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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
β-lactam antibiotics form distinct haptenic structures on albumin and activate drug-specific T-lymphocyte responses in multiallergic patients with cystic fibrosis
Chemical Research in Toxicology, Volume 26, No. 6, Year 2013
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β-Lactam antibiotics provide the cornerstone of treatment for respiratory exacerbations in patients with cystic fibrosis. Unfortunately, approximately 20% of patients develop multiple nonimmediate allergic reactions that restrict therapeutic options. The purpose of this study was to explore the chemical and immunological basis of multiple β-lactam allergy through the analysis of human serum albumin (HSA) covalent binding profiles and T-cell responses against 3 commonly prescribed drugs; piperacillin, meropenem, and aztreonam. The chemical structures of the drug haptens were defined by mass spectrometry. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were isolated from 4 patients with multiple allergic reactions and cultured with piperacillin, meropenem, and aztreonam. PBMC responses were characterized using the lymphocyte transformation test and IFN-γ /IL-13 ELIspot. T-cell clones were generated from drug-stimulated T-cell lines and characterized in terms of phenotype, function, and cross-reactivity. Piperacillin, meropenem, and aztreonam formed complex and structurally distinct haptenic structures with lysine residues on HSA. Each drug modified Lys190 and at least 6 additional lysine residues in a time-and concentration-dependent manner. PBMC proliferative responses and cytokine release were detected with cells from the allergic patients, but not tolerant controls, following exposure to the drugs. 122 CD4+, CD8+, or CD4+CD8+ T-cell clones isolated from the allergic patients were found to proliferate and release cytokines following stimulation with piperacillin, meropenem, or aztreonam. Cross-reactivity with the different drugs was not observed. In conclusion, our data show that piperacillin-, meropenem-, and aztreonam-specific T-cell responses are readily detectable in allergic patients with cystic fibrosis, which indicates that multiple β-lactam allergies are instigated through priming of naïve T-cells against the different drug antigens. Characterization of complex haptenic structures on distinct HSA lysine residues provides a chemical basis for the drug-specific T-cell response. © 2013 American Chemical Society.
Authors & Co-Authors
Jenkins, Rosalind E.
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Yaseen, Fiazia S.
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Monshi, Manal
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Faculty of Medicine
Whitaker, Paul
United Kingdom, Leeds
St James's University Hospital
Meng, Xiaoli
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Farrell, John
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Hamlett, Jane
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Sanderson, Joseph P.
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Adaptimmune Therapeutics Plc
El-Ghaiesh, Sabah
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Egypt, Tanta
Tanta University
Peckham, Daniel Gavin
United Kingdom, Leeds
St James's University Hospital
Pirmohamed, Munir
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Park, B. Kevin
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Naisbitt, Dean John
United Kingdom, Liverpool
University of Liverpool
Statistics
Citations: 41
Authors: 13
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1021/tx400124m
ISSN:
0893228X