Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in CD34+ peripheral blood mononuclear cells of adults with tuberculosis infection and disease

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OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) DNA is detected in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of subjects with tuberculosis (TB) or TB infection (TBI) living in a low-burden country.

METHODS: We prospectively enrolled 57 patients with TB, 41 subjects with TBI, and 39 controls in Rome, Italy. PBMC were isolated, cluster of differentiation (CD)34+ and CD34- cells were immunomagnetic separated, DNA was extracted, and digital polymerase chain reaction for IS6110 and rpoB sequences was used to detect Mtb DNA in PBMC subsets and unfractionated PBMC.

RESULTS: We detected Mtb DNA at a low copy number in CD34+ cells in 4o f 30 (13%) patients with TB, 2 of 24 (8%) subjects with TBI, and 1 of 24 (4%) controls. Mtb DNA was detected in unfractionated PBMC in 3 of 51 (6%) patients with TB, 2 of 38 (5%) subjects with TBI, and 2 of 36 (6%) controls. In CD34- cells, only 1 of 31 (3%) subjects with TBI tested positive for Mtb DNA.

CONCLUSIONS: Mtb DNA was detected at low frequencies and levels in the PBMC of subjects with TBI and donors with TB living in a low-burden country. In particular, Mtb DNA was detected more frequently in CD34+ cells, supporting the hypothesis that these cells may represent a Mtb niche. This finding informs biological understanding of Mtb pathogenesis and may support the development of a microbial blood biomarker for Mtb infection.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:141S

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International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 141S(2024) vom: 02. Apr., Seite 106999

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Repele, Federica [VerfasserIn]
Alonzi, Tonino [VerfasserIn]
Navarra, Assunta [VerfasserIn]
Farroni, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Salmi, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Cuzzi, Gilda [VerfasserIn]
Delogu, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Gualano, Gina [VerfasserIn]
Puro, Vincenzo [VerfasserIn]
De Carli, Gabriella [VerfasserIn]
Girardi, Enrico [VerfasserIn]
Palmieri, Fabrizio [VerfasserIn]
Martineau, Adrian R [VerfasserIn]
Goletti, Delia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CD34(+) cells
DNA, Bacterial
DdPCR
IGRA
Journal Article
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis infection
Tuberculosis niche

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Date Completed 15.04.2024

Date Revised 17.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijid.2024.106999

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369481631