title: Detection of cytokine-secreting T lymphocytes in allogeneic reaction and a preliminary study on its clinical significance.
abstract: In order to explore a new way to study allogeneic reactive T lymphocytes, detection of cytokine-secreting T lymphocytes after allogeneic peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNCs) stimulation and investigation of its clinical significance were performed. A novel cytokine secretion assay (CKSA) was first applied to detect T lymphocytes secreting cytokine including IFN-gamma, IL-4 and IL-10 at single cell level in human mixed lymphocytes reaction. IFN-gamma-secreting T cells from PBMNCs were then evaluated in 2 patients with acute graft versus host disease (aGVHD) after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation. The results showed that compared with IL-4 and IL-10 (which were 0.12 +/- 0.03% and 0.10 +/- 0.03% respectively), a sizable proportion of IFN-gamma-secreting T lymphocytes could be detected (1.12 +/- 0.13)% after allogeneic PBMNCs stimulation. Preliminary results indicated that frequency of IFN-gamma-secreting T lymphocytes correlated with the onset and severity of clinical aGVHD. In conclusion, it is feasible to detect IFN-gamma secreting T lymphocytes after allogeneic PBMNCs stimulation and to apply the CKSA technique for clinical identification of aGVHD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Medical College of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310003, China. mengxiaojian@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Xiao-Jian
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Mao-Fang
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000378:metabolism; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000378:metabolism; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000378:metabolism; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; D016753:Interleukin-10; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007371:Interferon-gamma