent manner. This compound significantly reduced ccc DNA production, compared to Entecavir (p < 0.05), and had a lower anti-AG effect. Gene expression analysis and structural analysis of this compound showed that its inhibitive effect on HBV was via interaction with Sp1. The nuclear transcription factor Sp1 acts on multiple regions of HBV to suppress HBV replication. Identifying candidates that control nuclear transcription factors facilitate the development of novel therapies. Drugs with a mechanism different from NA are promising for the elimination of HBV.
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- Michiyo Hayakawa
- Department of Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Chuo University, Tokyo, 112-8551, Japan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Chuo University, Tokyo, 112-8551, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Chuo University, Tokyo, 112-8551, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal of Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, 650-0017, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan
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- Department of Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Osaka, 545-8585, Japan.
- Department of Molecular Pathology, Tokyo Medical University, 6-1-1, Shinjuku, Shinjuku-Ku, Tokyo, 160-8402, Japan.
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Ponsonby AL, Pezic A, Cameron FJ, Rodda C, Kemp AS, Carlin JB, Hyoty H, Sioofy-Khojine A, Dwyer T, Ellis JA, Craig ME. Higher parental occupational social contact is associated with a reduced risk of incident pediatric type 1 diabetes: Mediation through molecular enteroviral indices. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0193992. [PMID: 29664909 PMCID: PMC5903611 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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We aimed to examine the association between parental occupational social contact and hygiene factors on type 1 diabetes (T1D) risk and possible mediation of these effects through child enteroviral infection. We interviewed 333 incident T1D cases and 660 controls from 2008–2011 in Melbourne, Australia. Enteroviral indices (ribonucleic acid by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and Coxsackie B virus antibody levels) in peripheral blood were measured in nested case control samples. Parent occupational social contact was assessed by the number of well or sick children, adults or animals contacted daily through work. Higher parental occupational social contact was strongly associated with reduced T1D risk with evidence of dose response (contact with the well or sick score, Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) per category: 0.73 (95% Confidence Interval (CI): 0.66, 0.81); P<0.001 or AOR 0.63 (95% CI: 0.53, 0.75); P<0.001) respectively). Nine of the ten parental social contact indices, were significant mediated through one or more enteroviral indices. The strength of association between enterovirus presence and T1D onset increased with child age (1.2 fold increase per year; P = 0.05). Lower child hand hygiene enhanced the adverse effect of low parental occupational contact with the sick; Synergy Index 5.16 (95% CI: 3.61, 7.36). The interaction between hand washing and parental occupational contact is more consistent with protection against parental enteroviral shedding than the sharing of a protective infectious agent or microbiome.
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- Anne-Louise Ponsonby
- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Flemington Rd, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- National Centre for Epidemiology, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Flemington Rd, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Flemington Rd, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Flemington Rd, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Western Centre for Health Research and Education, Sunshine Hospital, St Albans, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Flemington Rd, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Flemington Rd, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Virology, University of Tampere, Lääkärinkatu, Finland
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Flemington Rd, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- The George Institute for Global Health, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Flemington Rd, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia
- Discipline of Child and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Redeker A, Remmerswaal EBM, van der Gracht ETI, Welten SPM, Höllt T, Koning F, Cicin-Sain L, Nikolich-Žugich J, Ten Berge IJM, van Lier RAW, van Unen V, Arens R. The Contribution of Cytomegalovirus Infection to Immune Senescence Is Set by the Infectious Dose. Front Immunol 2018; 8:1953. [PMID: 29367854 PMCID: PMC5768196 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
Abstract
The relationship between human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infections and accelerated immune senescence is controversial. Whereas some studies reported a CMV-associated impaired capacity to control heterologous infections at old age, other studies could not confirm this. We hypothesized that these discrepancies might relate to the variability in the infectious dose of CMV occurring in real life. Here, we investigated the influence of persistent CMV infection on immune perturbations and specifically addressed the role of the infectious dose on the contribution of CMV to accelerated immune senescence. We show in experimental mouse models that the degree of mouse CMV (MCMV)-specific memory CD8+ T cell accumulation and the phenotypic T cell profile are directly influenced by the infectious dose, and data on HCMV-specific T cells indicate a similar connection. Detailed cluster analysis of the memory CD8+ T cell development showed that high-dose infection causes a differentiation pathway that progresses faster throughout the life span of the host, suggesting a virus–host balance that is influenced by aging and infectious dose. Importantly, short-term MCMV infection in adult mice is not disadvantageous for heterologous superinfection with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV). However, following long-term CMV infection the strength of the CD8+ T cell immunity to LCMV superinfection was affected by the initial CMV infectious dose, wherein a high infectious dose was found to be a prerequisite for impaired heterologous immunity. Altogether our results underscore the importance of stratification based on the size and differentiation of the CMV-specific memory T cell pools for the impact on immune senescence, and indicate that reduction of the latent/lytic viral load can be beneficial to diminish CMV-associated immune senescence.
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- Anke Redeker
- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Renal Transplant Unit, Division of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
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- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Immunobiology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson, AZ, United States
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands.,Renal Transplant Unit, Division of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Sanquin Blood Supply Foundation and Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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Rozej-Bielicka W, Masny A, Golab E. High-resolution melting PCR assay, applicable for diagnostics and screening studies, allowing detection and differentiation of several Babesia spp. infecting humans and animals. Parasitol Res 2017; 116:2671-2681. [PMID: 28795223 PMCID: PMC5599466 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-017-5576-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
The goal of the study was to design a single tube PCR test for detection and differentiation of Babesia species in DNA samples obtained from diverse biological materials. A multiplex, single tube PCR test was designed for amplification of approximately 400 bp region of the Babesia 18S rRNA gene. Universal primers were designed to match DNA of multiple Babesia spp. and to have low levels of similarity to DNA sequences of other intracellular protozoa and Babesia hosts. The PCR products amplified from Babesia DNA isolated from human, dog, rodent, deer, and tick samples were subjected to high-resolution melting analysis for Babesia species identification. The designed test allowed detection and differentiation of four Babesia species, three zoonotic (B. microti, B. divergens, B. venatorum) and one that is generally not considered zoonotic—Babesia canis. Both detection and identification of all four species were possible based on the HRM curves of the PCR products in samples obtained from the following: humans, dogs, rodents, and ticks. No cross-reactivity with DNA of Babesia hosts or Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii was observed. The lack of cross-reactivity with P. falciparum DNA might allow using the assay in endemic malaria areas. The designed assay is the first PCR-based test for detection and differentiation of several Babesia spp. of medical and veterinary importance, in a single tube reaction. The results of the study show that the designed assay for Babesia detection and identification could be a practical and inexpensive tool for diagnostics and screening studies of diverse biological materials.
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- Wioletta Rozej-Bielicka
- Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Parasitology, National Institute of Public Health – National Institute of Hygiene, Warszawa, Poland
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Tram DTN, Wang H, Sugiarto S, Li T, Ang WH, Lee C, Pastorin G. Advances in nanomaterials and their applications in point of care (POC) devices for the diagnosis of infectious diseases. Biotechnol Adv 2016; 34:1275-1288. [PMID: 27686397 PMCID: PMC7127209 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2016.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Revised: 07/13/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
Nanotechnology has gained much attention over the last decades, as it offers unique opportunities for the advancement of the next generation of sensing tools. Point-of-care (POC) devices for the selective detection of biomolecules using engineered nanoparticles have become a main research thrust in the diagnostic field. This review presents an overview on how the POC-associated nanotechnology, currently applied for the identification of nucleic acids, proteins and antibodies, might be further exploited for the detection of infectious pathogens: although still premature, future integrations of nanoparticles with biological markers that target specific microorganisms will enable timely therapeutic intervention against life-threatening infectious diseases.
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- Dai Thien Nhan Tram
- Pharmacy Department National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering, Drive 3, Singapore 117576, Singapore.
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore, 4 Engineering, Drive 3, Singapore 117576, Singapore.
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- Pharmacy Department National University of Singapore, Singapore 117543, Singapore; NanoCore, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore; NUS Graduate School for Integrative Sciences and Engineering, Centre for Life Sciences (CeLS), Singapore 117456, Singapore.
