Regulation of naturally acquired mucosal immunity to Streptococcus pneumoniae in healthy Malawian adults and children.

Glennie, Sarah, Banda, Dominic, Mulwafu, Wakisa, Nkhata, Rose, Williams, Neil A and Heyderman, Robert (2012) 'Regulation of naturally acquired mucosal immunity to Streptococcus pneumoniae in healthy Malawian adults and children.'. PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Issue 12, e51425.

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Abstract

Worldwide, invasive pneumococcal disease caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae is most common in young children. In adults, disease rates decline following intermittent colonization and the acquisition of naturally acquired immunity. We characterized mucosal and systemic pneumococcal-specific T-cell responses in African children and adults who contend with intense rates of colonization, up to 100% and 60% respectively. We find most Malawian children have high pneumococcal-specific T-cell responses in tonsil tissue and peripheral blood. In addition, frequent commensalism generates CD25(hi) (Tregs) which modulate mucosal pneumococcal-specific T-cell responses in some children and ≥50% of adults. We propose that immune regulation may prolong pneumococcal colonization and predispose vulnerable individuals to disease.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	QW Microbiology and Immunology > Immunity by Type > QW 541 Natural immunity. Immunogenetics QW Microbiology and Immunology > Immunity by Type > QW 563 Local immunity WA Public Health > Health Problems of Special Population Groups > WA 395 Health in developing countries WC Communicable Diseases > Infection. Bacterial Infections > Bacterial Infections > WC 217 Pneumococcal infections
Faculty: Department:	Groups (2002 - 2012) > Clinical Group
Digital Object Identifer (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051425
Depositing User:	Lynn Roberts-Maloney
Date Deposited:	30 May 2013 10:35
Last Modified:	06 Feb 2018 13:06
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/3375

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