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Aberrant phagocyte function in Shwachman syndrome.

H Repo1, E Savilahti, M Leirisalo-Repo

  • 1Department of Bacteriology and Immunology, University of Helsinki, Finland.

Clinical and Experimental Immunology
|July 1, 1987
PubMed
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Shwachman syndrome patients exhibit abnormal polymorphonuclear leucocyte (PMN) function. Their PMN show increased chemiluminescence and impaired chemotaxis, suggesting separate defects in PMN and monocytes (MO).

Area of Science:

  • Immunology
  • Hematology
  • Genetic Disorders

Background:

  • Polymorphonuclear leucocytes (PMN) from Shwachman syndrome patients demonstrate reduced in vitro mobility.
  • Understanding the specific cellular defects in Shwachman syndrome is crucial for diagnosis and treatment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the chemotaxis and chemiluminescence responses of purified PMN and monocytes (MO) in Shwachman syndrome patients.
  • To elucidate the cellular basis of impaired immune cell function in Shwachman syndrome.

Main Methods:

  • Purified PMN and MO from seven Shwachman syndrome patients were analyzed.
  • Chemotaxis assays (membrane filter and agarose) and chemiluminescence assays were performed.

Main Results:

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  • Patients' PMN exhibited significantly increased chemiluminescence, suggesting auto-oxidation.
  • Chemotaxis of purified PMN was impaired under agarose but not membrane filter assays when remixed with autologous mononuclear cells or MO.
  • Both chemotaxis and chemiluminescence responses of patients' MO were depressed, indicating distinct defects in PMN and MO.

Conclusions:

  • Impaired PMN mobility in Shwachman syndrome may stem from auto-oxidation.
  • The agarose assay is more sensitive for detecting impaired PMN chemotaxis than the filter assay.
  • Shwachman syndrome involves separate functional defects in both PMN and MO.