title: [Characteristics of A-interferon-generated dendritic cells in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis].
abstract: The phenotype of the dendritic cells (DC) generated from the adhesion fraction of mononuclear cells in the presence of GM-CSF and alpha-interferon was studied in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Despite the absence of significant differences in the count of mature CD83+DCs in the groups of patients (n = 38) and healthy donors (n = 30), elevated CD14(+)-monocyte levels and few activated CD25(+)-DCs were indicative of the impaired process of DC maturation/generation in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, particularly in a subgroup of patients with a low T-cell proliferative response against PPD (PPD-anergy, n = 10). The patients with tuberculosis showed the lower relative levels of CD11c(-)-CD123(+)-DC and the normal levels of myeloid CD11c(+)D123(-)DCs. However, in patients with PPD-anergy, the content of myeloid CD11c(+)CD123(-)-DCs was significantly higher than that in PPD-reactive patients. Moreover, the patients with PPD-anergy were characterized by the elevated peripheral blood levels of CD14+CD16(+)-monocytes, which was associated with the high suppressive activity of monocytes (r(s) = 0.53; p < 0.05). The impaired process of DC generation/maturation in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis is believed to be associated with the changes in the phenotypic and functional properties of monocytes and to be a cause of an inadequate antigen-specific response in tuberculous infection.
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Sakhno
authors.forename: O Iu
authors.initials: OIu
authors.lastname: Leplina
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Tikhonova
authors.forename: Zh M
authors.initials: ZhM
authors.lastname: Raspaĭ
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Gileva
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Nikonov
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Zhdanov
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Ostanin
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Chernykh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003712:Dendrites / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000276:immunology; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007155:Immunologic Factors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018950:Lipopolysaccharide Receptors / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D007155:Immunologic Factors; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D018950:Lipopolysaccharide Receptors