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Modulation of lymphocyte proliferation by antioxidants in chronic beryllium disease.

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RATIONALE:Occupational exposure to beryllium (Be) can result in chronic granulomatous inflammation characterized by the presence of Be-specific CD4+ T cells. Studies show that oxidative stress plays a role in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory disorders. OBJECTIVES:We hypothesized that Be-induced oxidative stress modulates the proliferation of Be-specific CD4+ T cells. METHODS:Thirty-three subjects with chronic beryllium disease (CBD), 15 subjects with beryllium sensitization, and 28 healthy normal control subjects were consecutively enrolled from the Occupational and Environmental Health Clinic of the National Jewish Medical and Research Center. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS:All studies were performed with Ficoll-Hypaque-isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells from subsets of the study subjects. Decreased intracellular levels of the thiol antioxidants, glutathione and cysteine, were observed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from subjects with beryllium sensitization and CBD, as compared with healthy control subjects. Beryllium stimulation decreased intracellular thiol antioxidants by more than 40%, accompanied by increased reactive oxygen species levels and the proliferation of Be-specific blood CD4+ T cells from subjects with CBD. Be-induced T-cell proliferation was inhibited by treatment with the thiol antioxidant N-acetylcysteine or the catalytic antioxidant manganese(III) 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-benzoic acid)porphyrin (MnTBAP). MnTBAP treatment also inhibited T-cell proliferation in response to the unrelated, MHC class II-restricted antigen tetanus toxoid. Treatment of CBD blood lymphocytes, but not antigen-presenting cells, with MnTBAP decreased Be-induced T-cell proliferation by more than 40%. CONCLUSIONS:Beryllium can mediate a thiol imbalance leading to oxidative stress that may modulate the proliferation and clonal expansion of Be-specific blood CD4+ T cells. These data suggest that Be-induced oxidative stress plays a role in the pathogenesis of granulomatous inflammation in CBD.

journal_name

Am J Respir Crit Care Med

journal_title

American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine

authors

Dobis DR,Sawyer RT,Gillespie MM,Huang J,Newman LS,Maier LA,Day BJ

doi

10.1164/rccm.200707-1021OC

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-05-01 00:00:00

pages

1002-11

issue

eissn

1073-449X

issn

1535-4970

pii

200707-1021OC

journal_volume

177

pub_type

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Modulation of lymphocyte proliferation by antioxidants in chronic beryllium disease.