The influence of haemoglobin and iron on in vitro mycobacterial growth inhibition assays

The current vaccine against tuberculosis, live attenuated Mycobacterium bovis BCG, has variable efficacy, but development of an effective alternative is severely hampered by the lack of an immune correlate of protection. There has been a recent resurgence of interest in functional in vitro mycobacterial growth inhibition assays (MGIAs), which provide a measure of a range of different immune mechanisms and their interactions. We identified a positive correlation between mean corpuscular haemoglobin and in vitro growth of BCG in whole blood from healthy UK human volunteers. Mycobacterial growth in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from both humans and macaques was increased following the experimental addition of haemoglobin (Hb) or ferric iron, and reduced following addition of the iron chelator deferoxamine (DFO). Expression of Hb genes correlated positively with mycobacterial growth in whole blood from UK/Asian adults and, to a lesser extent, in PBMC from South African infants. Taken together our data indicate an association between Hb/iron levels and BCG growth in vitro, which may in part explain differences in findings between whole blood and PBMC MGIAs and should be considered when using such assays.

Errataetall:

ErratumIn: Sci Rep. 2019 Apr 3;9(1):5596. - PMID 30944352

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

Enthalten in:

Scientific reports - 7(2017) vom: 03. März, Seite 43478

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tanner, Rachel [VerfasserIn]
O'Shea, Matthew K [VerfasserIn]
White, Andrew D [VerfasserIn]
Müller, Julius [VerfasserIn]
Harrington-Kandt, Rachel [VerfasserIn]
Matsumiya, Magali [VerfasserIn]
Dennis, Mike J [VerfasserIn]
Parizotto, Eneida A [VerfasserIn]
Harris, Stephanie [VerfasserIn]
Stylianou, Elena [VerfasserIn]
Naranbhai, Vivek [VerfasserIn]
Bettencourt, Paulo [VerfasserIn]
Drakesmith, Hal [VerfasserIn]
Sharpe, Sally [VerfasserIn]
Fletcher, Helen A [VerfasserIn]
McShane, Helen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

BCG Vaccine
Deferoxamine
E1UOL152H7
Hemoglobins
Iron
Iron Chelating Agents
J06Y7MXW4D
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 13.11.2018

Date Revised 24.03.2024

published: Electronic

ErratumIn: Sci Rep. 2019 Apr 3;9(1):5596. - PMID 30944352

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/srep43478

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM269480137