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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antigen 85A induces Th-1 immune responses in systemic sarcoidosis.

Abstract
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease of unknown etiology, characterized by a Th-1 immunophenotype. Although humoral immune responses by sarcoidosis subjects to mycobacterial proteins have been detected, mycobacterial antigens capable of inducing cellular immune responses in sarcoidosis subjects have not been reported. We used the enzyme-linked immunospot assay to assess for recognition of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis mycolyl transferase, Antigen 85A, by peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 25 sarcoidosis subjects, 22 PPD- (purified protein derivative) healthy volunteers, and 16 PPD+ healthy subjects. Reactivity to Ag85A whole protein was observed in 15 of 25 sarcoidosis subjects compared to 2 of 22 PPD- subjects (p=0.0006, Fisher's exact test) and to 14 of 16 PPD+ subjects (p=0.084, Fisher's exact test). Monoclonal antibody against HLA-DR inhibited recognition. In addition to immune recognition of Ag85A whole protein, peptide-mapping studies identified four immunogenic Ag85A peptides, which induced Th-1 immune responses in individual sarcoidosis subjects, suggesting that multiple epitopes from a mycobacterial protein may have a role in sarcoidosis immunopathogenesis.
AuthorsRana Hajizadeh, Hiroe Sato, James Carlisle, Michele T Nadaf, Whitney Evans, Bryan E Shepherd, Robert F Miller, Spyros A Kalams, Wonder Puryear Drake
JournalJournal of clinical immunology (J Clin Immunol) Vol. 27 Issue 4 Pg. 445-54 (Jul 2007) ISSN: 0271-9142 [Print] Netherlands
PMID17357846 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural)
Chemical References
  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Acyltransferases
  • antigen 85A, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Topics
  • Acyltransferases (genetics, immunology)
  • Adult
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Antigens, Bacterial (genetics, immunology)
  • Demography
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Tests
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis (immunology)
  • Peptide Fragments (genetics, metabolism)
  • Sarcoidosis (blood, immunology)
  • Th1 Cells (immunology)
  • Tuberculosis (blood, immunology)

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