Features of the Immune Response and the Possibility of Correcting the Maladaptation of the Immune Response in Patients with Acute Respiratory Viral Infections from Organized Groups

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to determine the severity of maladaptation disorders of the immune response and the possibility of their correction in patients with acute respiratory viral infections from organized groups. Material and methods. 90 patients with uncomplicated forms of ARVI and a group of conditionally healthy (n = 30) from organized groups were examined. In addition to symptomatic therapy, patients received a combination of rectal and intranasal forms of recombinant IFN-α-2b. Identification of the ARVI pathogen was determined by PCR. ELISA was used to determine serum concentrations of IFN-α and IFN-γ and the ability of blood cells to produce these cytokines ex vivo spontaneously and when stimulated by Newcastle disease virus or phytohemagglutinin. Flow cytometry was used to analysis the subpopulation composition of peripheral blood lymphocytes. The study of the levels of secretory IL-8, IgA, serum IL-8 was carried out by enzyme immunoassay. Results. The etiology of ARVI was deciphered in 62.1% of patients, the main share in the morbidity structure was due to influenza (39.3%) and adenoviruses (35.6%). In the first 3 months of the formation of organized teams in apparently healthy people, a decrease in the level of T-helpers, natural killers and inhibition of the interferon system was revealed, which indicates a violation of adaptive mechanisms and contributes to a decrease in body resistance. An analysis of the cytokine system showed an increase in the concentration of secretory and serum IL-8 in patients with acute respiratory viral infections compared with a group of practically healthy people. In the immune status 1 month after ARVI, there was a significant increase in the number of T-lymphocytes, T-helpers with a tendency to normalize T-lymphocytes carrying IFN-α and -γ receptors, while maintaining a significantly reduced number of B-lymphocytes. The immunomodulatory efficacy of combination therapy with recombinant IFN-α-2b is characterized by an increase in the amount of induced IFN-α during its initial depression and a decrease in initial hyperproduction. Also, at the initial level of induced IFN-α less than 200 pg/ml, there was an increase in the concentration of secretory IL-8 and IgA. Conclusion. In conditionally healthy individuals, in the first 3 months of the formation of organized groups, maladjustment disorders in the immune response were detected in 34% of cases. The interferon-modulating effect of combination therapy with recombinant IFN-α-2b was shown.