Abstract |
Surrogate marker(s) of protection in human leishmaniasis is not well defined. In this study, T helper 1 (Th1) and Th2 cytokine profiles and CD26 expression on CD4(+) T cells in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with healing or non-healing forms of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) stimulated with Leishmania antigens were assessed. The level of interferon (IFN)-gamma production was significantly higher in patients with healing or non-healing forms of CL than in healthy controls, but it was not significantly different between the two patient groups. The level of interleukin-5 production was significantly higher in patients with the non-healing form of CL than in the two other groups. There was a significant increase in the level of CD26 expression on CD4(+) T cells in patients with healing (P < 0.001) or non-healing (P = 0.025) forms of CL compared with the control group, but no significant difference was seen between the two patient groups. A weak positive correlation was seen between IFN-gamma production and CD26 expression on CD4(+) T cells of patients with the healing form of lesion (r = 0.54, P = 0.008), but this correlation was not observed in patients with the non-healing form of CL (r = 0.53, P = 0.078). Surface CD26 is not correlated with the clinical manifestation of CL or IFN-gamma production. Therefore, CD26 is not a surrogate marker for IFN-gamma production in CL.
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Authors | R Jafari-Shakib, S Ajdary, Z Mohtasham Amiri, A M Mohammadi, K Nourijelyani, H Mortazavi, M A Shokrgozar, B Nikbin, A Khamesipour |
Journal | Clinical and experimental immunology
(Clin Exp Immunol)
Vol. 153
Issue 1
Pg. 31-6
(Jul 2008)
ISSN: 1365-2249 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 18460019
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Antigens, Protozoan
- Interleukin-5
- Interleukin-10
- Interferon-gamma
- Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4
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Topics |
- Adult
- Animals
- Antigens, Protozoan
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
(immunology)
- Case-Control Studies
- Cell Proliferation
- Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4
(analysis)
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- Humans
- Immunophenotyping
- Interferon-gamma
(blood)
- Interleukin-10
(blood)
- Interleukin-5
(blood)
- Leishmania major
(immunology)
- Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous
(immunology, pathology)
- Male
- Skin
(parasitology)
- Statistics, Nonparametric
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