Investigations of DNA damage response (DDR) mechanisms in normal tissues have implications for both cancer prevention and treatments. The accumulating knowledge about protein function and molecular markers makes it possible to directly trace and interpret cellular DDR in a tissue context. Using immunohistochemical techniques and digital image analysis, we have examined several principal DDR events in epidermis from patients undergoing fractionated radiotherapy. Acquiring biopsies from different regions of the skin provides the possibility to determine in vivo dose response at clinically relevant dose levels throughout the treatment. A crucial event in cellular DDR is the repair of DNA double strand breaks (DSBs). These serious lesions can be directly visualised in cells by detecting foci forming markers such as γH2AX and 53BP1. Our results reveal that DSB-signalling foci can be detected and quantified in paraffin-embedded tissues. More importantly, epidermal DSB foci dose response reveals hypersensitivity, detected as elevated foci levels per dose unit, for doses below ~0.3Gy. The low-dose hypersensitive dose response is observed throughout the treatment course and also in between fractions: at 30 minutes, 3 hours and 24 hours following delivered fractions. The dose response at 24 hours further reveals that foci levels do not return to background levels between fractions. Furthermore, a low-dose hypersensitive dose response is also observed for these persistent foci. Investigations of end points further downstream in the DDR pathways confirmed that the low-dose hypersensitivity was preserved for: the checkpoint regulating p21 kinase inhibitor; mitosis suppression; apoptosis induction and basal keratinocyte reduction. Our results reveal preserved low-dose hypersensitivity both early and late in the DDR pathways. A possible link between the dose-response relationships is therefore suggested. The preserved low-dose hypersensitivity is a cause for re-evaluation of the risks associated with low-dose exposure and has implications for cancer treatments, diagnostics and radiation protection.

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Background: According to recent studies in children, IgE sensitization not only against perennial allergens, but also against food allergens, is related to asthma risk and increased airway inflammation. During the last decade, a new technique for IgE determination based on allergen components has become available, but its use in epidemiological studies has been limited. Aims: To investigate the relationship between the pattern of IgE sensitization to allergen components and the prevalence of asthma, airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness in a population-based setting. To examine the relationship of IgE sensitization to allergen extract, and airway inflammation, airway hyperresponsiveness and blood eosinophilia in asthmatics. To examine the natural history of IgE sensitization to food allergens in adults. To compare extract-based and component-based IgE measurements in relation with new-onset respiratory disease and airway inflammation and hyperresponsiveness. Methods: The present thesis is based on cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of the adult, the population-based study ECRHS (European Community Health Survey) and a cross-sectional, observational study of young subjects with asthma. IgE sensitization was examined by means of both extract-based and component-based tests. Airway inflammation was assessed by exhaled NO and airway hyperresponsiveness with methacholine test. Results: IgE sensitization to food allergens independently related to increased airway inflammation in both a population-based study and a study of asthmatics. Furthermore, a relation was found with increased blood eosinophils in asthmatics. The decrease in prevalence of IgE sensitization against food allergens during a 9-year follow-up was larger than the decrease of aeroallergens. Subjects with IgE sensitization to both cat extract and components showed more frequent airway inflammation, greater bronchial responsiveness and higher likelihood of developing asthma and rhinitis than subjects with IgE sensitization only to cat extract. Conclusions: The presence of IgE antibodies against food allergens was independently associated with airway and systemic inflammation. Both aeroallergens and food allergens should be examined in order to understand the signaling of local and systemic inflammation in asthma. Prevalence of IgE sensitization to food decreased in adults to a larger extent than IgE sensitization against aeroallergens. Measurement of IgE sensitization to cat allergen components appears to have a higher clinical value than extract-based measurement

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karolinska institutet, 2007. / Härtill 4 uppsatser.

