Do common infections trigger disease-onset or -severity in CTLA-4 insufficiency?

Abstract: Purpose: Heterozygous mutations in CTLA4 lead to an inborn error of immunity characterized by immune dysregulation and immunodeficiency, known as CTLA-4 insufficiency. Cohort studies on CTLA4 mutation carriers showed a reduced penetrance (around 70%) and variable disease expressivity, suggesting the presence of modifying factors. It is well studied that infections can trigger autoimmunity in humans, especially in combination with a genetic predisposition.

Methods: To investigate whether specific infections or the presence of specific persisting pathogens are associated with disease onset or severity in CTLA-4 insufficiency, we have examined the humoral immune response in 13 CTLA4 mutation carriers, seven without clinical manifestation and six with autoimmune manifestations, but without immunoglobulin replacement therapy against cytomegalovirus (CMV), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), herpes simplex virus 1/2 (HSV 1/2), parvovirus B19 and Toxoplasma gondii. Additionally, we have measured FcγRIII/CD16A activation by EBV-specific IgG antibodies to examine the functional capabilities of immunoglobulins produced by CTLA4 mutation carriers.

Results: The seroprevalence between affected and unaffected CTLA4 mutation carriers did not differ significantly for the examined pathogens. Additionally, we show here that CTLA4 mutation carriers produce EBV-specific IgG, which are unimpaired in activating FcγRIII/CD16A.

Conclusions: Our results show that the investigated pathogens are very unlikely to trigger the disease onset in CTLA-4-insufficient individuals, and their prevalence is not correlated with disease severity or expressivity

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Sprache
Englisch
Anmerkungen
Frontiers in immunology. - 13 (2022) , 1011646, ISSN: 1664-3224

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Freiburg
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Universität
(wann)
2022
Urheber
Krausz, Máté
Mitsuiki, Noriko
Falcone, Valeria
Komp, Johanna M. A.
Posadas-Cantera, Sara
Lorenz, Hanns-Martin
Litzman, Jiri
Wolff, Daniel
Kanariou, Maria
Heinkele, Anita
Speckmann, Carsten
Häcker, Georg
Hengel, Hartmut
Gámez, Laura
Grimbacher, Bodo

DOI
10.3389/fimmu.2022.1011646
URN
urn:nbn:de:bsz:25-freidok-2312140
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