Drug-specific in vitro release of IL-2, IL-5, IL-13 and IFN-gamma in patients with delayed-type drug hypersensitivity

Lochmatter, P; Beeler, A; Kawabata, T T; Gerber, B O; Pichler, W J (2009). Drug-specific in vitro release of IL-2, IL-5, IL-13 and IFN-gamma in patients with delayed-type drug hypersensitivity. Allergy, 64(9), pp. 1269-78. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.01985.x

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BACKGROUND: The most prevalent drug hypersensitivity reactions are T-cell mediated. The only established in vitro test for detecting T-cell sensitization to drugs is the lymphocyte transformation test, which is of limited practicability. To find an alternative in vitro method to detect drug-sensitized T cells, we screened the in vitro secretion of 17 cytokines/chemokines by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of patients with well-documented drug allergies, in order to identify the most promising cytokines/chemokines for detection of T-cell sensitization to drugs. METHODS: Peripheral blood mononuclear cell of 10 patients, five allergic to beta-lactams and five to sulfanilamides, and of five healthy controls were incubated for 3 days with the drug antigen. Cytokine concentrations were measured in the supernatants using commercially available 17-plex bead-based immunoassay kits. RESULTS: Among the 17 cytokines/chemokines analysed, interleukin-2 (IL-2), IL-5, IL-13 and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) secretion in response to the drugs were significantly increased in patients when compared with healthy controls. No difference in cytokine secretion patterns between sulfonamide- and beta-lactam-reactive PBMC could be observed. The secretion of other cytokines/chemokines showed a high variability among patients. CONCLUSION: The measurement of IL-2, IL-5, IL-13 or IFN-gamma or a combination thereof might be a useful in vitro tool for detection of T-cell sensitization to drugs. Secretion of these cytokines seems independent of the type of drug antigen and the phenotype of the drug reaction. A study including a higher number of patients and controls will be needed to determine the exact sensitivity and specificity of this test.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Dermatology, Urology, Rheumatology, Nephrology, Osteoporosis (DURN) > Clinic of Rheumatology and Immunology
UniBE Contributor:	Pichler, Werner Joseph
ISSN:	0105-4538
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 15:11
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:22
Publisher DOI:	10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.01985.x
PubMed ID:	19254289
Web of Science ID:	000268968700004
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/31429 (FactScience: 195939)