1. Chronic Infection by Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa Associated with Dysregulation in T-Cell Immunity to Outer Membrane Porin F
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Daniel M. Altmann, Diana Bilton, Michael R. Loebinger, Rosemary J. Boyton, Kathryn J. Quigley, Bernard Maillere, Catherine J. Reynolds, Amelie Goudet, Robert Wilson, Eleanor J. Raynsford, Ruhena Sergeant, Stefan Worgall, and A. Quigley
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Adult ,Male ,Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,T-Lymphocytes ,Porins ,Human leukocyte antigen ,Biology ,Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine ,Epitope ,Microbiology ,Mice ,Young Adult ,Antigen ,Immunity ,Animals ,Humans ,Pseudomonas Infections ,Longitudinal Studies ,Lung ,Aged ,Sputum ,Middle Aged ,Acquired immune system ,Chronic infection ,Pseudomonas aeruginosa ,Chemokine secretion ,Immunology ,biology.protein ,Female ,Original Article ,Antibody - Abstract
Rationale: Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is an environmental pathogen that commonly infects individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF bronchiectasis, impacting morbidity and mortality. To understand the pathobiology of interactions between the bacterium and host adaptive immunity and to inform rational vaccine design, it is important to understand the adaptive immune correlates of disease. Objectives: To characterize T-cell immunity to the PA antigen outer membrane porin F (OprF) by analyzing immunodominant epitopes in relation to infection status. Methods: Patients with non-CF bronchiectasis were stratified by frequency of PA isolation. T-cell IFN-γ immunity to OprF and its immunodominant epitopes was characterized. Patterns of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) restriction of immunodominant epitopes were defined using HLA class II transgenic mice. Immunity was characterized with respect to cytokine and chemokine secretion, antibody response, and T-cell activation transcripts. Measurements and Main Results: Patients were stratified according to whether PA was never, sometimes (
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- 2015
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