BACKGROUND: Vaccination against 5 prominent meningococcal serogroups (A/B/C/W/Y) is necessary for broad disease protection. We report immunopersistence through 4 years after a 2-dose (6-month interval) pentavalent MenABCWY primary vaccine series and safety and immunogenicity of a booster administered 4 years after primary vaccination. METHODS: This randomized, active-controlled, observer-blinded study was conducted in the United States and Europe. In stage 1, healthy MenACWY vaccine-naive or -experienced 10- to 25-year-olds were randomized 1:2 to receive MenABCWY and placebo or MenB-fHbp and MenACWY-CRM. Eligible participants were randomly selected to participate in stage 2, which was an open-label immunopersistence and booster extension. Immunogenicity was assessed through serum bactericidal antibody using human complement (hSBA) assays with serogroups A/C/W/Y (MenA/C/W/Y) and 4 primary serogroup B (MenB) test strains. Immunogenicity endpoints included hSBA seroprotection rates through 48 months after primary vaccination and 1 month after the booster. Safety endpoints included booster reactogenicity events and adverse events (AEs). RESULTS: Of 1379 eligible participants, 353 entered stage 2; 242 completed the 48-month blood draw after primary vaccination and 240 completed the booster vaccination phase. MenA/C/W/Y seroprotection rates remained high for 4 years following a 2-dose MenABCWY primary series (MenACWY-naive, 62.0 %-100.0 %; MenACWY-experienced, 98.7 %-100.0 %) and trended higher than those after a single MenACWY-CRM dose (MenACWY-naive, 38.1 %-95.2 %; MenACWY-experienced, 89.7 %-100.0 %). Corresponding seroprotection rates against MenB remained stable and generally higher than baseline (MenABCWY, 18.2 %-36.6 %; MenB-fHbp, 16.2 %-31.9 % across strains). Following a booster, seroprotection rates against all 5 serogroups were ≥ 93.8 % across groups. Most booster dose reactogenicity events were mild or moderate in severity, and AEs were infrequent. CONCLUSIONS: Immune responses remained high for MenA/C/W/Y and above baseline for MenB through 4 years after the MenABCWY primary series, with robust responses for all 5 serogroups observed following a booster. The MenABCWY booster had an acceptable safety and tolerability profile consistent with the primary series. NCT03135834.
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- dítě MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- imunogenicita vakcíny MeSH
- komplement imunologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- meningokokové infekce * prevence a kontrola imunologie MeSH
- meningokokové vakcíny * imunologie škodlivé účinky aplikace a dávkování MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- Neisseria meningitidis imunologie MeSH
- protilátky bakteriální * krev MeSH
- sekundární imunizace * metody MeSH
- séroskupina MeSH
- vakcíny konjugované imunologie aplikace a dávkování škodlivé účinky MeSH
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- dítě MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- randomizované kontrolované studie MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Evropa MeSH
- Spojené státy americké MeSH
Arteriální hypertenze představuje jedno z nejběžnějších chronických onemocnění na světě. Udává se, že postihuje třetinu dospělé populace a že v r. 2025 se stane vůbec nejčastější chronickou chorobou. Hypertenze nemá ataky a remise; a pokud vznikne, obvykle neustoupí a vyžaduje dlouhodobou celoživotní léčbu. Přes rozsáhlé a početné studie rizikových faktorů příčinu hypertenze neznáme. Existují tisíce studií zaměřených na různé rizikové faktory vzniku arteriální hypertenze, které zahrnují velmi široké množství vlivů. Žádná z nich neplatí obecně pro celou populaci a neobjasňuje přesně důvody vzniku a progrese onemocnění. V posledních dekádách se v experimentu objevují výsledky, které dokládají vliv komplementu na všechna stadia arteriální hypertenze. Důkazy o tom, že u značné části pacientů s tzv. maligní hypertenzí je trombotická mikroangiopatie vlastně projevem atypického uremického syndromu; přesvědčivě ukazují, že onemocnění je součástí dysregulace komplementu. Tyto skutečnosti posouvají náš pohled na roli komplementu, která je u mnoha chorob včetně hypertenze mnohem významnější, než jsme si dříve mysleli. Adresa pro korespondenci: Doc. MUDr. Eva Honsová, PhD. Unilabs Patologie Evropská 2589/33b 160 00 Praha 6 email: eva.honsova@unilabs.com
Arterial hypertension is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. It is reported that it affects a third of the adult population and that in 2025 it will become the most common chronic disease. Hypertension does not have attacks and remissions; and if it occurs, it usually does not disappear and requires long-term lifelong treatment. Despite extensive and numerous studies of risk factors, we do not know the cause of hypertension. There are thousands of studies focused on various risk factors for the development of arterial hypertension. None of them apply in general and do not clarify the reasons for the development and progression of the disease. Recent experimental data strongly support a role for complement in all stages of arterial hypertension. Evidence that in a significant proportion of patients with so-called malignant hypertension, thrombotic microangiopathy is a manifestation of atypical hemolytic-uremic syndrome; conclusively shows that the disease is part of complement dysregulation. These facts shift our view of the role of complement, which is much more important in many diseases, including hypertension, than we previously thought.