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Calis JC, Phiri KS, Faragher EB, Brabin BJ, Bates I, Cuevas LE, de Haan RJ, Phiri AI, Malange P, Khoka M, Hulshof PJ, van Lieshout L, Beld MG, Teo YY, Rockett KA, Richardson A, Kwiatkowski DP, Molyneux ME, van Hensbroek MB. Severe anemia in Malawian children. Malawi Med J 2016; 28:99-107. [PMID: 27895843 PMCID: PMC5116999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Severe anemia is a major cause of sickness and death in African children, yet the causes of anemia in this population have been inadequately studied. METHODS We conducted a case-control study of 381 preschool children with severe anemia (hemoglobin concentration, <5.0 g per deciliter) and 757 preschool children without severe anemia in urban and rural settings in Malawi. Causal factors previously associated with severe anemia were studied. The data were examined by multivariate analysis and structural equation modeling. RESULTS Bacteremia (adjusted odds ratio, 5.3; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.6 to 10.9), malaria (adjusted odds ratio, 2.3; 95% CI, 1.6 to 3.3), hookworm (adjusted odds ratio, 4.8; 95% CI, 2.0 to 11.8), human immunodeficiency virus infection (adjusted odds ratio, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.0 to 3.8), the G6PD-202/-376 genetic disorder (adjusted odds ratio, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.3 to 4.4), vitamin A deficiency (adjusted odds ratio, 2.8; 95% CI, 1.3 to 5.8), and vitamin B12 deficiency (adjusted odds ratio, 2.2; 95% CI, 1.4 to 3.6) were associated with severe anemia. Folate deficiency, sickle cell disease, and laboratory signs of an abnormal inflammatory response were uncommon. Iron deficiency was not prevalent in case patients (adjusted odds ratio, 0.37; 95% CI, 0.22 to 0.60) and was negatively associated with bacteremia. Malaria was associated with severe anemia in the urban site (with seasonal transmission) but not in the rural site (where malaria was holoendemic). Seventy-six percent of hookworm infections were found in children under 2 years of age. CONCLUSIONS There are multiple causes of severe anemia in Malawian preschool children, but folate and iron deficiencies are not prominent among them. Even in the presence of malaria parasites, additional or alternative causes of severe anemia should be considered.
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- Job Cj Calis
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi; College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi; Emma Children's Hospital, the Global Child Health Group, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi; College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Emma Children's Hospital, the Global Child Health Group, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Child and Reproductive Health Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Child and Reproductive Health Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi; College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi
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- Division of Human Nutrition, Wageningen University, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Laboratory of Clinical Virology
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi; College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi; College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Blantyre, Malawi; Emma Children's Hospital, the Global Child Health Group, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Child and Reproductive Health Group, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Heutinck KM, Yong SL, Tonneijck L, van den Heuvel H, van der Weerd NC, van der Pant KAMI, Bemelman FJ, Claas FHJ, Ten Berge IJM. Virus-Specific CD8(+) T Cells Cross-Reactive to Donor-Alloantigen Are Transiently Present in the Circulation of Kidney Transplant Recipients Infected With CMV and/or EBV. Am J Transplant 2016; 16:1480-91. [PMID: 26603974 DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Revised: 10/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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T cells play a dual role in transplantation: They mediate transplant rejection and are crucial for virus control. Memory T cells generated in response to pathogens can cross-react to alloantigen, a phenomenon called heterologous immunity. Virus-specific CD8(+) T cells cross-reacting to donor-alloantigen might affect alloimmune responses and hamper tolerance induction following transplantation. Here, we longitudinally studied these cross-reactive cells in peripheral blood of 25 kidney transplant recipients with a cytomegalovirus and/or Epstein-Barr virus infection. Cross-reactive T cells were identified by flow cytometry as virus-specific T cells that proliferate in response to donor cells in a mixed-lymphocyte reaction. In 13 of 25 patients, we found cross-reactivity to donor cells for at least 1 viral epitope before (n = 7) and/or after transplantation (n = 8). Cross-reactive T cells were transiently present in the circulation, and their precursor frequency did not increase following transplantation or viral infection. Cross-reactive T cells expressed interferon-γ and CD107a in response to both alloantigen and viral peptide and resembled virus-specific T cells in phenotype and function. Their presence was not associated with impaired renal function, proteinuria, or rejection. In conclusion, virus-specific T cells that cross-react to donor-alloantigen are transiently detectable in the circulation of kidney transplant recipients.
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- K M Heutinck
- Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Renal Transplant Unit, Department of Nephrology, Division of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Renal Transplant Unit, Department of Nephrology, Division of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunohaematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Renal Transplant Unit, Department of Nephrology, Division of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Renal Transplant Unit, Department of Nephrology, Division of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Renal Transplant Unit, Department of Nephrology, Division of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunohaematology and Blood Transfusion, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Renal Transplant Unit, Department of Nephrology, Division of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Epstein–Barr virus-targeted therapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2015; 141:1845-57. [DOI: 10.1007/s00432-015-1969-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Clonal evolution of CD8+ T cell responses against latent viruses: relationship among phenotype, localization, and function. J Virol 2014; 89:568-80. [PMID: 25339770 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02003-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED Human cytomegalovirus (hCMV) infection is characterized by a vast expansion of resting effector-type virus-specific T cells in the circulation. In mice, interleukin-7 receptor α (IL-7Rα)-expressing cells contain the precursors for long-lived antigen-experienced CD8(+) T cells, but it is unclear if similar mechanisms operate to maintain these pools in humans. Here, we studied whether IL-7Rα-expressing cells obtained from peripheral blood (PB) or lymph nodes (LNs) sustain the circulating effector-type hCMV-specific pool. Using flow cytometry and functional assays, we found that the IL-7Rα(+) hCMV-specific T cell population comprises cells that have a memory phenotype and lack effector features. We used next-generation sequencing of the T cell receptor to compare the clonal repertoires of IL-7Rα(+) and IL-7Rα(-) subsets. We observed limited overlap of clones between these subsets during acute infection and after 1 year. When we compared the hCMV-specific repertoire between PB and paired LNs, we found many identical clones but also clones that were exclusively found in either compartment. New clones that were found in PB during antigenic recall were only rarely identical to the unique LN clones. Thus, although PB IL-7Rα-expressing and LN hCMV-specific CD8(+) T cells show typical traits of memory-type cells, these populations do not seem to contain the precursors for the novel hCMV-specific CD8(+) T cell pool during latency or upon antigen recall. IL-7Rα(+) PB and LN hCMV-specific memory cells form separate virus-specific compartments, and precursors for these novel PB hCMV-specific CD8(+) effector-type T cells are possibly located in other secondary lymphoid tissues or are being recruited from the naive CD8(+) T cell pool. IMPORTANCE Insight into the self-renewal properties of long-lived memory CD8(+) T cells and their location is crucial for the development of both passive and active vaccination strategies. Human CMV infection is characterized by a vast expansion of resting effector-type cells. It is, however, not known how this population is maintained. We here investigated two possible compartments for effector-type cell precursors: circulating acute-phase IL-7Rα-expressing hCMV-specific CD8(+) T cells and lymph node (LN)-residing hCMV-specific (central) memory cells. We show that new clones that appear after primary hCMV infection or during hCMV reactivation seldom originate from either compartment. Thus, although identical clones may be maintained by either memory population, the precursors of the novel clones are probably located in other (secondary) lymphoid tissues or are recruited from the naive CD8(+) T cell pool.
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Zhou X, Zhu D, Liao Y, Liu W, Liu H, Ma Z, Xing D. Synthesis, labeling and bioanalytical applications of a tris(2,2′-bipyridyl)ruthenium(II)-based electrochemiluminescence probe. Nat Protoc 2014; 9:1146-59. [DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2014.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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GS-8374, a prototype phosphonate-containing inhibitor of HIV-1 protease, effectively inhibits protease mutants with amino acid insertions. J Virol 2013; 88:3586-90. [PMID: 24371077 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02688-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Insertions in the protease (PR) region of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) represent an interesting mechanism of antiviral resistance against HIV PR inhibitors (PIs). Here, we demonstrate the improved ability of a phosphonate-containing experimental HIV PI, GS-8374, relative to that of other PIs, to effectively inhibit patient-derived recombinant HIV strains bearing PR insertions and numerous other mutations. We correlate enzyme inhibition with the catalytic activities of corresponding recombinant PRs in vitro and provide a biochemical and structural analysis of the PR-inhibitor complex.