Diss. (sammanfattning) Stockholm : Karol. inst., 2006. / Härtill 5 uppsatser.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-22T20:50:27Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-03-25 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) / Dentre os efeitos moduladores da Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes), um de grande importância, verificado em nosso laboratório em um modelo murino de hipersensibilidade imediata à ovoalbumina (OVA), é a sua capacidade de direcionar a resposta imune para Th1 ou Th2, dependendo do esquema de tratamento dos animais. Efeito semelhante foi induzido pelo polissacarídeo solúvel extraído da bactéria (PS), porém, como apenas a sua capacidade de modular a resposta Th1 havia sido verificada, nós nos propusemos a investigar, no presente estudo, se o PS poderia também potencializar a resposta Th2. De fato, verificamos que o polissacarídeo solúvel extraído da P. acnes foi capaz de potencializar a reação de hipersensibilidade imediata na pata de camundongos, como demonstrado pelo aumento do número de eosinófilos no infiltrado inflamatório, predominância do número de esplenócitos produtores de IL-4 e aumento da produção de IgG1 anti-OVA, concomitantemente à diminuição de IgG2a, compatível com padrão Th2 de resposta. Além disso, nós também avaliamos se os efeitos de potencialização ou supressão da hipersensibilidade imediata induzidos pela P. acnes ou seu polissacarídeo estariam relacionados com diferenças no número e grau de ativação de células apresentadoras de antígenos (APCs) e linfócitos B1. Observamos que o aumento da quantidade de APCs esplênicas positivas para moléculas co-estimuladoras, TLR4 e IL-4 em animais tratados com P. acnes ou PS e a maior expressão de CD80 por linfócitos B1c peritoneais estava relacionada com exacerbação da resposta Th2. Por outro lado, o aumento do número de linfócitos B2 esplênicos TLR2+, bem como maior expressão de TLR9 intracelular por células dendríticas, e também menor número de células B1a peritoneais positivas para TLR2 e TLR9 intracelular em camundongos tratados com P. acnes ou PS, estava relacionado com supressão da reação. Quanto à síntese de citocinas, verificou-se um aumento menos pronunciado do número de APCs IL-4+ e também maior quantidade de células produtoras de IL-12 nos grupos em que a reação foi suprimida, em relação aos submetidos ao protocolo de exacerbação. In vitro, o estímulo concomitante de P. acnes e OVA em co-culturas de células dendríticas e linfócitos T aumentou a liberação de IL-5 e IL-17, em relação às culturas estimuladas apenas com OVA, e o estímulo concomitante de PS e OVA aumentou a síntese de IL-17. Já o estímulo com P. acnes ou PS, seguido do estímulo com OVA no dia seguinte, induziu uma diminuição da liberação de IL-5 e IL-17, em comparação com as culturas estimuladas apenas com OVA, sugerindo que a P. acnes e o polissacarídeo atuam diretamente sobre células apresentadoras de antígenos. / Among Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) immunomodulatory effects, one of great importance, verified in our laboratory in a murine model of type I hypersensitivity to ovalbumin (OVA), is its capacity to direct the immune response to Th1 or Th2, depending on the animals treatment. Similar effect was induced by the soluble polysaccharide extracted from the bacteria (PS), however, since only its capacity to modulate the Th1 response has been verified, we decided to investigate, in the present study, if PS could also potentiate the Th2 response. In fact, this compound was able to potentiate or suppress the immediate hypersensitivity reaction in mice, depending on the protocol used. Besides, we investigated, in this work, whether the number of spleen cells and peritoneal B1 lymphocytes would be different between the treatment protocols, being related to potentiation or suppression of the OVA response, and also if the activation status of antigen presenting cells (APCs) and B1 lymphocytes could interfere on reaction modulation. We verified that the higher numbers of APCs expressing co-stimulatory molecules and the higher expression levels of these molecules on cell surface are probably related to potentiation of the Th2 response to OVA induced by P. acnes or PS. The higher CD80 expression by peritoneal B1c lymphocytes is also possibly involved with OVA response exacerbation in these animals. Besides, there seems to be a correlation between higher number of APCs expressing TLR4 and exacerbation of the immediate hypersensitivity reaction in P. acnes- or PS-treated mice. Differences on TLRs expression by spleen and peritoneal B1 lymphocytes can also be related to the type I hypersensitivity modulation. Analysis of cytokines synthesis by spleen APCs confirmed the Th2 potentiation or suppression in this model. Finally, in vitro experiments using co-cultures of dendritic cells and T lymphocytes indicated that P. acnes and PS seem to perform their effects of Th2 response potentiation or suppression by direct action on antigen presenting cells. / TEDE / BV UNIFESP: Teses e dissertações

