OBJECTIVES: To describe the first in-depth analysis of both the T-cell responses against human herpesvirus-8 (HHV-8) and the HHV-8 viral load in 1 patient who developed iatrogenic HHV-8-associated-Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) following immunosuppressive treatment for undifferentiated arthritis and to review the literature on iatrogenic KS (IKS). METHODS: T-cell responses against HHV-8 lytic and latent antigens were analyzed by ex vivo enzyme-linked immunospot (Elispot) and HHV-8 viral load was assessed by quantitative polymerase chain reaction, in sequential peripheral blood samples from a 55-year-old woman who developed skin/mucosal and visceral KS, while receiving treatment with cyclosporine, methotrexate, and methylprednisolone for undifferentiated arthritis. RESULTS: KS may result from HHV-8 infection in patients undergoing immunosuppressive treatment for rheumatic diseases and this is the first case of IKS occurring in undifferentiated arthritis. A role for immune surveillance in the pathogenesis of IKS is supported by the observation of disease regression following discontinuation of immunosuppressive therapy. In a 4-year follow-up, we showed that variations of the virus-specific immune responses but not of the viral load correlated well with the disease course, characterized by 2 remission and subsequent relapse phases, following changes of immunosuppressive therapy. CONCLUSIONS: We have provided evidence of a clear-cut correlation between changes in immunologic markers of HHV-8 infection and the disease course of this viral associated tumor, concomitant with variations of immunosuppressive treatment. Thus, ex vivo enzyme-linked immunospot for HHV-8-specific T-cell responses represents a new tool for the clinical management of rheumatic patients with IKS.
Changes in T-Cell Responses Against Human Herpesvirus-8 Correlate with the Disease Course of Iatrogenic Kaposi's Sarcoma in a Patient with Undifferentiated Arthritis / Barozzi, Patrizia; Potenza, Leonardo; Riva, Giovanni; Vallerini, Daniela; Quadrelli, Chiara; Bosco, Raffaella; Morselli, M; Forghieri, F; Volzone, F; Rossi, G; Ferri, Clodoveo; Bovini, C; Ciceri, F; Bordignon, C; Whitby, D; Schulz, Tf; Torelli, Giuseppe; Luppi, Mario. - In: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM. - ISSN 0049-0172. - STAMPA. - 39(3)(2009), pp. 170-175.
Data di pubblicazione: | 2009 |
Titolo: | Changes in T-Cell Responses Against Human Herpesvirus-8 Correlate with the Disease Course of Iatrogenic Kaposi's Sarcoma in a Patient with Undifferentiated Arthritis |
Autore/i: | Barozzi, Patrizia; Potenza, Leonardo; Riva, Giovanni; Vallerini, Daniela; Quadrelli, Chiara; Bosco, Raffaella; Morselli, M; Forghieri, F; Volzone, F; Rossi, G; Ferri, Clodoveo; Bovini, C; Ciceri, F; Bordignon, C; Whitby, D; Schulz, Tf; Torelli, Giuseppe; Luppi, Mario |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2008.05.005 |
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Volume: | 39(3) |
Pagina iniziale: | 170 |
Pagina finale: | 175 |
Codice identificativo ISI: | WOS:000277878300004 |
Codice identificativo Scopus: | 2-s2.0-70450222340 |
Codice identificativo Pubmed: | 18639317 |
Citazione: | Changes in T-Cell Responses Against Human Herpesvirus-8 Correlate with the Disease Course of Iatrogenic Kaposi's Sarcoma in a Patient with Undifferentiated Arthritis / Barozzi, Patrizia; Potenza, Leonardo; Riva, Giovanni; Vallerini, Daniela; Quadrelli, Chiara; Bosco, Raffaella; Morselli, M; Forghieri, F; Volzone, F; Rossi, G; Ferri, Clodoveo; Bovini, C; Ciceri, F; Bordignon, C; Whitby, D; Schulz, Tf; Torelli, Giuseppe; Luppi, Mario. - In: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM. - ISSN 0049-0172. - STAMPA. - 39(3)(2009), pp. 170-175. |
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