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Cha YJ, Yoo SJ, Sohn YH, Kim HS. Performance evaluation of ExiStation HBV diagnostic system for hepatitis B virus DNA quantitation. J Virol Methods 2013; 193:492-7. [PMID: 23892129 PMCID: PMC7119692 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2013.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2013] [Revised: 07/04/2013] [Accepted: 07/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The new real-time quantitative PCR system for hepatitis B virus was evaluated. This system showed satisfactory analytical sensitivity, excellent reproducibility, no cross-reactivity, no interference and high correlation with other real-time PCR assays. The assay is a useful tool for the detection and monitoring of hepatitis B virus infection.
The performance of a recently developed real-time PCR system, the ExiStation HBV diagnostic system, for quantitation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in human blood was evaluated. The detection limit, reproducibility, cross-reactivity, and interference were evaluated as measures of analytical performance. For the comparison study, 100 HBV-positive blood samples and 100 HBV-negative samples from Korean Blood Bank Serum were used, and the results of the ExiStation HBV system showed good correlation with those obtained using the Cobas TaqMan (r2 = 0.9931) and Abbott real-time PCR systems (r2 = 0.9894). The lower limit of detection was measured as 9.55 IU/mL using WHO standards and the dynamic range was linear from 6.68 to 6.68 × 109 IU/mL using cloned plasmids. The within-run coefficient of variation (CV) was 9.4%, 2.1%, and 1.1%, and the total CV was 11.8%, 3.6%, and 1.7% at a concentration of 1.92 log10 IU/mL, 3.88 log10 IU/mL, and 6.84 log10 IU/mL, respectively. No cross-reactivity or interference was detected. The ExiStation HBV diagnostic system showed satisfactory analytical sensitivity, excellent reproducibility, no cross-reactivity, no interference, and high agreement with the Cobas TaqMan and Abbott real-time PCR systems, and is therefore a useful tool for the detection and monitoring of HBV infection.
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- Young Joo Cha
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Everolimus-treated renal transplant recipients have a more robust CMV-specific CD8+ T-cell response compared with cyclosporine- or mycophenolate-treated patients. Transplantation 2013; 95:184-91. [PMID: 23222818 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0b013e318276a1ef] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND In renal transplant recipients, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitors have been reported to protect against cytomegalovirus (CMV) disease. Here, we questioned whether mTOR inhibitors specifically influence human CMV-induced T-cell responses. METHODS We studied renal transplant recipients treated with prednisolone, cyclosporine A (CsA), and mycophenolate sodium (MPS) for the first 6 months after transplantation followed by double therapy consisting of prednisolone/everolimus, which is an mTOR inhibitor (P/EVL; n=10), prednisolone/CsA (P/CsA; n=7), or prednisolone/MPS (P/MPS; n=9). All patients were CMV-IgG positive before transplantation. CMV reactivation was detectable in the first 6 months after transplantation and not thereafter. None of the patients included in this study suffered from CMV disease. Both CD27CD8 and CD27CD28CD4 effector-type T-cell counts, known to be associated with CMV infection, were measured before transplantation and at 6 and 24 months after transplantation. Additionally, we determined both number and function of CMV-specific CD8 T cells at these time points. RESULTS The number of total CD8 T cells, CD27CD8 T cells, and CD28CD4 T cells increased significantly after switch to therapy with P/EVL but not after switch to P/CsA or P/MPS. Specifically, CMV-specific CD8 T-cell counts significantly increased after switch to therapy with P/EVL. Furthermore, the mTOR inhibitor sirolimus strongly inhibited alloresponses in vitro, whereas it did not affect CMV-specific responses. CONCLUSION We observed a significant increase in (CMV-specific) effector-type CD8 and CD4 T-cell counts in everolimus-treated patients. These findings may at least in part explain the reported low incidence of CMV-related pathology in everolimus-treated patients.
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Klarenbeek PL, Remmerswaal EBM, ten Berge IJM, Doorenspleet ME, van Schaik BDC, Esveldt REE, Koch SD, ten Brinke A, van Kampen AHC, Bemelman FJ, Tak PP, Baas F, de Vries N, van Lier RAW. Deep sequencing of antiviral T-cell responses to HCMV and EBV in humans reveals a stable repertoire that is maintained for many years. PLoS Pathog 2012; 8:e1002889. [PMID: 23028307 PMCID: PMC3460621 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2012] [Accepted: 07/11/2012] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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CD8+ T-cell responses against latent viruses can cover considerable portions of the CD8+ T-cell compartment for many decades, yet their initiation and maintenance remains poorly characterized in humans. A key question is whether the clonal repertoire that is raised during the initial antiviral response can be maintained over these long periods. To investigate this we combined next-generation sequencing of the T-cell receptor repertoire with tetramer-sorting to identify, quantify and longitudinally follow virus-specific clones within the CD8+ T-cell compartment. Using this approach we studied primary infections of human cytomegalovirus (hCMV) and Epstein Barr virus (EBV) in renal transplant recipients. For both viruses we found that nearly all virus-specific CD8+ T-cell clones that appeared during the early phase of infection were maintained at high frequencies during the 5-year follow-up and hardly any new anti-viral clones appeared. Both in transplant recipients and in healthy carriers the clones specific for these latent viruses were highly dominant within the CD8+ T-cell receptor Vβ repertoire. These findings suggest that the initial antiviral response in humans is maintained in a stable fashion without signs of contraction or changes of the clonal repertoire. Several viruses have found ways to evade the human immune system and cause latent infections. Examples include HIV and herpes-viruses. Most humans carry these herpes-viruses. The human immune system mounts continuous responses against these viruses to prevent them from causing disease. If this balance is disturbed, these viruses can cause extensive pathology. We do not know how the immune response against these viruses evolves over time. Understanding this response might help to understand why the immune system does not clear these viruses and might help in preventive and therapeutic strategies. Here we used a new technology that allowed us to track virus specific immune cells (CD8+ T cells) over time in a quantitative manner. When we used this technology to study the evolution of latent responses against herpes-viruses (from infection until 5 years later) we found that immune responses were very rigid and did not evolve over time. Collectively our data shows that – for these herpes-viruses – the initial immune response is maintained despite the fact that this does not result in clearance of the virus. Therefore, if a virus survives the initial response, it will not be cleared in the future. This is an important consideration in understanding latent infection and for vaccination-design.
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- P. L. Klarenbeek
- Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Genome Analysis, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Renal Transplant Unit, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Renal Transplant Unit, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Genome Analysis, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Bioinformatics Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Genome Analysis, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Sanquin Research at CLB and Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Bioinformatics Laboratory, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Renal Transplant Unit, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Genome Analysis, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Sanquin Research at CLB and Landsteiner Laboratory, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Havenith SHC, Remmerswaal EBM, Bemelman FJ, Yong SL, van Donselaar-van der Pant KAMI, van Lier RAW, Ten Berge IJM. Rapid T cell repopulation after rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) treatment is driven mainly by cytomegalovirus. Clin Exp Immunol 2012; 169:292-301. [PMID: 22861369 PMCID: PMC3445006 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2012.04622.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induces a long-lasting lymphocytopenia. CD4(+) T cells remain depleted for up to 2 years, whereas the CD8(+) T cell compartment is refilled rapidly by highly differentiated CD27(-) CD45RA(+) CD57(+) effector-type cells. Because the presence of these highly differentiated CD8(+) T cells has been associated with cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, we questioned to what extent restoration of CMV T cell immunity contributes to the re-emergence of T cells following rATG treatment. We compared T cell repopulation in six CMV-seropositive patients with CMV reactivation (reactivating CMV(+) ) to that in three CMV(+) patients without reactivation (non-reactivating CMV(+) ), and to that in three CMV-seronegative recipients receiving a kidney from a CMV-seronegative donor (CMV(-/-) ). All patients received rATG because of acute allograft rejection. Total CD4 and CD8 counts, frequency and phenotype of virus-specific CD8(+) T cells were determined. In reactivating CMV(+) patients, total CD8(+) T cells reappeared rapidly, whereas in non-reactivating CMV(+) patients they lagged behind. In CMV(-/-) patients, CD8(+) T cell counts had not yet reached pretransplant levels after 2 years. CMV reactivation was indeed followed by a progressive accumulation of CMV-specific CD8(+) T cells. During lymphocytopenia following rATG treatment, serum interleukin (IL)-7 levels were elevated. Although this was most prominent in the CMV-seronegative patients, it did not result in an advantage in T cell repopulation in these patients. Repopulated CD8(+) T cells showed increased skewing in their Vβ repertoire in both CMV(-/-) and reactivating CMV-seropositive patients. We conclude that rapid T cell repopulation following rATG treatment is driven mainly by CMV.