Made available in DSpace on 2015-07-22T20:50:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2010-11-24. Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2015-08-11T03:25:32Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 Publico-00483a.pdf: 1399809 bytes, checksum: db2c4c756807d9d1d5e11ec653e60536 (MD5). Added 1 bitstream(s) on 2015-08-11T03:25:33Z : No. of bitstreams: 2 Publico-00483a.pdf: 1399809 bytes, checksum: db2c4c756807d9d1d5e11ec653e60536 (MD5) Publico-00483b.pdf: 1297102 bytes, checksum: 7744b75b0f20f0757254b064592deba6 (MD5) / Introdução: Desde a introdução da terapia antirretroviral altamente ativa, infecções como as que ocorrem pelo vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana (HIV) passaram a ser tratadas como uma condição crônica manejável e não mais como uma doença fatal. A suspeita de hipersensibilidade é a principal razão para o início da interrupção do abacavir. O desenvolvimento desta hipersensibilidade por pacientes infectados com o vírus HIV ainda não está completamente esclarecido. Testes genéticos que comprovam a presença do alelo HLA-B*57:01 e permitem a exclusão do uso do abacavir por pacientes portadores deste alelo o que têm demonstrado uma diminuição da incidência de hipersensibilidade entre indivíduos portadores deste vírus. Objetivo: Verificar a prevalência do alelo HLA-B*57 e do alelo específico HLA-B* 57:01 nos pacientes HIV positivos em tratamento com antirretrovirais no Estado de Mato Grosso e estabelecer a eficácia do rastreio prospectivo do alelo específico para impedir a reação de hipersensibilidade ao abacavir. Métodos: As genotipagens para a detecção do alelo HLA-B*5701 foram realizadas por PCR-SSP (Polymerase Chain Reaction - Sequence Specific of Primers) utlilizando um multiplex contendo quatro seqüências dos pares de oligonucleotídios iniciadores. Participaram do estudo 517 pacientes portadores do vírus HIV em tratamento no Centro Estadual de Referência em Média e Alta Complexidade – CERMAC DST/AIDS e/ou encaminhados de outras Unidades de atendimento médico do Estado de Mato Grosso. Resultados: Dos 517 pacientes incluídos no estudo, 385 (74,5%) tiveram resultados de tipagem negativos para o alelo HLA-B*57, 103 (19,9%) foram positivos para este alelo e 29 (5,6%) foram positivos para o alelo específico HLA-B*57:01. Entre os pacientes com resultado negativo para os alelos HLA-B*57 e HLA-B* 57:01, a idade média foi de 40 anos, 205 (53,2%) eram do sexo masculino e 242 (62,9%) eram brancos, já entre os pacientes com resultados positivos para o alelo HLA-B*57, a idade média foi de 38 anos, 47 (45,6%) eram do sexo masculino e 64 (62,1%) eram brancos, enquanto entre os pacientes positivos para o alelo HLA-B*57:01, a idade média foi de 40 anos, 7 (58,6%) eram homens e 15 (57,7%) eram brancos. O medicamento abacavir estava presente no tratamento de 68 pacientes avaliados durante o período do estudo e o alelo HLA-B*57:01 alelo estava presente em 7 (10,3%) destes. Reações de hipersensibilidade foram diagnosticadas em quatro destes pacientes, com uma incidência estatisticamente significativa (p <0,001). Conclusões: O rastreamento do alelo HLA-B*57:01 pode reduzir o risco de hipersensibilidade ao abacavir. Nossos resultados demonstram que testes de biologia molecular podem ser usados para prevenir os efeitos tóxicos de determinadas drogas. / Hypersensitivity reaction to abacavir is strongly associated with the presence of the HLA-B*57:01 allele. This study was designed to establish the prevalence of HLA-B*57:01 among HIV-1 infected individuals in Brazil. A total of 517 consecutive outpatient’s clinics of the State Reference Center in High and Medium Complexity - CERMAC and forwarded to other medical care unit of the Mato Grosso State were followed in this study from february 2008 through july 2010. The presence of HLA-B*57:01 was determined by Nested-PCR with HLA-B*57 and HLA-B*57:01 sequence-specific primers (PCR-SSP). A total of 517 patients were enrolled and randomly assigned to a study group. Of these, 385 (74.5%) were negative for HLA-B*57; 103 (19.9%) were positive for HLA-B*57 and 29 (5.6%) were positive for HLA-B*57:01. Of the HLA-B*57 and HLA-B*57:01 negative patients, the median age was 40 years; 205 (53.2%) were male sex and 242 (62.9%) were Caucasians. Among the patients positive for allele HLA-B*57, the mean age were 38 years; 47 (45.6%) were male sex and 64 (62.1%) were Caucasians. Of the patients positive for allele HLA-B*57:01, the median age was 40 years; 17 (58.6%) were men and 15 (57.7%) were caucasian. An abacavir containing regimen was administerede to 68 patients during the study period, the HLA-B*57:01 alelle was found in 7 (10.3%) of these and the in Hypersensitivity reaction was clinically diagnosed in 4 of these patients, with a statistically significant incidence (p<0.001). / TEDE / BV UNIFESP: Teses e dissertações

