Azithromycin decreases Chlamydia pneumoniae-mediated Interleukin-4 responses but not Immunoglobulin E responses.
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Smith-Norowitz, Tamar AHuang, Yvonne
Loeffler, Jeffrey
Klein, Elliot
Norowitz, Yitzchok M
Hammerschlag, Margaret R
Joks, Rauno
Kohlhoff, Stephan
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PloS oneDate Published
2020-06-08Publication Volume
15Publication Issue
6Publication Begin page
e0234413
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Chlamydia pneumoniae is an obligate intracellular bacterium that causes respiratory infection. There may exist an association between C. pneumoniae, asthma, and production of immunoglobulin (Ig) E responses in vitro. Interleukin (IL-4) is required for IgE production.We previously demonstrated that doxycycline suppresses C. pneumoniae-induced production of IgE and IL-4 responses in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from asthmatic subjects. Whereas macrolides have anti-chlamydial activity, their effect on in vitro anti-inflammatory (IgE) and IL-4 responses to C. pneumoniae have not been studied.
PBMC from IgE- adult atopic subjects (N = 5) were infected +/- C. pneumoniae BAL69, +/- azithromycin (0.1, 1.0 ug/mL) for 10 days. IL-4 and IgE levels were determined in supernatants by ELISA. IL-4 and IgE were detected in supernatants of PBMC (day 10).
When azithromycin (0.1, 1.0 ug/ml) was added, IL-4 levels decreased. At low dose, IgE levels increased and at high dose, IgE levels decreased. When PBMC were infected with C. pneumoniae, both IL-4 and IgE levels decreased. Addition of azithromycin (0.1, 1.0 ug/mL) decreased IL-4 levels and had no effect on IgE levels.
These findings indicate that azithromycin decreases IL-4 responses but has a bimodal effect on IgE responses in PBMC from atopic patients in vitro.
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Smith-Norowitz TA, Huang Y, Loeffler J, Klein E, Norowitz YM, Hammerschlag MR, Joks R, Kohlhoff S. Azithromycin decreases Chlamydia pneumoniae-mediated Interleukin-4 responses but not Immunoglobulin E responses. PLoS One. 2020 Jun 8;15(6):e0234413. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0234413. PMID: 32511255; PMCID: PMC7279567.DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0234413ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1371/journal.pone.0234413
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