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- S H C Havenith
- Renal Transplant Unit, Department of Internal Medicine Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center Landsteiner Laboratory, Sanquin Research, Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Tonino SH, van de Berg PJ, Yong SL, ten Berge IJ, Kersten MJ, van Lier RAW, van Oers MH, Kater AP. Expansion of effector T cells associated with decreased PD-1 expression in patients with indolent B cell lymphomas and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma 2012; 53:1785-94. [PMID: 22397719 DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2012.673224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), numbers of CD8 + CD45RA +/- CD27- effector T cells are expanded. We investigated whether this expansion is also present in other B cell malignancies and the possible mechanism underlying these changes. Whereas an increase in total CD4+and CD8+ T cell numbers was found only in CLL, numbers of CD4+ and CD8+ effector T cells were significantly increased in both CLL and indolent lymphoma, but not aggressive lymphoma and myeloma. Interestingly, PD-1 expression was decreased on effector T cells and inversely correlated with effector T cell numbers, suggesting a functional role for PD-1 in regulating T cell homeostasis. In vitro experiments revealed impaired up-regulation of PD-1 upon T cell activation in the presence of malignant but also healthy B cells. Our data suggest that in CLL and indolent lymphoma, the malignant B cells affect PD-1 expression on effector T cells, resulting in an expansion of these subsets.
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- Sanne H Tonino
- Department of Hematology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Cytomegalovirus-induced effector T cells cause endothelial cell damage. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2012; 19:772-9. [PMID: 22398244 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00011-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection has been linked to inflammatory diseases that involve vascular endothelial cell damage, but definitive proof for a direct cytopathic effect of CMV in these diseases is lacking. CMV infection is associated with a strong increase in both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells with constitutive effector functions that can perpetuate systemic inflammation. We investigated whether CMV-induced immune responses could lead to endothelial damage in humans. We found that terminally differentiated effector CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells, formed during primary CMV infection and maintained throughout latency, express high levels of CX3CR1 and CXCR3. The ligands of these receptors, fractalkine and IP-10, respectively, are expressed by activated endothelial cells. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) stimulated with CMV antigen produced soluble factors that stimulated endothelial cells to produce both chemokines. Finally, effector cells migrated in a fractalkine- and IP-10-dependent fashion to activated endothelial cells and induced apoptosis in endothelial cells that were stimulated by supernatant from CMV-activated PBMC. Our findings offer an explanation for the accumulation of highly differentiated T cells near to the endothelium in CMV-infected individuals that may result in endothelial damage.
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Takkenberg RB, Menting S, Beld MGHM. Validation of a sensitive and specific real-time PCR for detection and quantitation of hepatitis B virus covalently closed circular DNA in plasma of chronic hepatitis B patients. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 903:113-28. [PMID: 22782814 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-937-2_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) serves as a template for viral replication and plays a role in persistence of HBV infection. The origin and significance of cccDNA in plasma, however, are not well understood. A sensitive, specific, and reproducible real-time PCR for detection and quantitation of cccDNA in plasma of chronic hepatitis B patients was developed and validated. Four HBV DNA reference panels and 96 plasma samples of chronic hepatitis B patients are analyzed. Results are compared with total HBV DNA levels. This cccDNA assay had a lower limit of detection at 15 copies/PCR, a lower limit of quantitation at 91 copies/PCR, and a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.98 (p < 0.0001). HBV cccDNA can be detected in two of four international panels. Significant correlation is found between cccDNA and total HBV DNA levels in both panels (R = 0.96 and R = 0.43) and in samples of the chronic hepatitis B patients (R = 0.88, p < 0.0001). In 57 % of these samples cccDNA can be detected. Mean level of cccDNA is 0.16 % of total HBV load. Plasma HBV cccDNA levels are higher in HBeAg-positive samples than in HBeAg-negative samples (p < 0.0001). Total HBV DNA levels and HBV genotype do not influence cccDNA detection.
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- R B Takkenberg
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Boesenberg-Smith KA, Pessarakli MM, Wolk DM. Assessment of DNA Yield and Purity: an Overlooked Detail of PCR Troubleshooting. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2011.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Takkenberg B, Terpstra V, Zaaijer H, Weegink C, Dijkgraaf M, Jansen P, Beld M, Reesink H. Intrahepatic response markers in chronic hepatitis B patients treated with peginterferon alpha-2a and adefovir. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2011; 26:1527-35. [PMID: 21557773 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2011.06766.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM We investigated whether intrahepatic markers could predict response in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) patients treated with peg-interferon and adefovir for 48 weeks. METHODS Intrahepatic covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA), total intrahepatic HBV DNA and the proportion of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg) positive hepatocytes in 16 hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) positive and 24 HBeAg negative patients were measured at baseline and at end of treatment. RESULTS Baseline intrahepatic markers were not associated with sustained virological response (SVR) defined as HBV DNA < 2000 IU/mL and persistent normal alanine aminotransferase levels at the end of follow-up (week 72). At end of treatment, intrahepatic cccDNA and total intrahepatic HBV DNA in HBeAg positive patients were significantly lower in patients with HBeAg seroconversion (P = 0.016 and P = 0.010) with positive predictive values (PPV) for SVR of 80% and 80%, respectively. In HBeAg negative patients, intrahepatic cccDNA and total intrahepatic HBV DNA had declined significantly at end of treatment (P = 0.035 and P = 0.041) and corresponding PPV for SVR was 73% and 82%. In HBeAg positive patients, median proportion of HBcAg positive hepatocytes declined significantly (P = 0.002) at end of treatment. In HBeAg negative patients, the proportion of HBsAg positive hepatocytes had declined significantly at end of treatment (P = 0.0009). Using HBsAg ≤ 7.5% as a limit, PPV for SVR in HBeAg negative patients was 83%. CONCLUSIONS At end of treatment in HBeAg positive patients, intrahepatic cccDNA and total intrahepatic HBV DNA were predictive for SVR. In HBeAg negative patients a proportion of < 7.5% HBsAg positive hepatocytes at end of treatment was a strong predictor for SVR.
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- Bart Takkenberg
- Departments of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Hammarin AL, Öqvist B, Wahlgren J, Falk KI. Systematic screening of BK virus by real-time PCR prevents BK virus associated nephropathy in renal transplant recipients. J Med Virol 2011; 83:1959-65. [DOI: 10.1002/jmv.22196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Serriari NE, Gondois-Rey F, Guillaume Y, Remmerswaal EBM, Pastor S, Messal N, Truneh A, Hirsch I, van Lier RAW, Olive D. B and T lymphocyte attenuator is highly expressed on CMV-specific T cells during infection and regulates their function. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 185:3140-8. [PMID: 20693422 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0902487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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B and T lymphocyte attenuator (BTLA), like its relative programmed cell death-1 (PD-1), is a receptor that negatively regulates murine T cell activation. However, its expression and function on human T cells is currently unknown. We report in this study on the expression of BTLA in human T cell subsets as well as its regulation on virus-specific T cells during primary human CMV infection. BTLA is expressed on human CD4(+) T cells during different stages of differentiation, whereas on CD8(+) T cells, it is found on naive T cells and is progressively downregulated in memory and differentiated effector-type cells. During primary CMV infection, BTLA was highly induced on CMV-specific CD8(+) T cells immediately following their differentiation from naive cells. After control of CMV infection, BTLA expression went down on memory CD8(+) cells. Engagement of BTLA by mAbs blocked CD3/CD28-mediated T cell proliferation and Th1 and Th2 cytokine secretion. Finally, in vitro blockade of the BTLA pathway augmented, as efficient as anti-PD-1 mAbs, allogeneic as well as CMV-specific CD8(+) T cell proliferation. Thus, our results suggest that, like PD-1, BTLA provides a potential target for enhancing the functional capacity of CTLs in viral infections.
