Evaluation of CD4+CD25+ T lymphocyte response time kinetics in patients with chronic Chagas disease after in vitro stimulation with recombinant Trypanosoma cruzi antigens

Introduction CD4+CD25+ T lymphocytes have been implicated in the regulation of host inflammatory response against Trypanosoma cruzi, and may be involved in the clinical course of the disease. Methods Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with chronic Chagas disease were cultured in the...

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Main Authors: Suellen Carvalho de Moura Braz, Virginia Maria Barros de Lorena, Adriene Siqueira Melo, Maria da Glória Aureliano Melo Cavalcanti, Yara de Miranda Gomes
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Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-10-01
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013005000015
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author Suellen Carvalho de Moura Braz
Virginia Maria Barros de Lorena
Adriene Siqueira Melo
Maria da Glória Aureliano Melo Cavalcanti
Yara de Miranda Gomes
author_facet Suellen Carvalho de Moura Braz
Virginia Maria Barros de Lorena
Adriene Siqueira Melo
Maria da Glória Aureliano Melo Cavalcanti
Yara de Miranda Gomes
author_sort Suellen Carvalho de Moura Braz
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description Introduction CD4+CD25+ T lymphocytes have been implicated in the regulation of host inflammatory response against Trypanosoma cruzi, and may be involved in the clinical course of the disease. Methods Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with chronic Chagas disease were cultured in the presence of T. cruzi recombinant antigens and assayed for lymphocytes at distinct time points. Results It was possible to differentiate clinical forms of chronic Chagas disease at days 3 and 5 according to presence of CD4+CD25+ T cells in cell cultures. Conclusions Longer periods of cell culture proved to be potentially valuable for prospective evaluations of CD4+CD25+ T lymphocytes in patients with chronic Chagas disease.
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spelling doaj.art-a39fa35aec8d4f4aaa914a73fc2eb9852022-12-22T02:27:02ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical0037-86821678-98492013-10-01ahead0000Evaluation of CD4+CD25+ T lymphocyte response time kinetics in patients with chronic Chagas disease after in vitro stimulation with recombinant Trypanosoma cruzi antigensSuellen Carvalho de Moura BrazVirginia Maria Barros de LorenaAdriene Siqueira MeloMaria da Glória Aureliano Melo CavalcantiYara de Miranda GomesIntroduction CD4+CD25+ T lymphocytes have been implicated in the regulation of host inflammatory response against Trypanosoma cruzi, and may be involved in the clinical course of the disease. Methods Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with chronic Chagas disease were cultured in the presence of T. cruzi recombinant antigens and assayed for lymphocytes at distinct time points. Results It was possible to differentiate clinical forms of chronic Chagas disease at days 3 and 5 according to presence of CD4+CD25+ T cells in cell cultures. Conclusions Longer periods of cell culture proved to be potentially valuable for prospective evaluations of CD4+CD25+ T lymphocytes in patients with chronic Chagas disease.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013005000015Chronic Chagas diseaseRecombinant antigensCD4+CD25+ T lymphocytes
spellingShingle Suellen Carvalho de Moura Braz
Virginia Maria Barros de Lorena
Adriene Siqueira Melo
Maria da Glória Aureliano Melo Cavalcanti
Yara de Miranda Gomes
Evaluation of CD4+CD25+ T lymphocyte response time kinetics in patients with chronic Chagas disease after in vitro stimulation with recombinant Trypanosoma cruzi antigens
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Chronic Chagas disease
Recombinant antigens
CD4+CD25+ T lymphocytes
title Evaluation of CD4+CD25+ T lymphocyte response time kinetics in patients with chronic Chagas disease after in vitro stimulation with recombinant Trypanosoma cruzi antigens
title_full Evaluation of CD4+CD25+ T lymphocyte response time kinetics in patients with chronic Chagas disease after in vitro stimulation with recombinant Trypanosoma cruzi antigens
title_fullStr Evaluation of CD4+CD25+ T lymphocyte response time kinetics in patients with chronic Chagas disease after in vitro stimulation with recombinant Trypanosoma cruzi antigens
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of CD4+CD25+ T lymphocyte response time kinetics in patients with chronic Chagas disease after in vitro stimulation with recombinant Trypanosoma cruzi antigens
title_short Evaluation of CD4+CD25+ T lymphocyte response time kinetics in patients with chronic Chagas disease after in vitro stimulation with recombinant Trypanosoma cruzi antigens
title_sort evaluation of cd4 cd25 t lymphocyte response time kinetics in patients with chronic chagas disease after in vitro stimulation with recombinant trypanosoma cruzi antigens
topic Chronic Chagas disease
Recombinant antigens
CD4+CD25+ T lymphocytes
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013005000015
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