Central European Journal of Immunology, cilt.40, sa.1, ss.54-60, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)
Aim of this study: Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) is a genetically heterogeneous primary immunodeficiency caused by a defect in phagocyte production of oxygen metabolites, and resulting in infections produced by catalase-positive microorganisms and fungi. Inteiferon gamma (IFN-gamma) has a multitude of effects on the immune system. Although preliminary studies with CGD patients on treatment with IFN-gamma showed that it enhanced phagocytosis and superoxide production, ongoing studies did not reveal a significant increase of this function. Here we investigated the oxidative capacity of phagocytes in different subtypes of CGD patients on treatment with IFN-gamma in vitro.