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- Nacer-Eddine Serriari
- Institut National de Santé et de Recherche Médicale Unité Mixte de Recherche 891, Institut Paoli Calmettes, Université de Méditerranée, Infrastructures en Biologie Sante et Agronomie Cancer Immunomonitoring Platform, Institut Fédératif de Recherche 137, Marseille, France
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Detection of hepatitis B virus covalently closed circular DNA in paraffin-embedded and cryo-preserved liver biopsies of chronic hepatitis B patients. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2010; 22:952-60. [PMID: 20150816 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0b013e3283376a63] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hepatitis B virus (HBV) covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) may become an important predictor for treatment outcome or long-term follow-up. AIM To detect cccDNA in formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded (FFPE) and to compare with cryo-preserved liver tissue. METHODS Biopsies of 56 chronic hepatitis B patients were collected. Cryo-preserved and FFPE liver biopsies were available from 37 out of 56 patients. Paraffin was extracted with 1 ml xylene, followed by 100% alcohol and acetone. For the detection of cccDNA, selective primers were used. For quantification of hepatocytes a commercial Taqman beta-actin control kit was used. RESULTS The cccDNA was detected in 80% of FFPE and in 100% of cryo-preserved liver specimens. Recovery of hepatocytes and cccDNA was approximately a 100-fold lower in FFPE liver tissue, but intrahepatic cccDNA levels were comparable. In FFPE and cryo-preserved liver tissue, intrahepatic cccDNA levels correlated strongly with HBV DNA, hepatitis B e antigen (HbeAg), and plasma cccDNA levels. HbeAg positive chronic hepatitis B patients had significantly higher intrahepatic cccDNA levels compared with HBeAg negative patients (P<0.05). In HBeAg positive patients, no difference in intrahepatic cccDNA levels were seen between patients with active (histological activity index score>3; HBV DNA>20 000 IU/ml) and inactive hepatitis (histological activity index score</=3). In HBeAg negative chronic hepatitis B patients, intrahepatic cccDNA levels were significantly higher in patients with active hepatitis (P=0.004 and 0.001). CONCLUSION Recovery of hepatocytes and cccDNA in FFPE tissue was lower, but intrahepatic cccDNA in FFPE biopsies were comparable with cryo-preserved liver tissue. Therefore, FFPE liver tissue is an attractive alternative for cccDNA analysis when cryo-preserved tissue is not available.
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Takkenberg RB, Zaaijer HL, Molenkamp R, Menting S, Terpstra V, Weegink CJ, Dijkgraaf MGW, Jansen PLM, Reesink HW, Beld MGHM. Validation of a sensitive and specific real-time PCR for detection and quantitation of hepatitis B virus covalently closed circular DNA in plasma of chronic hepatitis B patients. J Med Virol 2009; 81:988-95. [PMID: 19382261 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) serves as a template for viral replication and plays a role in persistence of HBV infection. The origin and significance of cccDNA in plasma however, is not well understood. A sensitive, specific, and reproducible real-time PCR for detection and quantitation of cccDNA in plasma of chronic hepatitis B patients was developed and validated. Four HBV DNA reference panels, and 96 plasma samples of chronic hepatitis B patients were analyzed. Results were compared with total HBV DNA levels, individual ALT levels and the Histology Activity Index (HAI). This cccDNA assay had a lower limit of detection at 15 copies/PCR, a lower limit of quantitation at 91 copies/PCR and a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.98 (P < 0.0001). cccDNA was detected in two of four international panels. Significant correlation was found between cccDNA and total HBV DNA levels in both panels (R = 0.96, and R = 0.43) and in samples of the chronic hepatitis B patients (R = 0.88, P < 0.0001). In 57% of these samples cccDNA was detectable. Mean level of cccDNA was 0.16% of total HBV load. Plasma cccDNA levels were higher in HBeAg positive samples than in HBeAg negative samples (4.91 log copies/ml vs. 3.88 log copies/ml, P < 0.0001). Levels of total HBV DNA and HBV genotype did not influence cccDNA detection. ALT levels and HAI-score were not correlated with plasma cccDNA levels. These findings suggest that cccDNA levels in plasma are not the result of increased hepatocyte degeneration, but indicate that other mechanisms might be responsible.
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- R B Takkenberg
- AMC Liver Center, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Wujian Miao
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi 39406, USA.
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Benschop K, Molenkamp R, van der Ham A, Wolthers K, Beld M. Rapid detection of human parechoviruses in clinical samples by real-time PCR. J Clin Virol 2008; 41:69-74. [PMID: 18354819 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2007.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Human parechoviruses (HPeVs) have been associated with severe conditions such as neonatal sepsis and meningitis in young children. Rapid identification of an infectious agent in such serious conditions in these patients is essential for adequate decision making regarding treatment and hospital stay. OBJECTIVES We have developed an HPeV specific real-time PCR assay based on the conserved 5'untranslated region. STUDY DESIGN To determine the detection limit of the assay, serial dilutions of HPeV in vitro RNA were tested in a background of HPeV and EV RNA-negative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The specificity was tested by analyzing culture isolates of HPeV 1-6, enterovirus (EV) types, human rhinoviruses (HRVs) and hepatitis A virus (HAV). To establish diagnostic relevance, 522 CSF samples from children <5 years were tested. RESULTS The detection limit of the assay was 75 copies of HPeV cDNA per reaction. The assay was highly specific for HPeV, detecting all HPeV types. We identified HPeV infections in CSF of 20 children (3.8%), all with severe conditions such as sepsis and meningitis. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that HPeV screening of paediatric clinical samples should be included in viral diagnostics in suspected cases of neonatal sepsis and meningitis.
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- Kimberley Benschop
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Calis JCJ, Phiri KS, Faragher EB, Brabin BJ, Bates I, Cuevas LE, de Haan RJ, Phiri AI, Malange P, Khoka M, Hulshof PJM, van Lieshout L, Beld MGHM, Teo YY, Rockett KA, Richardson A, Kwiatkowski DP, Molyneux ME, van Hensbroek MB. Severe anemia in Malawian children. N Engl J Med 2008; 358:888-99. [PMID: 18305266 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa072727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 246] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Severe anemia is a major cause of sickness and death in African children, yet the causes of anemia in this population have been inadequately studied. METHODS We conducted a case-control study of 381 preschool children with severe anemia (hemoglobin concentration, <5.0 g per deciliter) and 757 preschool children without severe anemia in urban and rural settings in Malawi. Causal factors previously associated with severe anemia were studied. The data were examined by multivariate analysis and structural equation modeling. RESULTS Bacteremia (adjusted odds ratio, 5.3; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.6 to 10.9), malaria (adjusted odds ratio, 2.3; 95% CI, 1.6 to 3.3), hookworm (adjusted odds ratio, 4.8; 95% CI, 2.0 to 11.8), human immunodeficiency virus infection (adjusted odds ratio, 2.0; 95% CI, 1.0 to 3.8), the G6PD(-202/-376) genetic disorder (adjusted odds ratio, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.3 to 4.4), vitamin A deficiency (adjusted odds ratio, 2.8; 95% CI, 1.3 to 5.8), and vitamin B12 deficiency (adjusted odds ratio, 2.2; 95% CI, 1.4 to 3.6) were associated with severe anemia. Folate deficiency, sickle cell disease, and laboratory signs of an abnormal inflammatory response were uncommon. Iron deficiency was not prevalent in case patients (adjusted odds ratio, 0.37; 95% CI, 0.22 to 0.60) and was negatively associated with bacteremia. Malaria was associated with severe anemia in the urban site (with seasonal transmission) but not in the rural site (where malaria was holoendemic). Seventy-six percent of hookworm infections were found in children under 2 years of age. CONCLUSIONS There are multiple causes of severe anemia in Malawian preschool children, but folate and iron deficiencies are not prominent among them. Even in the presence of malaria parasites, additional or alternative causes of severe anemia should be considered.
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- Job C J Calis
- Malawi-Liverpool-Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Programme, College of Medicine, Blantyre, Malawi.
