Persistent inflammation during anti-tuberculosis treatment with diabetes comorbidity

  1. Nathella Pavan Kumar
  2. Kiyoshi F Fukutani
  3. Basavaradhya S Shruthi
  4. Thabata Alves
  5. Paulo S Silveira-Mattos
  6. Michael S Rocha
  7. Kim West
  8. Mohan Natarajan
  9. Vijay Viswanathan
  10. Subash Babu
  11. Bruno B Andrade
  12. Hardy Kornfeld  Is a corresponding author
  1. National Institutes of Health, India
  2. Fundação José Silveira, Brazil
  3. Prof M Viswanathan Diabetes Research Center, India
  4. University of Massachusetts Medical School, United States
  5. National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, India

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) increases risk for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and adverse treatment outcomes. Systemic hyper-inflammation is characteristic in people with TB and concurrent DM (TBDM) at baseline, but the impact of TB treatment on this pattern has not been determined. We measured 17 plasma cytokines and growth factors in longitudinal cohorts of Indian and Brazilian pulmonary TB patients with or without DM. Principal component analysis revealed virtually complete separation of TBDM from TB individuals in both cohorts at baseline, with hyper-inflammation in TBDM that continued through treatment completion at six months. By one year after treatment completion, there was substantial convergence of mediator levels between groups within the India cohort. Non-resolving systemic inflammation in TBDM comorbidity could reflect delayed lesion sterilization or non-resolving sterile inflammation. Either mechanism portends unfavorable long-term outcomes including risk for recurrent TB and for damaging immune pathology.

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  1. Nathella Pavan Kumar

    International Center for Excellence in Research, National Institutes of Health, Chennai, India
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  2. Kiyoshi F Fukutani

    Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research, Fundação José Silveira, Salvador, Brazil
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  3. Basavaradhya S Shruthi

    Prof M Viswanathan Diabetes Research Center, Chennai, India
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  4. Thabata Alves

    Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research, Fundação José Silveira, Salvador, Brazil
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  5. Paulo S Silveira-Mattos

    Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research, Fundação José Silveira, Salvador, Brazil
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  6. Michael S Rocha

    Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research, Fundação José Silveira, Salvador, Brazil
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  7. Kim West

    University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, United States
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  8. Mohan Natarajan

    National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India
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  9. Vijay Viswanathan

    Prof M Viswanathan Diabetes Research Center, Chennai, India
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  10. Subash Babu

    International Center for Excellence in Research, National Institutes of Health, Chennai, India
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  11. Bruno B Andrade

    Multinational Organization Network Sponsoring Translational and Epidemiological Research, Fundação José Silveira, Salvador, Brazil
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  12. Hardy Kornfeld

    University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, United States
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    Hardy.Kornfeld@umassmed.edu
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Funding

CRDF Global (USB1-31149-XX-13)

  • Hardy Kornfeld

CRDF Global (USB1-31149-XX-13)

  • Vijay Viswanathan

National Institutes of Health (U01AI115940)

  • Bruno B Andrade

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

  • Kiyoshi F Fukutani

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

  • Thabata Alves

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia

  • Paulo S Silveira-Mattos

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

  • Kiyoshi F Fukutani

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

  • Bruno B Andrade

The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

Ethics

Human subjects: All research presented here was conducted according to the principles expressed in the Declaration of Helsinki. The Indian cohort study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Prof. M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre (ECR/51/INST/TN/2013/MVDRC/01). The Brazilian cohort study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Maternidade Climério de Oliveira, Federal University of Bahia (CAAE: 0115.0.054.000-09). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants at both sites.

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© 2019, Kumar et al.

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  1. Nathella Pavan Kumar
  2. Kiyoshi F Fukutani
  3. Basavaradhya S Shruthi
  4. Thabata Alves
  5. Paulo S Silveira-Mattos
  6. Michael S Rocha
  7. Kim West
  8. Mohan Natarajan
  9. Vijay Viswanathan
  10. Subash Babu
  11. Bruno B Andrade
  12. Hardy Kornfeld
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Persistent inflammation during anti-tuberculosis treatment with diabetes comorbidity
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