title: Role of CD8+ T cells in endogenous interleukin-10 secretion associated with visceral leishmaniasis.
abstract: This study examined the role and source of endogenous interleukin-10 (IL) secretion in visceral leishmaniasis (VL). The amounts of endogenous and Leishmania specific IL-10 and interferon-gamma (IFN) secreted by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from VL patients were compared. The correlation coefficient between endogenous IL-10 secretion and Leishmania specific IFN-gamma was -0. 77, suggesting a major role for endogenous IL-10 secretion in VL. The effects of CD4+ and CD8+ T cell clones, isolated from a treated VL patient, on IL-10 secretion were assayed by mixing the clones with autologous, inactivated PBMC. The CD8+ clones mediated increased levels of IL-10 secretion in the presence of PBMC alone suggesting that CD8+ T cells may mediate endogenous IL-10 secretion.
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, 60430-160, Brasil.
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Holaday
mesh_terms: D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000276:immunology*; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D002999:Clone Cells; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000378:metabolism; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000276:immunology*; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear
chemical_list: D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D016753:Interleukin-10; D007371:Interferon-gamma