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- hypertenze * etiologie genetika patofyziologie MeSH
- komplement imunologie MeSH
- kuchyňská sůl metabolismus škodlivé účinky MeSH
- ledviny patofyziologie patologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- rizikové faktory kardiovaskulárních chorob MeSH
- trombotické mikroangiopatie etiologie patofyziologie patologie MeSH
- vazokonstrikce MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- přehledy MeSH
Komplementový systém je velmi důležitou složkou vrozené (tzv. nespecifické) imunity, která je součástí první linie obrany proti infekcím. Vedle toho hraje komplement významnou roli při odklízení apoptotických a poškozených endogenních buněk a podle nedávných objevů významnou měrou přispívá k homeostáze organismu. Komplementový systém zahrnuje několik desítek solubilních a membránově vázaných proteinů, které po aktivaci fungují jako kaskáda, na jejímž konci je likvidace infekčního agens. K aktivaci komplementu dochází jednou ze 3 cest (klasická, lektinová a alternativní) a všechny 3 cesty vedou k centrální složce C3. Štěpením C3 začíná aktivace tzv. efektorové terminální kaskády, která se prozánětlivými mechanismy, opsonizací a na konci vytvořením kanálu v bazální membráně podílí na eliminaci patogenů. Důležitou roli představuje systematická kontrola aktivace komplementu, protože jde o prevenci před poškozením vlastních tkání. Striktní kontrolu vyžaduje především alternativní cesta, která zajišťuje více než 80 % aktivity terminální kaskády komplementu. Dysregulace komplementu a zvl. jeho alternativní cesty stojí na pozadí mnoha závažných akutních i chronických onemocnění. Adresa pro korespondenci: Doc. MUDr. Eva Honsová, PhD. Unilabs Patologie Evropská 2589/33b 160 00 Praha 6 email: eva.honsova@unilabs.com
The complement system is an important component of innate immunity, which is part of the first line of defense against infections. In addition, complement plays an important role in the removal of apoptotic and damaged endogenous cells and, according to recent discoveries, contributes significantly to the homeostasis of the organism. The complement system includes several dozen soluble and membrane-bound proteins, which, after activation, function as a cascade, at the end of which is the elimination of the infectious agent. Complement activation occurs through one of 3 pathways (classical, lectin, and alternative) and all 3 pathways lead to the central C3 component. The cleavage of C3 starts the activation of the so-called effector terminal cascade, which participates in the elimination of pathogens through pro-inflammatory mechanisms, opsonization and, at the end, the creation of a channel in the basement membrane. The systematic control of complement activation plays an important role, because that represents prevention against damage to one’s own tissues. Especially, the alternative pathway, which provides more than 80% of the activity of the terminal complement cascade, requires tight control. Dysregulation of complement and especially its alternative pathways is behind many acute and chronic diseases.
