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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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Avaliação da reconstituição imunológica e da resposta anti-citomegalovirus nos receptores de transplante de medula óssea / Anti-cytomegalovirus immunity reconstitution following autologous and allogeneic stem cell and bone marrow transplantation as assessed by CD8+ T cell phenotyping and functio

Valeria Ferrari 23 February 2005 (has links)
O citomegalovírus (CMV) é uma séria ameaça aos receptores de transplante de medula óssea. A reativação está associada com uma imunidade mediada por células TCD8+ defeituosa. Nosso objetivo foi correlacionar as diferentes subpopulações de células TCD8+ com a reconstituição imunológica dos pacientes, especificamente a imunidade anti-CMV, analisando as subpopulações de células T infundidas nas diferentes modalidades de transplante de medula óssea. Receptores de transplante alogênico de células tronco mobilizadas para o sangue periférico (n=16) ou coletadas diretamente da medula óssea (n=28) e receptores de transplante autólogo de células tronco mobilizadas para o sangue periférico (n=22) foram avaliados. Verificamos que as transferências de células mobilizadas para o sangue periférico dos doadores, tanto nos transplantes alogênicos como autólogos, são proporcionalmente enriquecidas por subpopulações de células memória efetora e efetora, comparadas às transferências de células procedentes diretamente da medula óssea. Este enriquecimento por subpopulações de células TCD8+ mais diferenciadas foi também correlacionado com maior número de células contendo altos níveis de granzima B, considerado um marcador para linfócitos citotóxicos, sendo também encontrado em maior número nas transferências de células do sangue periférico. Entretanto, no pós-transplante, observou-se que somente os receptores de transplante autólogo de células tronco mobilizadas para o sangue periférico, e não os das outras modalidades de transplante, exibiam números elevados de células T CD8+ de memória-efetora e efetora. Ao mesmo tempo, estes receptores apresentaram menos freqüentemente episódios de reativação pelo CMV, e mais freqüentemente produziram IFN-gama em resposta ao CMV. Portanto, a transferência de células do sangue periférico, desde que em ambiente autólogo, está associada não só com a transferência de células TCD8+ com um fenótipo mais maduro, mas também com uma persistência mais prolongada das mesmas, podendo proporcionar uma resposta imunológica antiviral mais rápida e eficiente, como esperado para as células de memória versus naïve. / Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a serious threat to the recipients of bone marrow transplantation. Reactivation is associated with defective CD8+ T cell-mediated immunity. We aimed to correlate the different subsets of CD8+ T cells with the patients\' immune reconstitution, specifically anti CMV immunity, by analyzing the CD8+ T cell subsets infused in the different types of bone marrow transplantation. Recipients of allogeneic transplant of peripheral blood stem cells (n=16) or bone marrow (n=28) and recipients of autologous transplant of peripheral blood stem cells (n=22) were evaluated. We show that infusions of stem cells derived from donor\'s peripheral blood, either allogeneic or autologous, are proportionally enriched for the memory-effector and effector phenotypes, compared to the infusions of stem cells of bone marrow origin. This increased number of more differentiated subsets of CD8+ T cells was also correlated with an increased number of cells containing high levels of granzyme B, which is another reliable marker of cytotoxic lymphocyte, and which was also more evident in autologous recipients. However, post-transplant, we observed that only the recipients of autologous peripheral blood cells, and not the recipients of the other transplant modalities, exhibited very high numbers of memory-effector and effector TCD8+ cells. At the same time, they less frequently presented CMV reactivation, and more frequently produced IFN-gama in response to CMV antigens. Thus, transfer of stem cells from peripheral blood, provided in an autologous setting, is associated with transfer and prolonged survival of CD8+ T cells with a more mature phenotype, which may provide a more rapid and efficient anti-viral immune response, as expected for memory versus naïve cells.
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Innate response to human cytomegalovirus and the role of infections in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis

Romo Saladrigas, Neus 21 December 2011 (has links)
We comparatively analyzed the natural killer (NK) cell response against HCMV-infected pro-inflammatory (M1) and anti-inflammatory (M2) M[Fi] derived from autologous monocytes. M1 M[Fi] were more resistant to infection, secreting TNF-[alfa], IL-6, IL-12 and type I IFN. By contrast, in HCMV-infected M2 M[Fi] the production of proinflammatory cytokines, type I IFN and IL-10 was limited, and IL-12 undetectable. NK cell degranulation was triggered by interaction with HCMV-infected M1 and M2 M[Fi] and was partially inhibited by specific anti-NKp46, anti-DNAM-1 and anti-2B4 mAbs, thus supporting a dominant role of these activating receptors. By contrast, only HCMV-infected M1 M[Fi] efficiently promoted NK cell-mediated IFN-[gamma] secretion, an effect partially related to IL-12 production. These observations reveal differences in the NK cell response triggered by distinct HCMV-infected monocyte-derived cell types, which may be relevant in the pathogenesis of this viral infection. HCMV infection has been proposed to contribute to the development of atherosclerosis, a chronic inflammatory process in which M[Fi] play a key role. The contribution of HCMV to vascular disease may depend on features of the immune response not reflected by the detection of specific antibodies. Persistent HCMV infection in healthy blood donors has been associated with changes in the distribution of NK cell receptors (NKR). The putative relationship among HCMV infection, NKR distribution, subclinical atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease was assessed. An association of overt and subclinical atherosclerotic disease with LILRB1+ NK and T cells was observed, likely reflecting a relationship between the immune challenge by infections and cardiovascular disease risk, without attributing a dominant role for HCMV. / Hem analitzat la resposta de la cèl•lula NK als macròfags proinflamatoris (M1) i antiinflamatoris (M2) derivats de monòcits autòlegs infectats pel citomegalovirus humà (HCMV). Els macròfags M1 son més reistents a la infecció i secreten TNF-[alfa], IL-6, IL-12 i IFN de tipus I. Per altra banda, en els macròfags M2 infectats per HCMV la producció de citoquines proinflamatories, IFN de tipus I i IL-10 es limitada i la IL-12 indetectable. La cèl•lula NK degranula al interaccionar amb els macròfags M1 i M2 infectats. Aquesta degranulació s’inhibeix parcialment al bloquejar amb anticossos específics anti-NKp46, anti-DNAM-1 i anti-2B4, això indica que aquests receptors tenen un rol important en el procés. En canvi, només els macròfags M1 infectats amb HCMV promouen de manera eficient la producció d’IFN-[gamma] per part de la cèl•lula NK, degut parcialment a la producció de IL-12. Aquestes observacions posen de manifest diferències en la resposta de la cèl•lula NK a diferents tipus de macròfags infectats per HCMV que pot ser relevant en la patogènesis d’aquesta infecció viral. S’ha proposat que la infecció per HCMV contribueix al desenvolupament de l’aterosclerosis, un procés inflamatori crònic en el que els macròfags tenen un paper clau. La contribució del HCMV a la malaltia cardiovascular pot dependre de la resposta immune. La infecció per HCMV en donants de sang sans s’ha associat a canvis en la distribució dels receptors de les cèl•lules NK. S’ha evaluat la possible relació entre la infecció per HCMV, la distribució dels receptors de les cèl•lules NK i l’infart agut de miocardi. S’ha observat una associació de l’infart agut de miocardi i l’aterosclerosi subclínica tant amb les cèl•lules NK LILRB1+ com amb les cèl•lules T LILRB1+. Això possiblement reflexa la relació entre la pressió que les infeccions exerceixen en el sistema immunitari i el risc cardiovascular sense atribuir un paper principal al HCMV.

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