Author:
Chan Samantha,Godsell Jack,Horton Miles,Farchione Anthony,Howson Lauren J.,Margetts Mai,Jin Celina,Chatelier Josh,Yong Michelle,Sasadeusz Joseph,Douglass Jo A.,Slade Charlotte A.,Bryant Vanessa L.
Abstract
BackgroundCommon Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID) is classified as a ‘Predominantly Antibody Deficiency’ (PAD), but there is emerging evidence of cellular immunodeficiency in a subset of patients. This evidence includes CVID patients diagnosed with cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, a hallmark of ‘combined immunodeficiency’. CMV infection also has the potential to drive immune dysregulation contributing to significant morbidity and mortality in CVID. We aim to determine the extent of cellular immune dysfunction in CVID patients, and whether this correlates with CMV infection status.MethodsWe conducted a single-center retrospective cohort study of individuals with CVID at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, and identified patients with and without CMV disease or viraemia. We then isolated T-cells from patient and healthy donor blood samples and examined T-cell proliferation and function.ResultsSix patients (7.6%, 6/79) had either CMV disease (pneumonitis or gastrointestinal disease), or symptomatic CMV viraemia. A high mortality rate in the cohort of patients with CVID and CMV disease was observed, with 4 deaths in the period of analysis (66.6%, 4/6). Individuals with CMV infection showed reduced T-cell division in response to T-cell receptor (TCR) stimulation when compared with CMV-negative patients.DiscussionThis study demonstrates the morbidity and mortality associated with CMV in CVID, and highlights the need for focused interventions for patients with CVID at risk of CMV disease.
Subject
Immunology,Immunology and Allergy
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