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- aktivace komplementu * fyziologie imunologie MeSH
- alternativní dráha komplementu fyziologie imunologie MeSH
- atypický hemolyticko-uremický syndrom genetika patofyziologie patologie MeSH
- komplement * fyziologie imunologie škodlivé účinky MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nemoci ledvin patofyziologie patologie MeSH
- trombotické mikroangiopatie genetika patofyziologie patologie MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- přehledy MeSH
Hemolytic uremic syndromes (HUSs) are a heterogeneous group of conditions, only some of which are mediated by complement (complement-mediated HUS). We report the outcome of the 2023 International Society of Nephrology HUS International Forum where a global panel of experts considered the current state of the art, identified areas of uncertainty, and proposed optimal solutions. Areas of uncertainty and areas for future research included the nomenclature of HUS, novel complement testing strategies, identification of biomarkers, genetic predisposition to atypical HUS, optimal dosing and withdrawal strategies for C5 inhibitors, treatment of kidney transplant recipients, disparity of access to treatment, and the next generation of complement inhibitors in complement-mediated HUS. The current rationale for optimal patient management is described.
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- atypický hemolyticko-uremický syndrom genetika imunologie terapie farmakoterapie diagnóza MeSH
- biologické markery krev MeSH
- hemolyticko-uremický syndrom * terapie imunologie diagnóza MeSH
- inhibitory komplementu terapeutické užití MeSH
- komplement imunologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- nefrologie * normy metody MeSH
- společnosti lékařské normy MeSH
- transplantace ledvin škodlivé účinky MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
The in vivo rituximab effects in B cell malignancies are only partially understood. Here we analyzed in a large chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cohort (n = 80) the inter-patient variability in CLL cell count reduction within the first 24 h of rituximab administration in vivo, and a phenomenon of blood repopulation by malignant cells after anti-CD20 antibody therapy. Larger CLL cell elimination after rituximab infusion was associated with lower pre-therapy CLL cell counts, higher CD20 levels, and the non-exhausted capacity of complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC). The absolute amount of cell-surface CD20 molecules (CD20 density x CLL lymphocytosis) was a predictor for complement exhaustion during therapy. We also describe that a highly variable decrease in CLL cell counts at 5 h (88 %-2%) following rituximab infusion is accompanied in most patients by peripheral blood repopulation with CLL cells at 24 h, and in ∼20 % of patients, this resulted in CLL counts higher than before therapy. We provide evidence that CLL cells recrudescence is linked with i) CDC exhaustion, which leads to the formation of an insufficient amount of membrane attack complexes, likely resulting in temporary retention of surviving rituximab-opsonized cells by the mononuclear-phagocyte system (followed by their release back to blood), and ii) CLL cells regression from immune niches (CXCR4dimCD5bright intraclonal subpopulation). Patients with major peripheral blood CLL cell repopulation exhibited a longer time-to-progression after chemoimmunotherapy compared to patients with lower or no repopulation, suggesting chemotherapy vulnerability of CLL cells that repopulate the blood.
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- chronická lymfatická leukemie krev farmakoterapie imunologie patologie MeSH
- cytotoxicita imunologická imunologie MeSH
- komplement imunologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- následné studie MeSH
- protinádorové látky imunologicky aktivní terapeutické užití MeSH
- rituximab terapeutické užití MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
Komplementový systém je klíčovou složkou vrozené imunity. Jeho poruchy se často projevují zvýšeným sklonem k infekčním onemocněním, zejména meningokokovým, hemofilovým či pneumokokovým, nebo sklonem k autoimunitním chorobám, nejčastěji charakteru systémového lupusu erythematodes. Vrozené komplementové deficity jsou velmi vzácné, ale jejich výskyt v populaci může být podhodnocen zejména z důvodu horší dostupnosti vhodných vyšetření. Získané deficity doprovází jiná základní onemocnění a nejčastěji jsou vyvolaná zvýšenou konsumpcí složek komplementu. Oproti deficitům vrozeným však často bývají pouze parciální.
Complement system plays a crucial role in innate imunity. Complement deficiencies are often associated with severe infections, usually meningoccocal, pneumococcal or caused by Haemophilus influenzae, or with autoimmune diseases, especially systemic lupus erythematodes. Inherited complement deficiencies are very rare although their prevalence in population may be underestimated due to lower availability of adequate laboratory testing. Acquired complement deficiencies accompany other underlying diseases and often are caused by increased consumption and only partial.
