Spontaneous neutrophil activation in HTLV-1 infected patients

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Jaqueline B. Guerreiro²  Maria Aurélia F. Porto²  Silvane B. Santos²  Lino Lacerda²  John L. Ho¹  Edgar M. Carvalho² 

[1] ,Federal University of Bahia Universitary Hospital Prof. Edgard Santos Salvador BA ,Brazil

关键词: HTLV-1;    IFN-gamma;    TNF-alpha;    LPS;    neutrophil activation;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1413-86702005000600010

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Human T cell lymphotropic Virus type-1 (HTLV-1) induces lymphocyte activation and proliferation, but little is known about the innate immune response due to HTLV-1 infection. We evaluated the percentage of neutrophils that metabolize Nitroblue tetrazolium (NBT) to formazan in HTLV-1 infected subjects and the association between neutrophil activation and IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha levels. Blood was collected from 35 HTLV-1 carriers, from 8 patients with HAM/TSP (HTLV-1- associated myelopathy); 22 healthy individuals were evaluated for spontaneous and lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated neutrophil activity (reduction of NBT to formazan). The production of IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha by unstimulated mononuclear cells was determined by ELISA. Spontaneous NBT levels, as well as spontaneous IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha production, were significantly higher (p<0.001) in HTLV-1 infected subjects than in healthy individuals. A trend towards a positive correlation was noted, with increasing percentage of NBT positive neutrophils and levels of IFN-gamma. The high IFN-gamma producing HTLV-1 patient group had significantly greater NBT than healthy controls, 43±24% and 17±4.8% respectively (p< 0.001), while no significant difference was observed between healthy controls and the low IFN-gamma-producing HTLV-1 patient group (30±20%). Spontaneous neutrophil activation is another marker of immune perturbation resulting from HTLV-1 infection. In vivo activation of neutrophils observed in HTLV-1 infected subjects is likely to be the same process that causes spontaneous IFN-gamma production, or it may partially result from direct IFN-gamma stimulation.

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