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- Title
CD4(+) regulatory T cells in a cynomolgus macaque model of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
- Authors
Green AM; Mattila JT; Bigbee CL; Bongers KS; Lin PL; Flynn JL; Green, Angela M; Mattila, Joshua T; Bigbee, Carolyn L; Bongers, Kale S; Lin, P Ling; Flynn, Joanne L
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in humans results in either latent infection or active tuberculosis. We sought to determine whether a higher frequency of regulatory T (T(reg)) cells predispose an individual toward active disease or whether T(reg) cells develop in response to active disease.<bold>Methods: </bold>In cynomolgus macaques infected with a low dose of M. tuberculosis, approximately 50% develop primary tuberculosis, and approximately 50% become latently infected. Forty-one animals were monitored for 6-8 months to assess the correlation of the frequency of Foxp3(+) cells in peripheral blood and airways with the outcome of infection.<bold>Results: </bold>In all animals, the frequency of T(reg) cells (CD4(+)Foxp3(+)) in peripheral blood rapidly decreased and simultaneously increased in the airways. Latently infected monkeys had a significantly higher frequency of T(reg) cells in peripheral blood before infection and during early infection, compared with monkeys that developed active disease. Monkeys with active disease experienced increased frequencies of T(reg) cells among peripheral blood mononuclear cells as they developed disease.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Our data suggest that increased frequencies of T(reg) cells in active disease occur in response to increased inflammation rather than act as a causative factor in progression to active disease.
- Publication
Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2010, Vol 202, Issue 4, p533
- ISSN
0022-1899
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1086/654896