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- autoimunitní nemoci etiologie MeSH
- komplement genetika imunologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- virové nemoci etiologie MeSH
- vrozený deficit komplementového systému * imunologie komplikace terapie MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- přehledy MeSH
Candida parapsilosis is an emerging non-albicans Candida species that largely affects low-birth-weight infants and immunocompromised patients. Fungal pathogenesis is promoted by the dynamic expression of diverse virulence factors, with secreted proteolytic enzymes being linked to the establishment and progression of disease. Although secreted aspartyl proteases (Sap) are critical for Candida albicans pathogenicity, their role in C. parapsilosis is poorly elucidated. In the present study, we aimed to examine the contribution of C. parapsilosisSAPP genes SAPP1, SAPP2, and SAPP3 to the virulence of the species. Our results indicate that SAPP1 and SAPP2, but not SAPP3, influence adhesion, host cell damage, phagosome-lysosome maturation, phagocytosis, killing capacity, and cytokine secretion by human peripheral blood-derived macrophages. Purified Sapp1p and Sapp2p were also shown to efficiently cleave host complement component 3b (C3b) and C4b proteins and complement regulator factor H. Additionally, Sapp2p was able to cleave factor H-related protein 5 (FHR-5). Altogether, these data demonstrate the diverse, significant contributions that SAPP1 and SAPP2 make to the establishment and progression of disease by C. parapsilosis through enabling the attachment of the yeast cells to mammalian cells and modulating macrophage biology and disruption of the complement cascade.IMPORTANCE Aspartyl proteases are present in various organisms and, among virulent species, are considered major virulence factors. Host tissue and cell damage, hijacking of immune responses, and hiding from innate immune cells are the most common behaviors of fungal secreted proteases enabling pathogen survival and invasion. C. parapsilosis, an opportunistic human-pathogenic fungus mainly threatening low-birth weight neonates and children, possesses three SAPP protein-encoding genes that could contribute to the invasiveness of the species. Our results suggest that SAPP1 and SAPP2, but not SAPP3, influence host evasion by regulating cell damage, phagocytosis, phagosome-lysosome maturation, killing, and cytokine secretion. Furthermore, SAPP1 and SAPP2 also effectively contribute to complement evasion.
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- aspartátové endopeptidasy genetika metabolismus MeSH
- buněčné linie MeSH
- Candida parapsilosis enzymologie patogenita MeSH
- faktory virulence genetika metabolismus MeSH
- fungální proteiny genetika metabolismus MeSH
- imunitní únik MeSH
- komplement imunologie MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- makrofágy mikrobiologie MeSH
- virulence MeSH
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- lidé MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
Serine peptidases are involved in many physiological processes including digestion, haemostasis and complement cascade. Parasites regulate activities of host serine peptidases to their own benefit, employing various inhibitors, many of which belong to the Kunitz-type protein family. In this study, we confirmed the presence of potential anticoagulants in protein extracts of the haematophagous monogenean Eudiplozoon nipponicum which parasitizes the common carp. We then focused on a Kunitz protein (EnKT1) discovered in the E. nipponicum transcriptome, which structurally resembles textilinin-1, an antihemorrhagic snake venom factor from Pseudonaja textilis. The protein was recombinantly expressed, purified and biochemically characterised. The recombinant EnKT1 did inhibit in vitro activity of Factor Xa of the coagulation cascade, but exhibited a higher activity against plasmin and plasma kallikrein, which participate in fibrinolysis, production of kinins, and complement activation. Anti-coagulation properties of EnKT1 based on the inhibition of Factor Xa were confirmed by thromboelastography, but no effect on fibrinolysis was observed. Moreover, we discovered that EnKT1 significantly impairs the function of fish complement, possibly by inhibiting plasmin or Factor Xa which can act as a C3 and C5 convertase. We localised Enkt1 transcripts and protein within haematin digestive cells of the parasite by RNA in situ hybridisation and immunohistochemistry, respectively. Based on these results, we suggest that the secretory Kunitz protein of E. nipponicum has a dual function. In particular, it impairs both haemostasis and complement activation in vitro, and thus might facilitate digestion of a host's blood and protect a parasite's gastrodermis from damage by the complement. This study presents, to our knowledge, the first characterisation of a Kunitz protein from monogeneans and the first example of a parasite Kunitz inhibitor that impairs the function of the complement.
