Distinctive homing profile of pathogen-specific activated lymphocytes in human urinary tract infection
Distinctive homing profile of pathogen-specific activated lymphocytes in human urinary tract infection
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DOI:
10.1016/j.clim.2008.05.003
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发表时间:
2008-09-01
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8.6
通讯作者:
Kantele, Jussi M.
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Kantele, Anu M.;Palkola, Nina V.;Kantele, Jussi M.
In contrast to other mucosal sites, information on migration/ homing of lymphocytes activated in the human urinary tract is tacking. The expression of lymphocyte homing receptors (HR) on pathogen-specific anti body-secreting cells (ASC) originating from the urinary tract (patients with pyelonephritis, PN) was compared to that on antigen-specific ASC originating from the intestine (patients with gastroenteritis) or from a parenteral site (tetanus toxoid-immunized volunteers). In the PN group, 61% of ASC expressed the gut HR, alpha(4)beta(7), 52% the peripheral lymph node HR, L-selectin, and 13% the skin HR, CLA. This homing profile of urinary tract-originating lymphocytes was found to differ from both of the two major vaccination routes, intestinal (less gut-targeting) or parenteral (more gut-targeting, less targeting to parenteral sites). This information on targeting of the immune response may prove useful when developing vaccines against urinary tract infection (UTI). (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.