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Spehar-Deleze AM, Schmidt L, Neier R, Kulmala S, de Rooij N, Koudelka-Hep M. Electrochemiluminescent hybridization chip with electric field aided mismatch discrimination. Biosens Bioelectron 2006; 22:722-9. [PMID: 16621511 DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2006.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2005] [Revised: 02/03/2006] [Accepted: 02/17/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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This paper describes a heterogeneous DNA-hybridization assay based on electrochemiluminescence (ECL) detection on gold electrodes. Short, 15-mer oligonucleotides were conjugated with a synthesized electrochemiluminescent label, bis(2,2'-bipyridine)-5-isothiocyanato-1,10-phenanthroline ruthenium(II) at the amino-modified 5'-end. Gold electrodes were derivatized with 15-mer oligonucleotide probes via 1-(3-(dimethylamino)propyl)-3-ethylcarbodiimide hydrochloride (EDC)/N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) cross-linking reaction and hybridized with Ru-labeled strands. Two types of self-assembled-monolayers have been utilized for the immobilization reaction, 3-mercaptopropanoic acid (3-MHA) and 16-mercaptohexadecanoic acid (16-MHA). Longer thiols were more stable at high electrode potentials needed for the ECL generation. The system was sensitive down to 1 fmol of labeled complementary strand, detected in 30 microL of buffer. Mismatch discrimination was achieved both passively by washing and actively by application of negative electrode potential on electrodes prior to detection, but active denaturing lead to better results. Two base-pair mismatches were discriminated at room temperature.
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- Anna-Maria Spehar-Deleze
- Laboratory of Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, Institute of Microtechnology, University of Neuchâtel, Rue Jaquet-Droz 1, CH-2007 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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Badocco D, Zanon F, Pastore P. Use of Ru(bpy)32+/tertiary aliphatic amine system fast potential pulses electrochemiluminescence at ultramicroelectrodes coupled to electrochemical data for evaluating E° of amine redox couples. Electrochim Acta 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2006.04.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Shimizu M, Ohta K, Wada H, Sumita R, Yachie A, Koizumi S. Cytomegalovirus-associated protracted diarrhoea in an immunocompetent boy. J Paediatr Child Health 2006; 42:259-62. [PMID: 16712555 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00851.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AIM Cytomegalvirus (CMV) gastroenteritis is rarely described in immunocompetent children. We describe here an immunocompetent 1-year-old boy with CMV-associated protracted diarrhoea and discuss the pathogenesis of CMV infection of the gastrointestinal tract. METHODS Immunohistochemical study was performed using a gastric and duodenal tissue of this patient. Furthermore, the detection of CMV-DNA in stool and urine samples was performed by polymerase chain reaction method. RESULTS CMV infection was proven by the detection of CMV-DNA in stool and urine samples and CMV-positive cells in the immunoperoxidase preparation from gastroduodenal biopsy. The biopsy specimens showed severe chronic active gastroduodenitis with numerous CD3+ T cells and CD68+ macrophages. CONCLUSIONS We speculated from these findings that CMV invasion of the mucosal layer induced an intense immune response characterised by massive infiltration of activated T-cells and macrophages in this patient. Although the pathogenesis of CMV-associated gastroenteritis in immunocompetent hosts remains generally unknown, immune mechanism may play some roles in generating the chronic inflammatory lesions.
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- Masaki Shimizu
- Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Ishikawa, Japan.
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Vossen MTM, Gent MR, Peters KMC, Wertheim-van Dillen PME, Dolman KM, van Breda A, van Lier RAW, Kuijpers TW. Persistent detection of varicella-zoster virus DNA in a previously healthy child after severe chickenpox. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 43:5614-21. [PMID: 16272494 PMCID: PMC1287842 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.11.5614-5621.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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In immunocompetent children with primary varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection, peak viral loads are detected in peripheral blood near the onset of the vesicular rash. VZV DNA concentrations normally diminish and become undetectable within 3 weeks after the appearance of the exanthem. Here, we present a previously healthy, human immunodeficiency virus-negative, 4-year-old boy admitted with severe varicella. High viral loads (>340,000 copies/ml) were found in his blood, and the viral loads remained high for at least 1.5 years. Clinical recovery preceded complete clearance of the virus. General and VZV-specific immune reactivity were intact. NK cells and CD8(+) T cells were activated during acute infection, and VZV-specific CD4(+) T cells were detected at high frequencies. VZV DNA was initially detected in B cells, NK cells, and both CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells. In contrast, during the persistent phase of VZV DNA detection, the viral DNA was primarily located in CD8(+) T cells. For the first time, we describe the persistent detection of VZV DNA in a previously healthy child.
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- Mireille T M Vossen
- Academic Medical Center, Emma Children's Hospital, Room G8-205, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Schuurman T, van Breda A, de Boer R, Kooistra-Smid M, Beld M, Savelkoul P, Boom R. Reduced PCR sensitivity due to impaired DNA recovery with the MagNA Pure LC total nucleic acid isolation kit. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 43:4616-22. [PMID: 16145116 PMCID: PMC1234058 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.9.4616-4622.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The increasing demand for molecular diagnostics in clinical microbiology laboratories necessitates automated sample processing. In the present study, we evaluated the performance of the MagNA Pure LC total nucleic acid isolation kit (M extraction) in comparison with the manual method (Si extraction) according to Boom et al. (R. Boom, C. J. A. Sol, M. M. M. Salimans, C. L. Jansen, P. M. Wertheim-van Dillen, and J. van der Noordaa, J. Clin. Microbiol. 28:495-503, 1990) for the detection of viral DNA by competitive quantitative PCR. Reconstruction experiments with HindIII-digested phage lambda DNA and HaeIII-digested phiX174 DNA showed that the recovery of DNA from phosphate-buffered saline, cerebrospinal fluid, EDTA-anticoagulated plasma, and EDTA-anticoagulated whole blood by M extraction is, on average, 6.6-fold lower compared to Si extraction. PCR signals of spiked PCR control DNAs for Epstein-Barr virus and varicella-zoster virus were also between 1.9- and 14.2-fold lower after M extraction compared to Si extraction, also suggesting impaired DNA recovery. M extraction of spiked cytomegalovirus strain AD 169 in whole blood showed a 5- to 10-fold reduction in PCR sensitivity compared to Si extraction. This reduction of PCR sensitivity was also observed when clinical whole blood samples were processed by M extraction. Before implementing M extraction, the clinical consequences of the reduced recovery should first be considered, especially when maximal sensitivity is required.
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- Tim Schuurman
- Department of Research and Development, Laboratory for Infectious Diseases, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Hafez HM, Hauck R, Lüschow D, McDougald L. Comparison of the Specificity and Sensitivity of PCR, Nested PCR, and Real-Time PCR for the Diagnosis of Histomoniasis. Avian Dis 2005; 49:366-70. [PMID: 16252489 DOI: 10.1637/7341-020805r.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Blackhead, also known as enterohepatitis, is caused by a protozoan parasite called Histomonas meleagridis. Clinical symptoms are nonspecific. Until now, diagnosis has been mainly based on postmortem lesions and microscopical and histopathological examination. In many cases, especially in layer flocks, these conventional methods are not sufficient, as the lesions are sometimes not clear. The technique for isolation of histomonads in vitro offers many advantages, but the confirmation of histomonads growing in culture may require a time-consuming procedure of rectal inoculation of culture material into chickens or turkeys. The aim of our investigation was to establish a conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a nested PCR, and a real-time PCR, and to examine their specificity as well as sensitivity in the diagnosis of histomoniasis. The obtained results have shown that the conventional PCR is more sensitive than the real-time PCR. Furthermore, the sensitivity of the PCR can be increased by adding the nested PCR. However, the real-time PCR is more specific.
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- H M Hafez
- Institute of Poultry Diseases, Free University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Ferrari M, Cremonesi L, Bonini P, Stenirri S, Foglieni B. Molecular diagnostics by microelectronic microchips. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2005; 5:183-92. [PMID: 15833048 DOI: 10.1586/14737159.5.2.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Molecular diagnostics is being revolutionized by the development of highly advanced technologies for DNA and RNA testing. One of the most important challenges is the integration of microelectronics to microchip-based nucleic acid technologies. The specific characteristics of these microsystems make the miniaturization and automation of any step of a molecular diagnostic procedure possible. This review describes the application of microelectronics to all the processes involved in a genetic test, particularly to sample preparation, DNA amplification and sequence variation detection.