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- antifibrinolytika chemie imunologie MeSH
- antikoagulancia chemie imunologie MeSH
- faktor Xa imunologie MeSH
- hemostáza * MeSH
- infekce červy třídy Trematoda krev imunologie parazitologie veterinární MeSH
- inhibitory enzymů chemie imunologie MeSH
- inhibitory faktoru Xa chemie imunologie MeSH
- interakce hostitele a parazita MeSH
- kapři krev imunologie parazitologie MeSH
- komplement imunologie MeSH
- nemoci ryb krev imunologie parazitologie MeSH
- plasmin imunologie MeSH
- plazmatický kalikrein antagonisté a inhibitory imunologie MeSH
- proteiny červů chemie genetika imunologie MeSH
- sekvence aminokyselin MeSH
- sekvenční seřazení MeSH
- Trematoda chemie genetika imunologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
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- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
Background: The complement system activation and regulation have been linked to post-transplant pathologies including chronic antibody mediated rejection (cAMR) and the recurrence of IgA nephropathy (ReIgAN) but distinct mechanisms remain to be elucidated. Methods: In this retrospective single center study, the outcome of kidney transplantation was studied in 150 patients with late histological diagnosis to be either cAMR or ReIgAN, 14 stable kidney grafts at 3 months and finally 11 patients with native kidney IgAN nephropathy. To study a role of complement cascade and regulation in cAMR and ReIgAN, the RNA was extracted from available frozen kidney biopsy samples and using RT-qPCR transcripts of 11 target genes along with clinical data were determined and compared with stable grafts at 3 months protocol biopsies or IgAN native kidney nephropathy. Immunohistologically, CD46 (MCP), and C5 proteins were stained in biopsies. Results: Interestingly, there were no differences in kidney graft survival between cAMR and ReIgAN since transplantation. cAMR was associated with significantly higher intragraft transcripts of C3, CD59, and C1-INH as compared to ReIgAN (p < 0.05). When compared to normal stable grafts, cAMR grafts exhibited higher C3, CD55, CD59, CFH, CFI, and C1-INH (p < 0.01). Moreover, ReIgAN was associated with the increase of CD46, CD55, CD59 (p < 0.01), and CFI (p < 0.05) transcripts compared with native kidney IgAN. Rapid progression of cAMR (failure at 2 years after biopsy) was observed in patients with lower intrarenal CD55 expression (AUC 0.77, 78.6% sensitivity, and 72.7 specificity). There was highly significant association of several complement intrarenal transcripts and the degree of CKD regardless the diagnosis; C3, CD55, CFH, CFI, and C1-INH expressions positively correlated with eGFR (for all p < 0.001). Neither the low mRNA transcripts nor the high mRNA transcripts biopsies were associated with distinct trend in MCP or C5 proteins staining. Conclusions: The intrarenal complement system transcripts are upregulated in progressively deteriorated kidney allografts.
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- alografty MeSH
- biopsie MeSH
- buněčná cytotoxicita závislá na protilátkách MeSH
- chronická nemoc MeSH
- dítě MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- genetická transkripce MeSH
- IgA nefropatie diagnóza etiologie terapie MeSH
- isoprotilátky imunologie MeSH
- komplement genetika imunologie MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- přežívání štěpu genetika imunologie MeSH
- recidiva MeSH
- rejekce štěpu genetika imunologie MeSH
- ROC křivka MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- stanovení celkové genové exprese MeSH
- transplantace ledvin škodlivé účinky MeSH
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- dítě MeSH
- dospělí MeSH
- lidé středního věku MeSH
- lidé MeSH
- mladiství MeSH
- mladý dospělý MeSH
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- senioři MeSH
- ženské pohlaví MeSH
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- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
