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1- Transplant Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
2- Department of Immunology, Professor Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Namazi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran.
3- Department of Immunology, Professor Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Namazi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran. , rasouliman@yahoo.com
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Background & Objective: Dendritic cell (DC) is as a key cell in activation of immune response against microbes and disease. Therefore, the effect of recombinant exotoxin A of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on the maturity and the activation of DCs was evaluated in this study.

 

Materials & Methods: Recombinant exotoxin A was produced from Pseudomonas aeruginosa DNA. MTT assay was used to evaluate the cytotoxicity of this protein on DCs. The expression of co-stimulatory molecules CD40, CD86, and MHCΠ was evaluated by flow cytometry. Moreover, the effect of this antigen (Ag) on T-cell proliferation was evaluated using Mixed Lymphocyte Reaction (MLR) assay and the secretion of IL-4 and IFN- γ. Secretion of IL-12 by DCs was measured with Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) method. The data were collected and analyzed with one way ANOVA test.

 

Results: Recombinant exotoxin A had no effect on DCs viability. In addition, expression of CD40, CD86, and MHCΠ did not change significantly compared to the negative control cells. Moreover, T-cells proliferation was decreased significantly at the concentration of 0.1µg/ml of this Ag. The secretion of IL-12 was increased by DCs, in contrast the secretion of IL-4 and IFN-γ in MLR supernatant did not decrease significantly.

 

Conclusion: Exotoxin A decreases the proliferation of T-cells and also leads to a change in the pattern of cytokine secretion of immune cells.

 

 
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Immunology
Received: 2014/05/1 | Accepted: 2014/09/9 | Published: 2015/02/17

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