Specific T Cell Frequency and Cytokine Expression Profile Do Not Correlate with Protection against Tuberculosis after Bacillus Calmette-Gue´rin Vaccination of Newborns

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dc.contributor.authorKagina, Benjamin M. N.
dc.contributor.authorScriba, Thomas J.
dc.contributor.authorSidibana, Mzwandile
dc.contributor.authorGelderbloem, Sebastian
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-15T19:34:13Z
dc.date.available2023-02-15T19:34:13Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractImmunogenicity of new tuberculosis (TB) vaccines is commonly assessed by measuring the frequency and cytokine expression profile of T cells. We tested whether this outcome correlates with protection against childhood TB disease after newborn vaccination with bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG). Whole blood from 10-week-old infants, routinely vaccinated with BCG at birth, was incubated with BCG for 12 hours, followed by cryopreservation for intracellular cytokine analysis. Infants were followed for 2 years to identify those who developed culture-positive TB—these infants were regarded as not protected against TB. Infants who did not develop TB disease despite exposure to TB in the household, and another group of randomly selected infants who were never evaluated for TB, were also identified—these groups were regarded as protected against TB. Cells from these groups were thawed, and CD4, CD8, and γδ T cell–specific expression of IFN-γ, TNF-α, IL-2, and IL-17 measured by flow cytometry. A total of 5,662 infants were enrolled; 29 unprotected and two groups of 55 protected infants were identified. There was no difference in frequencies of BCG-specific CD4, CD8, and γδ T cells between the three groups of infants. Although BCG induced complex patterns of intracellular cytokine expression, there were no differences between protected and unprotected infants. The frequency and cytokine profile of mycobacteria-specific T cells did not correlate with protection against TB. Critical components of immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, such as CD4 T cell IFN-γ production, may not necessarily translate into immune correlates of protection against TB disease.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKagina, B. M., Abel, B., Scriba, T. J., Hughes, E. J., Keyser, A., Soares, A., ... & Hanekom, W. A. (2010). Specific T cell frequency and cytokine expression profile do not correlate with protection against tuberculosis after bacillus Calmette-Guerin vaccination of newborns. American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine, 182(8), 1073-1079.https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201003-0334OCen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/7812
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican journal of respiratory and critical care medicineen_US
dc.subjectmycobacteria immunityen_US
dc.subjectpediatric settingsen_US
dc.titleSpecific T Cell Frequency and Cytokine Expression Profile Do Not Correlate with Protection against Tuberculosis after Bacillus Calmette-Gue´rin Vaccination of Newbornsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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