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- Maurizio Ferrari
- IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Head of the Clinical Molecular Biology & Cytogenetics Laboratory, Diagnostica e Ricerca San Raffaele SPA, and Unit of Genomics for Diagnosis of Human Pathologies, via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy.
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Notermans DW, Peek R, de Jong MD, Wentink-Bonnema EM, Boom R, van Gool T. Detection and identification of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon species in stool and urine specimens by PCR and differential hybridization. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 43:610-4. [PMID: 15695653 PMCID: PMC548075 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.2.610-614.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Several species of microsporidia can cause disease in humans in both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals. Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon intestinalis are most commonly associated with chronic diarrhea. All Encephalitozoon species, including E. intestinalis, E. hellem, and E. cuniculi, also cause disseminated infections. As distinctive treatment options are available for the different genera, identification is clinically important. We evaluated a PCR with primers directed to a conserved region of the small subunit rRNA gene of microsporidia. Hybridization with a generic microsporidium probe and specific probes for each of the four different species was used for identification. Probes were labeled with ruthenium and detected by electrochemiluminescence. The sensitivity of the assay was tested with plasmids containing the region of interest from each of the four different species and Vittaforma corneae as a control. In addition, the assay was tested with feces spiked with cultured spores from each of the three Encephalitozoon species and V. corneae. An analytical sensitivity of 3.5 x 10(2) to 3.5 x 10(3) spores per g of feces, corresponding to 17 to 170 gene copies per PCR, was found, which is several orders of magnitude more sensitive than microscopy after Uvitex 2B fluorescent staining. Stool samples from 22 microscopically diagnosed patients and from 61 uninfected controls were evaluated, showing a sensitivity of at least 95% and a specificity of 100% compared to microscopy. The method was further tested by spiking urine samples with spores of the different Encephalitozoon species.
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- Daan W Notermans
- Section Parasitology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, P.O. Box 22660, 1100 DD Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Claas ECJ, Schilham MW, de Brouwer CS, Hubacek P, Echavarria M, Lankester AC, van Tol MJD, Kroes ACM. Internally controlled real-time PCR monitoring of adenovirus DNA load in serum or plasma of transplant recipients. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 43:1738-44. [PMID: 15814994 PMCID: PMC1081334 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.4.1738-1744.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Adenoviruses have been recognized as important pathogens in immunocompromised hosts. Particularly in pediatric allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients, the morbidity of the patients and mortality in those patients with disseminated infections have been found to increase over the last few years. Severe infections are predominantly but not exclusively caused by subgroup C adenoviruses. A multiplex real-time PCR assay using molecular beacons as probes was developed to enable monitoring of adenovirus DNA in those patients with simultaneous identification of subgroups. An internal control was coamplified in the multiplex PCR to check for the DNA isolation procedure as well as the presence of inhibitors in the clinical samples. The assay has been applied retrospectively in patient groups with different clinical outcomes of infection. In fatal cases, significantly higher adenovirus loads developed, exceeding even 10(11) copies/ml of serum or plasma. Patients with viral loads over 10(6) copies/ml appear to have an increased risk for fatal complications. This quantitative real-time PCR assay has been prospectively used clinically since 2002 to study the course of adenovirus infection. In addition, the assay provides objective start and end points of therapeutic interventions, including the clinically important evaluation of antiviral drugs.
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- Eric C J Claas
- Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Medical Microbiology, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
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van Leeuwen EMM, de Bree GJ, Remmerswaal EBM, Yong SL, Tesselaar K, ten Berge IJM, van Lier RAW. IL-7 receptor alpha chain expression distinguishes functional subsets of virus-specific human CD8+ T cells. Blood 2005; 106:2091-8. [PMID: 15947093 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-02-0449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Virus-specific CD8+ T cells emerge after infection with herpesviruses and maintain latency to these persistent pathogens. It has been demonstrated that murine memory CD8+ T-cell precursors specific for acute lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus express interleukin-7 receptor alpha (IL-7Ralpha), and IL-7 is involved in maintaining memory populations after the clearance of antigen. To investigate whether human CD8+ T cells reactive toward persistent viruses are maintained similarly, we analyzed IL-7Ralpha expression and function on these virus-specific cells. During primary infection, all cytomegalovirus (CMV)-specific CD8+ T cells and most Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-specific CD8+ T cells lacked IL-7Ralpha expression. Only some virus-specific T cells expressed IL-7Ralpha late after viral replication became undetectable. CD8+ T cells specific for cleared viruses, influenza (FLU), and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) all expressed IL-7Ralpha. Remarkably, the percentage of IL-7Ralpha- CMV-specific T cells correlated with the height of viral replication in the acute phase. Virus-specific IL-7Ralpha+ cells proliferated vigorously in response to IL-7, IL-15, or peptide, whereas IL-7Ralpha- cells required both peptide and helper-cell activation or IL-2 or IL-15 for optimal expansion. Our data suggest that although IL-7 is essential for the maintenance of memory cells in the absence of antigen, CD8+ T cells specific for latent viruses need T-cell receptor activation plus helper factors to persist.
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- Ester M M van Leeuwen
- Department of Experimental Immunology, G1-133, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Zheng H, Zu Y. Emission of Tris(2,2‘-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) by Coreactant Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence: From O2-Insensitive to Highly O2-Sensitive. J Phys Chem B 2005; 109:12049-53. [PMID: 16852486 DOI: 10.1021/jp050350d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We describe the influence of dissolved oxygen on the emission of Ru(bpy)3(2+) (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) by electrogenerated chemiluminescence (ECL) with tertiary amine as coreactant in aqueous solutions. The significance of the reactions between molecular oxygen and the ECL intermediate reducing radicals has been demonstrated for the first time. By varying the experimental conditions, the oxygen effect on different ECL routes of the Ru(bpy)3(2+)/tri-n-propylamine (TPrA) system was examined. When coreactant direct oxidation played a predominant role in producing ECL, the maximum emission intensity, especially that of the low-oxidation-potential (LOP) ECL, could change from O2-insensitive to highly O2-sensitive with decreasing TPrA concentration. This behavior can be interpreted as follows: A large excess of intermediate reducing radicals was produced at high [TPrA], and the dissolved oxygen within the ECL reaction layer was completely reduced by these radicals and exerted no quenching effect on the emission. At low [TPrA], however, coreactant oxidation generated a relatively small amount of reducing intermediates, and molecular oxygen acted as an interceptor, destroying the intermediates before they participated in the ECL pathways, which led to the obvious reduction of the emission intensity. In the latter case, the less efficient LOP ECL route was more remarkably affected. When ECL was generated primarily via the catalytic route at high [Ru(bpy)3(2+)], the reactions consuming the intermediate radicals by O2 became insignificant, and he drop of emission intensity in the presence of oxygen could mainly be ascribed to the excited-state quenching. A similar oxygen effect was also observed for the Ru(bpy)3(2+)/triethylamine (TEA) system.
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- Huzhi Zheng
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- Mark M Richter
- Department of Chemistry, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri 65804-0089, USA.
