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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-2-15
pubmed:abstractText
Measles virus-specific T cells and the production of cytokines play a critical role in the immune response following measles immunization. To understand the genetic factors that influence variation in IFN-gamma and IL-4 responses following measles immunization and to provide insight into the factors influencing both cellular and humoral immunity to measles, we assessed associations between human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class II genes and measles-specific Th1 and Th2-type cytokine responses in peripheral blood lymphocytes from 339 children previously vaccinated with two doses of measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR-II). Median values for measles-specific IFN-gamma and IL-4 secretion levels were 40.73 and 9.71 pg/ml, respectively. The global tests suggested associations between measles-specific IFN-gamma response and alleles of the DRB1 and DQB1 loci (P=0.07 and P=0.02, respectively). Specifically, DRB1*0301, *0901, and *1501 alleles were significantly associated with IFN-gamma secretion. The alleles that suggested evidence of an HLA association with IL-4 secretion were DRB1*0103, *0701, and *1101. Th1 cytokine responses and DQB1 allele associations revealed that the alleles with the strongest association with IFN-gamma secretion were DQB1*0201, *0303, *0402, and *0602. Specific alleles with a suggestive association with low measles-specific Th2 cytokine responses were DQB1*0202 and *0503. In addition, DPB1*0101, *0201, and *0601 alleles provided suggestive evidence of an HLA association with measles-induced IFN-gamma response, while DPB1*0501 was associated with an IL-4 response. These data suggest that IFN-gamma and IL-4 cytokine responses to measles may be genetically restricted in part by HLA class II genes, which in turn can restrict the cellular immune response to measles vaccine.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0093-7711
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
798-807
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
HLA class II alleles and measles virus-specific cytokine immune response following two doses of measles vaccine.
pubmed:affiliation
Mayo Vaccine Research Group, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Guggenheim 611C, 200 1st Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.