Autor: |
Laura Bergantini, Miriana d’Alessandro, Ambra Otranto, Dalila Cavallaro, Sara Gangi, Antonella Fossi, Felice Perillo, Luca Luzzi, Edoardo Zanfrini, Piero Paladini, Piersante Sestini, Paola Rottoli, Elena Bargagli, David Bennett |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2022 |
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Zdroj: |
Life, Vol 12, Iss 7, p 1081 (2022) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2075-1729 |
DOI: |
10.3390/life12071081 |
Popis: |
Introduction: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the leading opportunistic infection in lung transplant (LTx) recipients. CMV is associated with graft failure and decreased survival. Recently, new antiviral therapies have been proposed. The present study aimed to investigate NK and T cell subsets of patients awaiting LTx. We analyzed the cellular populations between reactive and non-reactive QuantiFERON (QF) CMV patients for the prediction of immunological response to infection. Methods: Seventeen pre-LTx patients and 15 healthy controls (HC) have been enrolled. QF and IFN-γ ELISA assay detections were applied. NK cell subsets and T cell and proliferation assay were detected before and after stimulation with pp-65 and IE-1 CMV antigens after stratification as QF+ and QF−. Furthermore, we quantified the serum concentrations of NK− and T-related cytokines by bead-based multiplex analysis. Results: CD56brCD16lowNKG2A+KIR+ resulted in the best discriminatory cellular subsets between pre-LTx and HC. Discrepancies emerged between serology and QF assay. Better proliferative capability emerged from patients who were QF+, in particular in CD8 and CD25-activated cells. CD56brCD16low, adaptive/memory-like NK and CD8Teff were highly increased only in QF+ patients. Conclusions: QF more than serology is useful in the detection of patients able to respond to viral infection. This study provides new insights in terms of immunological responses to CMV in pre-LTX patients, particularly in NK and T cells biology. |
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