Blood basophils from cystic fibrosis patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis are primed and hyper-responsive to stimulation by aspergillus allergens JOURNAL OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS Gernez, Y., Dunn, C. E., Everson, C., Mitsunaga, E., Gudiputi, L., Krasinska, K., Davies, Z. A., Herzenberg, L. A., Tirouvanziam, R., Moss, R. B. 2012; 11 (6): 502-510

Abstract

Fifteen to sixty percent of cystic fibrosis patients harbor Aspergillus fumigatus (Af) in their airways (CF-AC) and some will develop allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (CF-ABPA). Since basophils play a key role in allergy, we hypothesized that they would display alterations in CF-ABPA patients compared to CF-AC or patients without Af colonization (CF).Using flow cytometry, we measured CD203c, CD63 and CD123 levels on basophils from CF-ABPA (N=11), CF-AC (N=14), and CF (N=12) patients before and after ex vivo stimulation with Af allergens.Baseline CD203c was increased in basophils from CF-ABPA compared to CF-AC and CF patients. Af extract and recombinant Aspf1 stimulated basophils from CF-ABPA patients to markedly upregulate CD203c, along with modest upregulation of CD63 and a CD123 downward trend. Plasma TARC/CCL17 at baseline and post-stimulation cell supernatant histamine levels were similar in the three groups.In CF-ABPA, blood basophils are primed and hyperresponsive to Af allergen stimulation.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jcf.2012.04.008

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