TEIXEIRA, Fabrícia Martins. Marcadores de ativação de linfócitos T e de suas citocinas como ferramentas diagnósticas na hipersensibilidade alérgica a fármacos. 2012. 110 f. : Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do Ceará, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia, Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia- Renorbio, Fortaleza-CE, 2012. / Submitted by demia Maia (demiamlm@gmail.com) on 2016-05-23T12:51:39Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2012_tese_fmteixeira.pdf: 12054646 bytes, checksum: 9a383e69304dd6755cbdf120633dadc1 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by demia Maia (demiamlm@gmail.com) on 2016-05-23T12:52:28Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2012_tese_fmteixeira.pdf: 12054646 bytes, checksum: 9a383e69304dd6755cbdf120633dadc1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-05-23T12:52:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2012_tese_fmteixeira.pdf: 12054646 bytes, checksum: 9a383e69304dd6755cbdf120633dadc1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / Drug allergy reactions represent one third of adverse drug reactions, and although they are infrequent, they present high rates of morbidity and mortality, revealing a major public health problem. The main challenges related to drug hypersensitivity result from its unpredictability, no animal model for research and individual variability with regard to drug metabolism. Drug allergy reactions are difficult to be diagnosed once there is a lack of laboratorial tests for their investigation. The present study aimed to establish some immunological in vitro methods for diagnosing drug allergy. Patients (n=20) attending a dermatology outpatient clinic, Hospital Universitario Walter Cantídio, Universidade Federal Ceara, with mucocutaneous and systemic manifestations due to drug hypersensitivity were investigated by clinical history, laboratory findings, and in vivo and in vitro tests. The lymphocyte activation markers, CD25 and CD69, were evaluated by flow cytometry on the peripheral blood mononuclear cells previously incubated with different concentrations of the suspected drug, and analysis of interferon γ and interleukin 5 was done in the culture supernatant by enzyme immunoassay. Eighteen patients were tested by skin tests; nine patients showed positive results to one or more drugs. Fifteen patients showed positivity for at least one of activation markers in response to the suspected drug. The markers CD69 and/or CD25 were expressed by T cells CD4+ and CD8+, both in immediate and delayed reactions. Comparing stimulation index of the markers between patients and healthy no allergic individuals, it was observed a significant difference for CD4+CD69+ in the three suspected drug concentrations and CD4+CD25+ only in the lower drug concentration. No significant differences were found for the cytokines IFN-γ and IL-5 between patients and healthy individuals. The detection of both activation markers CD69 and CD25 increased the diagnostic sensitivity of the test. The use of both markers represents a promising tool in drug allergy diagnosis. Nonetheless, this hypothesis needs to be confirmed with a greater number of patients and controls. / As reações alérgicas a fármacos representam um terço das reações adversas a medicamentos, e embora sejam pouco freqüentes, apresentam altas taxas de morbidade e mortalidade, revelando um importante problema de saúde pública. Os principais desafios relacionados com a hipersensibilidade a fármacos decorrem do fato de sua imprevisibilidade, de que não existe um modelo animal para pesquisa e devido à variabilidade individual no que diz respeito ao metabolismo do fármaco. As reações alérgicas a medicamentos são difíceis de serem diagnosticadas, uma vez que há carência de métodos laboratoriais para sua investigação. O presente estudo teve como objetivo estabelecer alguns métodos imunológicos in vitro para o diagnóstico de alergia a medicamentos. Vinte pacientes atendidos no Ambulatório de Dermatologia do Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio, Universidade Federal do Ceará, com manifestações muco-cutâneas e sistêmicas decorrentes de hipersensibilidade a fármacos foram investigados através de história clínica, exames laboratoriais in vivo e in vitro. Foram avaliados os marcadores de ativação de linfócitos CD25 e CD69 através de citometria de fluxo, em células mononucleares do sangue periférico previamente incubadas com diferentes concentrações do fármaco suspeito, e análise das citocinas interferon γ e interleucina 5 no sobrenadante da cultura através de teste imunoenzimático. Dezoito pacientes foram submetidos aos testes cutâneos, sendo que nove mostraram resultados positivos a um ou mais fármacos. Quinze pacientes apresentaram positividade para pelo menos um dos marcadores de ativação em resposta ao fármaco suspeito. Os marcadores CD69 e/ou