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INFECTION AND IMMUNITY
卷 68, 期 1, 页码 320-327出版社
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.1.320-327.2000
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- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES [R01AI013150] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NIAID NIH HHS [AI 13150] Funding Source: Medline
Group B streptococci (GBS) are a major cause of severe infection in newborns, pregnant females, and other immunocompromised hosts. Infection often includes septicemia, shock, pneumonia, and respiratory failure. In previous studies, we have reported that GBS induce marked production of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) by human mononuclear cells. The present study was designed to measure the production of TNF-alpha as well as additional cytokines, including interleukin 1 beta (IL-1 beta), IL-6, IL-8, IL-12, and gamma interferon (IFN-gamma) but also to determine from what cells and at what time point during incubation with GBS that these cytokines are produced, Mixed mononuclear cells were incubated with heat-killed GBS, media alone, or 1 mu g of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide (LPS), Brefeldin A was added to each sample prior to staining, which prevented the export of cytokines by the Golgi apparatus. The cells were then stained with the appropriate conjugated antibodies and analyzed by using a flow cytometer. Results indicate that intracellular cytokines appear, in almost all cases, simultaneous to or before secreted proteins are detected. In contrast to the response to LPS, where TNF-alpha, IL-1 beta, IL-6, and IL-8 appear almost simultaneously, the human monocyte response to GBS results in the production of TNF-alpha but delayed appearance of IL-1 beta, IL-6, and IL-8. The lymphocyte response to GES was also strikingly different from that to LPS in that both secreted IFN-gamma and IL-12 was detected, while LPS failed to induce production of these critical cytokines. This suggests an important role for TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma, and IL-12 in GBS pathogenesis and/or immunity.
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