“…In particular, C. pneumoniae and M. tuberculosis have been implicated in atherosclerosis in several epidemiologic and clinical studies 28 , 29 . These bacteria were also reported to induce LDL oxidation 4 , 30 . In the present study, LDL oxidation induced by HSP60 and Pep19 from Pg was significantly stronger than that induced by identical peptides from C. pneumoniae or M. tuberculosis .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 52%
“…28,29 These bacteria were also reported to induce LDL oxidation. 4,30 In the present study, LDL oxidation induced by HSP60 and Pep19 from Pg was significantly stronger than that induced by identical peptides from C. pneumoniae or M. tuberculosis. Within the context of the present results and according to another study, antigenicity of Pep19 from Pg HSP60 may be considered higher than that of C. pneumoniae and M. tuberculosis.…”
These results suggest Pep19 from Pg HSP60 has a distinct ability to induce native-LDL oxidation as a plausible mechanism by which this peptide may drive epitope spreading to the neoantigen, i.e., oxidized LDL, in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.
“…In particular, C. pneumoniae and M. tuberculosis have been implicated in atherosclerosis in several epidemiologic and clinical studies 28 , 29 . These bacteria were also reported to induce LDL oxidation 4 , 30 . In the present study, LDL oxidation induced by HSP60 and Pep19 from Pg was significantly stronger than that induced by identical peptides from C. pneumoniae or M. tuberculosis .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 52%
“…28,29 These bacteria were also reported to induce LDL oxidation. 4,30 In the present study, LDL oxidation induced by HSP60 and Pep19 from Pg was significantly stronger than that induced by identical peptides from C. pneumoniae or M. tuberculosis. Within the context of the present results and according to another study, antigenicity of Pep19 from Pg HSP60 may be considered higher than that of C. pneumoniae and M. tuberculosis.…”
These results suggest Pep19 from Pg HSP60 has a distinct ability to induce native-LDL oxidation as a plausible mechanism by which this peptide may drive epitope spreading to the neoantigen, i.e., oxidized LDL, in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis.
“…However, foamy macrophage formation is a straightforward biological process and we used this simplified model for comparison to previous studies. These macrophage phenotypes are consistent with previous reports of in vitro foamy macrophage formation [ 20 , 31 ]. Most importantly, TLP treated macrophages had extensive lipid body accumulation per cell compared to macrophages treated with other LDLs (Fig.…”
Background
Current TB diagnostic methods available have been developed for adults and development efforts have neglected the differences in disease and sampling that occur between adults and children. Diagnostic challenges are even greater in HIV co-infected children and infants.
Methods and results
We established a sandwich ELISA assay to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis modified lipoprotein (TLP) ex vivo in plasma. The study population contains plasma samples from 21 patients with active TB and 24 control samples with no TB, collected in the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trails (IMPAACT) P1041 study. Retrospective analysis was performed and the results demonstrate that the median plasma levels of TLP in control subjects are 2.7 fold higher than the median plasma values in active TB subjects (p < 0.001).
Conclusions
Plasma levels of TLP are elevated with active TB disease in HIV positive subjects and deserves further exploration as an indicator for TB detection in children.
“…In contrast, MDA-LDL, commonly associated with atherosclerosis, treated macrophages exhibited more extensive accumulation of lipid bodies than the LDL treated macrophages. These macrophage phenotypes are consistent with previous reports of in vitro foamy macrophage formation (20, 29). Most importantly, TLP treated macrophages had extensive lipid body accumulation per cell compared to macrophages treated with other LDLs (Figure 2 and S1B).…”
Background: Current TB diagnostic methods available have been developed for adults and development efforts have neglected the differences in disease and sampling that occur between adults and children. Diagnostic challenges are even greater in HIV co-infected children and infants. Methods and results: We established a sandwich ELISA assay to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosismodified lipoprotein (TLP) ex vivo in plasma. The study population contains plasma samples from 21 patients with active TB and 24 control samples with no TB, collected in the International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trails (IMPAACT) P1041 study. Retrospective analysis was performed and the result demonstrate that TLP level is associated with TB disease. Conclusions: Plasma levels of TLP associate with active TB disease in HIV positive subjects and can be used as an indicator for TB detection in children.
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