CD25 foram expressos pelas células T CD4+ e CD8+, tanto em reações imediatas como nas não imediatas. A comparação dos índices de estimulação desses marcadores entre pacientes e indivíduos saudáveis não alérgicos, resultou em diferença significativa para CD4+CD69+ nas três concentrações do fármaco suspeito e para CD4+CD25+ apenas na menor concentração do fármaco suspeito. Nenhuma diferença significativa para as citocinas IFN-γ e IL-5 foi observada entre os pacientes e os indivíduos controles. A detecção de ambos os marcadores de ativação CD69 e CD25 aumentou a sensibilidade diagnóstica do teste. O uso combinado dos marcadores representa uma ferramenta promissora no diagnóstico laboratorial das reações alérgicas a medicamentos. Não obstante, essa hipótese deve ser confirmada com um número maior de pacientes e controles.

O teste alérgico intradérmico (TID) é uma importante ferramenta no diagnóstico dos alérgenos implicados nas reações de hipersensibilidade mediada por IgE. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o TID em eqüinos não alérgicos com extratos alergênicos de Cynodon dactylon, Lolium multiflorum, Paspalum notatum, Culex sp. e Aedes aegipty, e três concentrações de histamina, em dois volumes diferentes, e baseado nos resultados, verificar a acurácia do TID em eqüinos alérgicos. Foram realizados TID em 17 eqüinos não alérgicos com três concentrações de cada extrato (1:2000v/w, 1:4000v/w e 1:8000v/w) e três concentrações de histamina (0,1mg/ml, 0,05mg/ml e 0,025mg/ml), em dois volumes (0,1 e 0,05ml). Baseado nos resultados obtidos, foram realizados TID em seis eqüinos alérgicos utilizando os extratos na concentração de 1:2000v/w, a histamina na concentração de 0,025mg/ml, em um volume de 0,05ml. Nos eqüinos não alérgicos, nenhuma das três concentrações dos extratos testados nos dois volumes mostrou-se irritativa. Concentrações maiores de histamina provocaram halos maiores e levemente mais túrgidos, e quanto maior o volume injetado, maiores as reações Os TID realizados em eqüinos alérgicos mostraram confiabilidade dos resultados por evidenciar hipersensibilidade individual e não provocar reações irritativas. Em conclusão, as diferentes concentrações dos estratos testados em eqüinos não alérgicos não provocaram reações falso positivas (irritantes). O volume de 0,05ml é mais recomendado para realização dos TID pois as aplicações com 0,1ml produziram reações maiores, prejudicando a sensibilidade do teste. A concentração de 0,025mg/ml da solução de histamina provocou a formação de halos menores, permitindo maior acurácia do cut off no TID. Os extratos alergênicos testados em equinos alérgicos não provoraram reações em todos os animais, o que poderia ser considerado uma reação irritativa. Os equinos alérgicos apresentaram reações positivas diferentes, de acordo com a hipersensibilidade individual, demonstrando sensibilização alérgica verdadeira. / The intradermal test (IDT) is an important tool in the diagnosis of allergens involved in IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reactions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the IDT in nonallergic horses with allergenic extracts of Cynodon dactylon, Lolium multiflorum, Paspalum notatum, Culex sp. and Aedes aegypti, and three histamine concentrations, in two different volumes, and based on the results, verify the accuracy of IDT in allergic horses. IDT was performed on 17 nonallergic horses with three concentrations of each extract (1:2000v/w, 1:4000v/h and 18000v/w) and three histamine concentrations (0,1mg/ml, 0,05mg/ml and 0,025mg/ml) in two volumes (0,1 and 0,05ml). Based on the results obtained, IDT was performed in six allergic horses using extracts at the concentration of 1:2000v/w, histamine at a concentration of 0.025mg/ml, in a volume of 0,05ml. In nonallergic horses, none of the three concentrations of the extracts tested in the two volumes were irritant. Larger concentrations of histamine provoked larger and slightly more turgid wheals, and the larger the volume injected, the greater the reactions The IDT performed in allergic horses showed reliability of the results because they demonstrated individual hypersensitivity and did not provoke irritative reactions. In conclusion, the different concentrations of extracts tested in nonallergic horses did not provoke false positive (irritant) reactions. The volume of 0,05ml is more recommended for execution of IDT because the applications with 0,1ml produced larger reactions, impairing the sensitivity of the test. The concentration of 0,025mg/ml of the histamine solution caused the formation of smaller wheals, allowing a better accuracy of the cut off in the IDT. The allergenic extracts tested in allergic horses did not provoke reactions in all the animals, what could be considered an irritative reaction. Allergic horses presented different positive reactions, according to individual hypersensitivity, demonstrating true allergic sensitization.

