Interferon-γ Mediated Pathways And Mitogen Stimulated Proliferation During And After An Acute Infection
Author:
Knoll Miriam1, Fuchs Dietmar2, Weiss Guenter1, Bellmann-Weiler Rosa1, Kovrlija Bojana1, Kurz Katharina3
Affiliation:
1. Department of Internal Medicine II, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstraße 35, A-6020 Innsbruck , Austria 2. Biological Chemistry, Biocentre, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstraße 35, A-6020 Innsbruck , Austria 3. Department of Internal Medicine II, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstraße 35, A-6020 Innsbruck; Biological Chemistry, Biocentre, Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstraße 35, A-6020 Innsbruck , Austria
Abstract
Abstract
Background: Interferon-γ (IFN- γ) regulates the degradation of tryptophan to kynurenine via induction of indoleamine- 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO). Local tryptophan depletion and accumulation of toxic metabolites might impair the proliferative capacity of lymphocytes. The aim of this study was to assess the actual status of immune system activation of patients with bacterial infection in the acute phase and during convalescence in vivo and in vitro. Parameters of systemic immune system activation were evaluated for associations with proliferative responsiveness of immune cells, and compared with healthy controls. Methods: 24 patients with various acute bacterial infections were included in the group of acutely ill patients. Sixteen patients participated in a follow-up examination after convalescence. The control group consisted of 6 healthy people. To assess the status of immune system activation in vivo, inflammation parameters C-reactive protein and differential blood counts were determined. Neopterin concentrations were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Tryptophan and kynurenine measurements were performed with high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated from the patients’ blood and stimulated with concanavalin A (Con A), phytohemagglutinin (PHA) and pokeweed mitogen (PWM) in vitro proliferation rates were evaluated by ³H-thymidine incorporation and neopterin production and tryptophan degradation were determined in supernatants of mitogen stimulated PBMCs. Results: Patients with acute bacterial infections showed reduced tryptophan and elevated neopterin concentrations, which did not normalize after convalescence period. Higher plasma neopterin values and increased IDO-activity were associated with reduced proliferative responses in vitro after stimulation with PHA. Associations were observed during acute infection as well as convalescence. Conclusions: Results of this study show that increased immune system activation in vivo is associated with impaired proliferative responsiveness of immune cells in vitro in acute bacterial infections as well as during convalescence.
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subject
Clinical Biochemistry,Molecular Medicine,Biochemistry
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