Immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific antigen ESAT-6 among south Indians

Kumar, Madhan and Meenakshi, N and Sundaramurthi, J C and Kaur, Gurvinder and Mehra, Narinder K and Raja, Alamelu (2010) Immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis specific antigen ESAT-6 among south Indians. Tuberculosis, 90 (1). pp. 60-69. ISSN Print: 1472-9792

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Abstract

The 6-kDa early secreted antigenic target (ESAT-6) is a T-cell antigen recognized by individuals infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The aim of the study was to identify ‘‘protective epitopes’’ of ESAT-6 protein in the south Indian population. Proliferative and Interferon gamma (IFN-g) responses to ESAT-6 peptides were studied by flow cytometry and Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Healthy household contacts (HHC) recognized Esp1 (10/17) and Esp6 (9/17) peptides. Among pulmonary tuberculosis patients (PTB), Esp1 (3/11) and Esp6 (5/11) were recognized. Maximal response (7/10) was found for Esp1 and Esp8 in treated patients (TR). Median values for the responding subjects gave the following results: Esp1 (76 pg/ml), Esp6 (64 pg/ml), induced IFN-g production in HHC; PTB gave low IFN-g responses for the peptides. TR responded to the peptides Esp1 (141 pg/ml), Esp8 (102 pg/ml). The proliferation of CD4 cells was similar in both PTB and TR for all peptides; but HHC showed an increase for Esp1 (p < 0.05) and Esp6 (p < 0.01). Esp1 (amino acids aa 1–20) and Esp6 (aa 51–70) were the immunogenic peptides recognized by the alleles HLA DRB1*04 and HLA DRB1*10 among HHC. But the association of the alleles with ESAT-6 peptide presentation needs to be confirmed in a large cohort of subjects. We speculate that ESAT-6 can be used along with other immune-eliciting proteins for vaccine design strategies in south Indian population.

Affiliation:	National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis
Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Tuberculosis ESAT-6 peptides Vaccines HLA 20-mer peptides
Subjects:	Tuberculosis > Laboratory Research > Immunological
Divisions:	Basic Science Research > Immunology
Depositing User:	Dr. Rathinasabapati R
Date Deposited:	15 Mar 2022 11:33
Last Modified:	17 Mar 2022 10:38
URI:	http://eprints.nirt.res.in/id/eprint/1021

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