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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-11-14
pubmed:abstractText
15-Deoxyspergualin (DSG) is an alternative treatment modality for Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) patients refractory to conventional treatment. Nevertheless, it is unclear how DSG modulates disease activity in these patients. This study was conducted to investigate which parameters of adaptive and acquired immunity were influenced during two subsequent cycles of DSG treatment. Emphasis was put upon T cell and monocyte activation, neutrophil function and surface expression of proteinase-3 (PR-3). Anti-CD3/anti-CD28 and interleukin (IL)-15/IL-7-mediated T cell proliferation were assessed by fluorescence activated cell sorter (FACS) analysis using carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester (CSFE) labelling. Interferon (IFN)-gamma and IL-10 production were determined in the supernatants of these cultures by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Monocyte activation was assessed in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated whole blood, using tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha as read-out. Neutrophil function was determined by measuring oxidative burst, chemotaxis and phagocytosis. T cell activation markers and PR3 expression were measured by FACS. All parameters were determined directly before and after each DSG cycle. Anti-CD3/anti-CD28-mediated T cell proliferation was reduced directly after DSG treatment. Directly before a subsequent cycle of DSG was started, T cell proliferation was increased. Similar findings were observed for IFN-gamma and IL-10 production by T cells. DSG did not influence IL-15/IL-7-mediated T cell proliferation. LPS-mediated TNF-alpha production was also impaired directly after DSG treatment. No influence on T cell activation markers, neutrophil function and surface PR-3 expression was observed in peripheral blood of these patients. Our data demonstrate that DSG influences T cell and monocyte activation in a reversible fashion. Although DSG causes neutropenia in these patients, it does not influence neutrophil function.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0009-9104
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
146
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
455-62
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Cell Proliferation, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Chemotaxis, Leukocyte, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Drug Administration Schedule, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Female, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Granulocytes, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Guanidines, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Immunosuppressive Agents, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Interleukin-10, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Male, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Monocytes, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Phagocytosis, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Respiratory Burst, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:17100765-Wegener Granulomatosis
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
In vivo effects of cyclic administration of 15-deoxyspergualin on leucocyte function in patients with Wegener's granulomatosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Chemistry, University Hospital Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Germany. anna-isabelle.kaelsch@med5.ma.uni-heidelberg.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article