Aspergillus fumigatus conidia induce a Th1-type cytokine response
Aspergillus fumigatus conidia induce a Th1-type cytokine response
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DOI:
10.1086/514157
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发表时间:
1997-12-01
影响因子:
6.4
通讯作者:
Savary, CA
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作者:
Grazziutti, ML;Rex, JH;Savary, CA
The response of human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (MNC) to Aspergillus fumigatus in vitro was evaluated, In studies of the proliferative response of MNC from 18 healthy donors to heat-killed A. fumigatus conidia, 15 displayed a significant response, with a stimulation index (SI) between 4 and 193, In contrast, all donors displayed a positive response to Candida albicans blastoconidia (SI ranged from 10 to 224). Despite the variability in reactivity to A. fumigatus conidia, the response of a particular individual was stable when retested over periods of 1-2 weeks, Supernatant from cocultures of A. fumigatus conidia with MNC contained increased levels of interferon-gamma, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and interleukin (IL)-2, compared with unstimulated cells, but not IL-10 or IL-4, In addition, A. fumigatus induced lymphocyte surface expression of adhesion/activation-associated molecules. These results suggest that lymphocytes may contribute to host defense against Aspergillus by generating a Th1-type response.