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IFN-γ and IL-2 Responses to Recombinant AlaDH against ESAT-6/CFP-10 Fusion Antigens in the Diagnosis of Latent versus Active Tuberculosis Infection | ||
| Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences | ||
| مقاله 7، دوره 42، شماره 3، مرداد 2017، صفحه 275-283 اصل مقاله (934.2 K) | ||
| نوع مقاله: Original Article(s) | ||
| نویسندگان | ||
| Bahram Movahedi1؛ Pooneh Mokarram2؛ Mina Hemmati3؛ Nader Mosavari4؛ Razie Zare1؛ Leila Safaee Ardekani1؛ Zohreh Mostafavi-Pour* 5 | ||
| 1Recombinant Protein Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran | ||
| 2Recombinant Protein Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; and Gastroenterohepatology Research Center, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran | ||
| 3Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran | ||
| 4Department of PPD Tuberculin, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Tehran, Iran | ||
| 5Recombinant Protein Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran; and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran | ||
| چکیده | ||
| Background: Discriminating latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) from active TBI may be challenging. The objective of this study was to produce the recombinant L-alanine dehydrogenase (AlaDH) antigen and evaluate individuals with LTBI, those with active TBI, and uninfected individuals by enzyme-linked immunospot assay (ELISPOT) in order to distinguish LTBI from active TBI.Methods: This exploratory study was performed in the Iranian city of Shiraz from 2014 to 2015. The study population (N=99) was divided into 3 groups: individuals with newly diagnosed active TBI (n=33), their household contacts (n=33), and controls (n=33). AlaDH was produced through PCR and cloning methods. The diagnostic characteristics of AlaDH vs. ESAT-6/CFP-10 were evaluated in responses to interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and interleukin-2 (IL-2) with ELISPOT. Differences between the groups were assessed with the Kruskal–Wallis and Mann–Whitney tests for nonparametric data analysis. The statistical analyses were performed with SPSS, version 16.Results: IFN-γ responses to both ESAT-6/CFP-10 (P=0.81) and AlaDH (P=0.18) revealed that there were no significant differences between the individuals with LTBI and those with active TBI. The same results were determined for IL-2 responses to ESAT-6/CFP-10 between the 2 groups, while significantly higher IL-2 responses to AlaDH were observed in LTBI than in active TBI. According to the ROC curve analysis, a cutoff value of 275 SFC showed sensitivity of 75.8% and specificity of 78.8% for distinguishing LTBI from active TBI by IL-2 responses to AlaDH.Conclusion: The current study suggests that it may be possible to discriminate LTBI from active TBI by IL-2 responses to AlaDH. | ||
| کلیدواژهها | ||
| Enzyme-linked immunospot assay؛ Interferon-gamma؛ Interleukin-2؛ Mycobacterium Tuberculosis | ||
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