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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-1-13
pubmed:abstractText
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-specific immune reconstitution early after stem cell transplantation (SCT) was evaluated prospectively by detecting CD8+ T-cells, which recognize the peptide QYDPVAALF in the context of HLA-A*2402. Fifteen allogeneic SCT recipients were included in the study. All recipients and donors were seropositive for CMV and had the HLA-A*2402 allele. CMV-specific T-cells were detected as early as 1 month after transplantation, and their numbers increased to peak levels 2 to 5 months after transplantation. The numbers of CMV-specific T-cells in patients who developed grade II to IV acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and received corticosteroids for acute GVHD were low in the early period after allogeneic SCT. There was a trend toward earlier reconstitution of CMV-specific CD8+ T-cells in allogeneic peripheral blood SCT (PBSCT) patients than in allogeneic bone marrow transplantation patients. The contribution of T-cells in the graft to the recovery of CMV-specific immune responses was also suggested by the finding that the reconstitution of CMV-specific CD8+ T-cells was delayed in CD34-selected autologous PBSCT compared with unpurged autologous PBSCT. The reconstitution of CMV-specific CD8+ T-cells was delayed in patients with CMV disease or recurrent CMV reactivation. These observations suggest that the detection of CMV-specific T-cells with an HLA-peptide tetramer is useful to assess immune reconstitution against CMV and to identify patients at risk for CMV disease or recurrent CMV reactivation after SCT.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0925-5710
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
80
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
441-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15646657-Adrenal Cortex Hormones, pubmed-meshheading:15646657-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:15646657-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15646657-Antigens, CD34, pubmed-meshheading:15646657-CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:15646657-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:15646657-Cytomegalovirus, pubmed-meshheading:15646657-Cytomegalovirus Infections, pubmed-meshheading:15646657-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15646657-Graft vs Host Disease, pubmed-meshheading:15646657-HLA-A Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:15646657-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:15646657-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15646657-Leukemia, Lymphoid, pubmed-meshheading:15646657-Leukemia, Myeloid, pubmed-meshheading:15646657-Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, pubmed-meshheading:15646657-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15646657-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:15646657-Oligopeptides, pubmed-meshheading:15646657-Transplantation, Homologous
pubmed:year
2004
pubmed:articleTitle
Reconstitution of HLA-A*2402-restricted cytomegalovirus-specific T-cells following stem cell transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Hematology, Hamanomachi Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan. gondo@hamanomachi.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article