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Beld M, Minnaar R, Weel J, Sol C, Damen M, van der Avoort H, Wertheim-van Dillen P, van Breda A, Boom R. Highly sensitive assay for detection of enterovirus in clinical specimens by reverse transcription-PCR with an armored RNA internal control. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:3059-64. [PMID: 15243060 PMCID: PMC446274 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.7.3059-3064.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The objective of the present study was the development of a diagnostic reverse transcription (RT)-PCR for the specific detection of enterovirus (EV) RNA in clinical specimens controlled by an internal control (IC) RNA. The IC RNA contains the same primer binding sites as EV RNA but has a different probe region. The IC RNA was packaged into an MS2 phage core particle (armored) and was added to the clinical sample to allow monitoring of both extraction efficiency and RT-PCR efficiency. Serial dilutions of the IC RNA were made, and the detection limit of the RT-PCR was tested in a background of EV RNA-negative cerebrospinal fluid. The sensitivity and specificity of the RT-PCR assay were tested by using all 64 known EV serotypes, several non-EV serotypes, and two Quality Control for Molecular Diagnostics (QCMD) Program EV proficiency panels from 2001 and 2002. In total, 322 clinical specimens were tested by RT-PCR, and to establish the clinical utility of the RT-PCR, a comparison of the results of viral culture and RT-PCR was done with 87 clinical specimens. The lower limit of sensitivity was reached at about 150 copies of IC RNA/ml. All 64 EV serotypes were positive, while all non-EV serotypes were negative. All culture-positive samples of the 2001 QCMD proficiency panel (according to the 50% tissue culture infective doses per milliliter) were positive by RT-PCR. Invalid results, i.e., negativity for both EV RNA and IC RNA, due to inhibition of RT-PCR were observed for 33.3% of the members of the 2002 QCMD proficiency panel and 3.1% of the clinical specimens. Inhibition of RT-PCR could be relieved by the addition of 400 ng of bovine alpha-casein per microl to both the RT reaction mixture and the PCR mixture. With this optimized protocol, the results for all samples of the 2002 QCMD proficiency panel and all clinical specimens except one fecal sample (0.3%) were valid. Evaluation of the clinical samples demonstrated that EV infection could be detected in 12 of 87 samples (13.8%) by RT-PCR, while viral culture was negative. Our data show that the RT-PCR with armored IC RNA offers a very reliable and rapid diagnostic tool for the detection of EV in clinical specimens and that the addition of bovine alpha-casein relieved inhibition of the RT-PCR for 99.7% of clinical specimens.
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- Marcel Beld
- Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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van Leeuwen EMM, Remmerswaal EBM, Vossen MTM, Rowshani AT, Wertheim-van Dillen PME, van Lier RAW, ten Berge IJM. Emergence of a CD4+CD28−Granzyme B+, Cytomegalovirus-Specific T Cell Subset after Recovery of Primary Cytomegalovirus Infection. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 173:1834-41. [PMID: 15265915 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.173.3.1834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 278] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cytotoxic CD4(+)CD28(-) T cells form a rare subset in human peripheral blood. The presence of CD4(+)CD28(-) cells has been associated with chronic viral infections, but how these particular cells are generated is unknown. In this study, we show that in primary CMV infections, CD4(+)CD28(-) T cells emerge just after cessation of the viral load, indicating that infection with CMV triggers the formation of CD4(+)CD28(-) T cells. In line with this, we found these cells only in CMV-infected persons. CD4(+)CD28(-) cells had an Ag-primed phenotype and expressed the cytolytic molecules granzyme B and perforin. Importantly, CD4(+)CD28(-) cells were to a large extent CMV-specific because proliferation was only induced by CMV-Ag, but not by recall Ags such as purified protein derivative or tetanus toxoid. CD4(+)CD28(-) cells only produced IFN-gamma after stimulation with CMV-Ag, whereas CD4(+)CD28(+) cells also produced IFN-gamma in response to varicella-zoster virus and purified protein derivative. Thus, CD4(+)CD28(-) T cells emerge as a consequence of CMV infection.
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- Ester M M van Leeuwen
- Department of Internal Medicine, and Laboratory of for Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Piiparinen H, Höckerstedt K, Grönhagen-Riska C, Lautenschlager I. Comparison of two quantitative CMV PCR tests, Cobas Amplicor CMV Monitor and TaqMan assay, and pp65-antigenemia assay in the determination of viral loads from peripheral blood of organ transplant patients. J Clin Virol 2004; 30:258-66. [PMID: 15135746 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2003.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 12/11/2003] [Accepted: 12/22/2003] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Quantitative PCR assays have become the most common methods in the determination of viral load during cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of transplant patients. However, usually these tests are still quite time-consuming and labor-intensive which diminishes their utility of these tests in routine diagnostic laboratories. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to develop a quantitative CMV PCR test which is time-saving and easy to perform for the detection and monitoring of CMV infection of transplant patients. STUDY DESIGN The quantitative real time CMV PCR assay using TaqMan chemistry and an automated sample preparation system, MagNA Pure LC, was developed. The designed quantitative CMV test was compared to commercial quantitative PCR test, Cobas Amplicor Monitor, in the determination of CMV DNA loads in plasma samples of liver and kidney transplant patients. The results were also correlated with the CMV pp65-antigenemia test. The clinical material of 270 blood specimens of transplant patients were tested using these two PCR methods and pp65-antigenemia test in parallel. Plasma samples were used for PCR assays and leucocytes for the antigenemia test. RESULTS The TaqMan assay described was easy to perform, it was rapid (3-4 h) and hands-on time needed for performing the test was short. The detection limit of the assay was 250 copies/ml (cps/ml) plasma and the linear range up to 25,000,000 cps/ml. TaqMan assay was the most sensitive test detecting 92% of the CMV positive findings. Cobas Monitor detected 80% and pp65 test 88% of the positive findings. The correlations between TaqMan and antigenemia assays, and between Cobas Amplicor and antigenemia were statistically significant and high, R = 0.84 (P < 0.0001) and R = 0.80 (P < 0.0001), respectively. Also correlation between two PCR tests was statistically significant (R = 0.64, P < 0.0001). Of the 27 patient studied, 19 demonstrated CMV antigenemia and DNAemia in their blood during the post transplant monitoring. Thirteen of these patients developed a symptomatic CMV infection and were treated with ganciclovir. The peak viral loads of symptomatic patients were statistically higher by all three methods than those of asymptomatic patients. CONCLUSIONS The developed real time TaqMan assay was rapid and easily performed and could be the best alternative for the diagnosis of CMV infection and monitoring of liver and kidney transplant patients.
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- H Piiparinen
- Department of Virology, Helsinki University Central Hospital and University of Helsinki, Haartmaninkatu 3, FIN-00290 Helsinki, Finland
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Recently, a new way to amplify DNA, called solid phase amplification (SPA), has been introduced. SPA differs from the traditional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in the use of surface-bound instead of freely-diffusing primers to amplify DNA. This limits the amplification to two-dimensional surfaces and therefore allows the easy parallelization of DNA amplification in a single system. Furthermore, SPA could provide an alternate route to DNA target implantation on DNA chips for genomic studies. Standard PCR processes are usually characterized (at least initially) by an exponential growth and a broad population distribution, and they are well described by the theory of branching processes, wherein a generating function can be used to obtain the probability distribution function for the population of offspring. This theoretical approach is not appropriate for SPA because it cannot properly take into account the many-body (steric) and geometric effects in a quenched two-dimensional environment. In this article, we propose a simple Lattice Monte Carlo technique to model SPA. We study the growth, stability, and morphology of isolated DNA colonies under various conditions. Our results indicate that, in most cases, SPA is characterized by a geometric growth and a rather sharp size distribution. Various non-ideal effects are studied, and we demonstrate that such effects do not generally change the nature of the process, except in extreme cases.
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Gamadia LE, van Leeuwen EMM, Remmerswaal EBM, Yong SL, Surachno S, Wertheim-van Dillen PME, Ten Berge IJM, Van Lier RAW. The Size and Phenotype of Virus-Specific T Cell Populations Is Determined by Repetitive Antigenic Stimulation and Environmental Cytokines. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 172:6107-14. [PMID: 15128796 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.10.6107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Based on the expression of the TNFR SFP CD27, two Ag-primed CD8(+) T cell subsets can be discerned in the circulation of healthy individuals: CD27(+) T cells that produce a variety of cytokines but do not display immediate cytolytic activity; and cytotoxic CD27(-) T cells, which secrete only IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha. The mechanism that controls the generation of these different phenotypes is unknown. We show that CMV reactivation not only increases the number of virus-specific T cells but also induces their transition from a CD27(+) to a CD27(-) phenotype. In support of a relation between pool size and phenotype in a cohort of latently infected individuals, the number of Ag-specific CD27(-) CD8(+) T cells was found to be linearly related to the total number of CMV-specific CD8(+) T cells. In vitro studies revealed that the acquisition of the CD27(-) phenotype on CMV-specific T cells depended on the interaction of CD27 with its cellular ligand, CD70. Expression of CD70 was proportional to the amount of antigenic stimulation and blocked by the CD4(+) T cell-derived cytokine IL-21. Thus, induction of CD70, which may vary in distinct viral infections, appears to be a key factor in determining the size and phenotype of the CMV-specific T cell population in latently infected individuals.
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- Laila E Gamadia
- Renal Transplant Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Laboratory for Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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