Les hypersensibilités retardées (HSR) cutanées sont hétérogènes, à la fois par la nature des mécanismes impliqués (allergiques versus non allergiques) mais aussi par les différents degrés de sévérité rencontrés. Seules les HSR allergiques sont dues à la présence de lymphocytes T (LT), mal caractérisés chez l'homme. Le but de ce travail est d'étudier la contribution des LT CD8 cytotoxiques dans le développement et la sévérité des HSR cutanées chez l'homme, à partir de deux pathologies fréquentes : les toxidermies aux béta lactamines et l'eczéma allergique de contact à la para-phénylènediamine (PPD). Tout d'abord, la présence de LT spécifiques de médicament au sein des toxidermies aux béta lactamines a été recherchée in vivo et in vitro. Nous avons montré que les HSR sévères étaient plus souvent d'origine allergique que les HSR bénignes. Nous avons ensuite caractérisé le rôle des LT CD8 dans les HSR allergiques. Dans les toxidermies bénignes à l'amoxicilline, l'étude de la cinétique de recrutement des LT au niveau cutané ainsi que l'analyse des LT spécifiques du sang circulant ont permis de mettre en évidence le rôle essentiel des LT CD8 cytotoxiques dans l'initiation de ces réactions. Ensuite, dans l'eczéma allergique de contact à la PPD, un recrutement épidermique précoce des LT CD8 associés à des marqueurs de cytotoxicité, a été retrouvé, corrélé avec la sévérité des lésions. Ces résultats ont été confortés par ceux obtenus dans un modèle pré-clinique d'HSR allergique à la PPD chez la souris. En conclusion, ce travail montre que les LT CD8 cytotoxiques pourraient être les principales cellules effectrices des HSR cutanées allergiques chez l'homme / Skin delayed hypersensitivity (DHS) are heterogeneous, by the nature of the mechanisms involved (allergic versus non allergic) and also by their different degrees of severity. Only allergic DHS is due to T cells, poorly characterized in humans. The aim of this work is to study the contribution of cytotoxic CD8 T cells in the development and severity of skin DHS in humans, induced by two common diseases: cutaneous adverse drug reactions to beta lactam antibiotics and allergic contact dermatitis to para-phenylenediamine (PPD). First, the presence of drug specific T cells in cutaneous adverse drug reactions to beta lactams was investigated in vivo and in vitro. We showed that severe DHS were more often allergic than benign DHS. Then, we characterized the role of CD8 T cells in allergic DHS. In benign cutaneous adverse drug reactions to amoxicillin, the study of the kinetics of skin T cell recruitment as well as the analysis of circulating specific T cells highlight the essential role of cytotoxic CD8 T cells in the initiation phase of these reactions. In allergic contact dermatitis to PPD, early recruitment of epidermal CD8 T cells associated with cytotoxic markers was found, correlated with the severity of lesions. These results were supported by those obtained in a mouse model of allergic contact dermatitis to PPD. In conclusion, this work showed that cytotoxic CD8 T cells could be the main effector cells of allergic skin DHS in humans