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The functions of MAIT cells were compared between patients with active TB and healthy control subjects.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Measurements and Main Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The frequency of MAIT cells was significantly reduced both in peripheral blood from patients with active pulmonary TB (P &amp;lt; 0.0001) and in tuberculous pleural effusions compared with healthy control subjects but not in ascitic fluids from patients with tuberculous peritonitis. A comparison of bacillus Calmette-Gu\u00e9rin (BCG)\u2013stimulated cytokine production showed that patients with active TB had significantly higher production of IFN-\u03b3 (P = 0.0034) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-\u03b1 (P = 0.0399) compared with healthy control subjects. In contrast, when MAIT cells were stimulated with Escherichia coli, patients with active TB had significantly lower production of IFN-\u03b3 (P = 0.0007) and TNF-\u03b1 (P = 0.0032). MAIT cells in patients with active TB exhibited elevated expression of programmed death-1 (PD-1) (P = 0.0015), and blockade of PD-1 signaling resulted in a significantly higher frequency of BCG-stimulated IFN-\u03b3 production in MAIT cells (P = 0.0178).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>MAIT-cell immune response to antigen stimulation in patients with active TB is regulated by PD-1, which could be a potential target for TB immunotherapy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1164\/rccm.201401-0106oc","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,6,30]],"date-time":"2014-06-30T11:36:00Z","timestamp":1404128160000},"page":"329-339","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":136,"title":["Mucosal-associated Invariant T-Cell Function Is Modulated by Programmed Death-1 Signaling in Patients with Active 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