Effect of exogenous vitamin E on proliferation and cytokine production in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with tuberculosis

Jesús Hernández*, Adriana Garibay-escobar, Andrés Mendoza-mendoza, Araceli Pinelli-saavedra, Olivia Valenzuela

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Abstract

Micronutrient deficiencies are frequently associated with tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. We tested the effect of exogenous vitamin E on proliferation and cytokine production of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from TB patients and healthy purified protein derivative (PPD)+ volunteers. Proliferation was stimulated with mycobacterial antigen (PPD) and evaluated by the incorporation of tritiated thymidine in PBMC cultured with or without 50 μm-vitamin E for 6 d. Cytokine production (IL-2 and interferon (IFN)-γ) was determined by intracellular cytokine staining and by ELISA in the supernatant of PBMC stimulated for 24 h with phytohaemagglutinin or PPD. Our results show that culture with vitamin E increased (P ≤ 0.05) the antigen-induced proliferation of PBMC in TB patients but not in healthy PPD+ volunteers. No significant changes in the number of cytokine-producing cells or in the production of IFN-γ were observed with vitamin E treatment. These results indicate that vitamin E may enhance the antigen-specific in vitro response of PBMC from TB patients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)224-229
Number of pages6
JournalBritish Journal of Nutrition
Volume99
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2008

Keywords

  • Purified protein derivative
  • Tuberculosis
  • Vitamin E

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