@article{17682,
  keywords = {Adolescent, Adult, Antigens, Bacterial, Chaperonin 10, Child, Female, Humans, Interferon-gamma, Interleukin-2, Lepromin, leprosy, Lymphocyte Activation, Male, Mycobacterium bovis, Mycobacterium leprae, Senegal, Th1 Cells},
  author = {Launois P and N'Diaye M N and Cartel J L and Mane I and Drowart A and Van Vooren J P and Sarthou J L and Huygen K},
  title = {Fibronectin-binding antigen 85 and the 10-kilodalton GroES-related heat shock protein are the predominant TH-1 response inducers in leprosy contacts.},
  abstract = {<p>Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 27 healthy leprosy contacts were analyzed for lymphoproliferation and TH-1 cytokine secretion (interleukin-2 and gamma interferon) in response to heat shock proteins with molecular masses of 65, 18, and 10 kDa from Mycobacterium leprae and the 30-32-kDa antigen 85 (Ag 85) from Mycobacterium bovis BCG. Cells from 18 and 19 of 19 lepromin-positive contacts proliferated or produced TH-1 cytokines in response to the M. leprae 10-kDa protein and to Ag 85, respectively. Limiting-dilution analysis for two lepromin-positive contacts indicated that about one-third of M. leprae-reactive T cells displayed specificity to the M. leprae 10-kDa protein and Ag 85. The M. leprae 65- and 18-kDa proteins were less potent TH-1 response inducers: gamma interferon and interleukin-2 could be measured in 14 and 19 lepromin-positive contacts, respectively. In contrast, very low or undetectable proliferative and cytokine responses were found for 8 lepromin-negative contacts. Our data demonstrate that the fibronectin-binding Ag 85 and the 10-kDa GroES homolog are powerful mycobacterial TH-1 response inducers in the vast majority of lepromin-positive contacts and suggest that they might be valuable candidates for a future subunit vaccine.</p>},
  year = {1995},
  journal = {Infection and immunity},
  volume = {63},
  pages = {88-93},
  month = {1995 Jan},
  issn = {0019-9567},
  language = {eng},
}