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Immune Deviation in Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: Correlation with Iron Deficiency Anemia | ||
Iranian Journal of Immunology | ||
مقاله 7، دوره 10، شماره 2، شهریور 2013، صفحه 118-126 اصل مقاله (305.01 K) | ||
نوع مقاله: Original Article | ||
نویسندگان | ||
Nadereh Naderi* 1، 2؛ Zahra Etaati3؛ Mansoreh Rezvani Joibari3؛ Seyed Alireza Sobhani4؛ Said Hosseni Tashnizi5 | ||
1Department of Immunology | ||
2Infectious Disease Research Center | ||
3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology | ||
4Department of Pathology | ||
5Department of Biostatistics, Bandar Abbas School of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran | ||
چکیده | ||
Background: Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) has been controversially linked to IL-4 production in previous studies. A predominant Th1 response leads to resistance against recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis (RVVC), whereas a Th2 response exacerbates the disease. Objective: To investigate the possible effect of iron deficiency on the host’s susceptibility to RVVC as a result of the Th1/Th2 cytokine polarization. Methods: We conducted a case-control study of 92 women in 4 groups based on strict inclusion and exclusion criteria: RVVC+IDA+ group consisted of 23 women with RVVC and IDA; RVVC+ IDA- group consisted of 23 women with RVVC without IDA; RVVC-IDA+ group consisted of 23 women without RVVC and with IDA and RVVC- IDA- group consisted of 23 healthy women. The iron parameters and key cytokines (IFN-γ, IL-10, IL-12, IL-4) were measured in blood samples. Results: Comparison of IL-4 production between RVVC+ IDA+ (12.2 ± 1.3 pg/ml) and RVVC+ IDA- (2.4 ± 4.0 pg/ml) groups (p=0.044), between RVVC- IDA+ (14.6 ± 1.7 pg/ml) and RVVC- IDA- (1.28 ± 3.6 pg/ml) groups (p=0.006), between RVVC- IDA+ (14.6 ± 1.7 pg/ml) and RVVC+ IDA-) 2.4 ± 4.0 pg/ml) groups (p=0.009) and also between RVVC+ IDA+ and RVVC- IDA- (1.28 ± 3.6 pg/ml) groups (p=0.03) showed significant differences. We found a significant positive correlation between IL-4 and total iron binding capacity (TIBC, p=0.046) and between serum IL-10 and Hb levels (p=0.041) in the RVVC+ IDA- group. There was also a significant negative correlation between serum IL-4 and levels of serum iron (SI, p=0.041) in the RVVC- IDA- group. Conclusion: It seems that IDA determines the balance between and the intensity of Th1 and Th2 arms of the immune response and leads to a deviation toward Th2 response which could contribute to recurrence of candidiasis. | ||
کلیدواژهها | ||
Cytokine؛ iron deficiency؛ Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis؛ Th1/Th2 | ||
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