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The Impact of in Vivo Calmette-Guérin Bacillus Administration on in Vitro IgE Secretion in Atopic Children

, M.D., , Ph.D., , M.D. & , M.D.
Pages 239-246 | Published online: 05 Jul 2002
 

Abstract

To investigate whether a preexisting T helper (TH) 2 type immune response could be suppressed by Calmette-Guérin Bacillus (BCG) immunization in atopic children with asthma, we determined interferon (IFN)-γ, interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, and IL-5 and total IgE level in the supernatant of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of six atopic and five nonatopic children in response to phytohemagglutinin A (PHA), purified protein derivate (PPD), and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus II allergen (Der p II) both before and after BCG vaccination. IL-5 level in response to Der p II was significantly higher in the atopic group than in the nonatopic group both before and after BCG vaccination (p = 0.004, p = 0.009, respectively). In the atopic group, IgE levels determined in PPD and Der p II stimulated and unstimulated culture supernatants decreased significantly after BCG vaccination (p = 0.028, p = 0.026, p = 0.046, respectively), whereas in the nonatopic group (p = 0.041) BCG vaccination resulted in a significant decrease in IgE level only in response to Der p II stimulation. We concluded that in vivo BCG administration can downregulate both spontaneous and stimulated in vitro IgE secretion from PBMC of atopic children.

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