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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-8-27
pubmed:abstractText
The cytolytic capacity of mycobacterial antigen-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells, from healthy Mantoux-positive volunteers and from patients with tuberculosis was investigated. Polyclonal T cell lines induced by 7 days of stimulation in vitro with PPD or a sonicate of Mycobacterium tuberculosis lysed both autologous macrophages and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) transformed B cell lines which had been pulsed with mycobacterial antigens, to a greater extent than unpulsed target cells or target cells pulsed with an irrelevant antigen (streptokinase/streptodornase). The killing of mycobacterial antigen-pulsed macrophages and EBV-transformed B cell line targets was inhibited by monoclonal antibodies to MHC class II antigens but not by antibodies directed against MHC class I antigens. PPD-pulsed EBV-transformed lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCL) competitively inhibited the killing of mycobacterial antigen-pulsed macrophages, whereas natural killer (NK) sensitive K562 cells (with or without antigen pulsing) did not inhibit mycobacterial antigen-dependent cytolysis of macrophages. Patients with tuberculosis showed a spectrum of mycobacterial antigen-induced cytolytic capacity. Those with extensive tissue necrosis (e.g. cavitatory pulmonary tuberculosis or caseous, extrathoracic tuberculosis) had high levels while patients with disseminated (miliary) tuberculosis or disease refractory to treatment showed little evidence of mycobacterial antigen induced cytotoxicity. The ability of mycobacterial antigen-stimulated lymphoblasts to kill specific antigen-pulsed autologous macrophages was not significantly different between healthy donors and patients with tuberculosis. However, the 'mycobacterial antigen-specific' component of this cytolysis was significantly deficient (P less than 0.01) in patients. We conclude that mycobacterial antigen-specific cytotoxic T cell responses may play a significant part in the immune response to mycobacterial infection.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0009-9104
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
80
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
314-23
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Specific lysis of mycobacterial antigen-bearing macrophages by class II MHC-restricted polyclonal T cell lines in healthy donors or patients with tuberculosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Immunology, Medical School, Birmingham, England.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't