Infectious Agents and Bone Marrow Failure: A Causal or a Casual Connection?

Acquired bone marrow failure (BMF) syndromes are considered immune-mediated disorders because hematological recovery after immunosuppressive therapies is the strongest indirect evidence of the involvement of immune cells in marrow failure development. Among pathophysiology hypotheses, immune derange...

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Autores principales: Valentina Giudice, Antonio M. Risitano, Carmine Selleri
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:829fbcc3aa68421e981ce67034eb3f722021-11-04T05:21:53ZInfectious Agents and Bone Marrow Failure: A Causal or a Casual Connection?2296-858X10.3389/fmed.2021.757730https://doaj.org/article/829fbcc3aa68421e981ce67034eb3f722021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.757730/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-858XAcquired bone marrow failure (BMF) syndromes are considered immune-mediated disorders because hematological recovery after immunosuppressive therapies is the strongest indirect evidence of the involvement of immune cells in marrow failure development. Among pathophysiology hypotheses, immune derangement after chronic antigen exposure or cross-reactivity between viral particles and cellular components are the most accepted; however, epitopes against whom these lymphocytes are directed to remain unknown. In this study, we showed that BMF-associated immunodominant clones, namely the most represented T cells carrying an antigen-specific T-cell receptor (TCR) sequence in a random pool, were frequently associated with those described in various infectious diseases, such as cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. We hypothesize that these pathogens might elicit an autoimmune response triggered by cross-reactivity between pathogen-related components and proteins or might be expanded as an unspecific response to a global immune dysregulation during BMF. However, those frequent intracellular pathogens might not only be passengers in marrow failure development, while playing a central role in starting the autoimmune response against hematopoietic stem cells.Valentina GiudiceValentina GiudiceAntonio M. RisitanoAntonio M. RisitanoCarmine SelleriCarmine SelleriFrontiers Media S.A.articleinfectious diseasesTCR repertoirebone marrow failurebone marrow failure syndromeimmune responseMedicine (General)R5-920ENFrontiers in Medicine, Vol 8 (2021)
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topic infectious diseases
TCR repertoire
bone marrow failure
bone marrow failure syndrome
immune response
Medicine (General)
R5-920
spellingShingle infectious diseases
TCR repertoire
bone marrow failure
bone marrow failure syndrome
immune response
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Valentina Giudice
Valentina Giudice
Antonio M. Risitano
Antonio M. Risitano
Carmine Selleri
Carmine Selleri
Infectious Agents and Bone Marrow Failure: A Causal or a Casual Connection?
description Acquired bone marrow failure (BMF) syndromes are considered immune-mediated disorders because hematological recovery after immunosuppressive therapies is the strongest indirect evidence of the involvement of immune cells in marrow failure development. Among pathophysiology hypotheses, immune derangement after chronic antigen exposure or cross-reactivity between viral particles and cellular components are the most accepted; however, epitopes against whom these lymphocytes are directed to remain unknown. In this study, we showed that BMF-associated immunodominant clones, namely the most represented T cells carrying an antigen-specific T-cell receptor (TCR) sequence in a random pool, were frequently associated with those described in various infectious diseases, such as cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. We hypothesize that these pathogens might elicit an autoimmune response triggered by cross-reactivity between pathogen-related components and proteins or might be expanded as an unspecific response to a global immune dysregulation during BMF. However, those frequent intracellular pathogens might not only be passengers in marrow failure development, while playing a central role in starting the autoimmune response against hematopoietic stem cells.
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author Valentina Giudice
Valentina Giudice
Antonio M. Risitano
Antonio M. Risitano
Carmine Selleri
Carmine Selleri
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Valentina Giudice
Antonio M. Risitano
Antonio M. Risitano
Carmine Selleri
Carmine Selleri
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title Infectious Agents and Bone Marrow Failure: A Causal or a Casual Connection?
title_short Infectious Agents and Bone Marrow Failure: A Causal or a Casual Connection?
title_full Infectious Agents and Bone Marrow Failure: A Causal or a Casual Connection?
title_fullStr Infectious Agents and Bone Marrow Failure: A Causal or a Casual Connection?
title_full_unstemmed Infectious Agents and Bone Marrow Failure: A Causal or a Casual Connection?
title_sort infectious agents and bone marrow failure: a causal or a casual connection?
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