title: Cellular recognition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis ESAT-6 and KatG peptides in systemic sarcoidosis.
abstract: Sarcoidosis is an enigmatic disease with a pathology similar to that of tuberculosis. We detected Th-1 immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis ESAT-6 and KatG peptides from peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 15/26 sarcoidosis, 1/24 purified-protein-derivative-negative (PPD-) (P < 0.0001, Fisher's exact test), and 7/8 PPD-positive (PPD+) subjects (P = 0.21). This finding provides immunologic links between mycobacteria and systemic sarcoidosis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine,Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1161 21st Avenue, AA2200 MCN, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Wonder.drake@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Wonder P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Drake
authors.forename: Mary S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Dhason
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nadaf
authors.forename: Bryan E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Shepherd
authors.forename: Sangeetha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vadivelu
authors.forename: Rana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hajizadeh
authors.forename: Lee S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: Spyros A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kalams
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D002374:Catalase / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014373:Tuberculin / Q000276:immunology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000942:Antigens, Bacterial; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C093276:ESAT-6 protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosis; D014373:Tuberculin; D002374:Catalase; C480353:katG protein, Mycobacterium tuberculosis