IL-4 Level in Rifampicin-Sensitive and Rifampicin-Resistant Lung Tuberculosis Patients

Joko Susanto, Jusak Nugraha, Soedarsono Soedarsono

Abstract


Tuberculosis remains a global health burden. Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection causes humoral and cellular
responses. Macrophages of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis evolve M1 polarization that blocks infection or
immunosuppressive M2, promoting tissue repair mediated by IL-4, IL-10, and IL-13. Previous research showed a decrease of
IL-4R and IL-10 expression in lung macrophages of anti-TB drug resistance. A molecular test can detect
rifampicin- resistance. There has been no study, which showed the difference in serum IL-4 levels in rifampicin-sensitive and
rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis patients. This study aimed to determine the difference between circulating IL-4 levels in
rifampicin-sensitive and rifampicin-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis patients. This cross-sectional observational study
consecutively recruited subjects based on positive molecular and acid-fast bacilli microscopic examination from MDR-TB
Clinic of the Dr. Soetomo Hospital between December 2018 to March 2019. Subjects were classified into a
rifampicin-sensitive and rifampicin-resistant group. On ELISA measurement, IL-4 data were analyzed with SPSS version 17.
Mann-Whitney U test and ROC analysis tests were performed, and p < 0.05 was significant for α=0.05 (95% CI). There was
significant difference between rifampicin-sensitive group (420±281 pg/mL) and rifampicin-resistant group
(253±279 pg/mL) (p=0.014). Receiver operating characteristics analysis showed AUC 0.70, the sensitivity of 81.5%, the
specificity of 63.6%, and the cut-off value of 235.6 pg/mL. There was a significantly higher level of circulating IL-4 in the
rifampicin-sensitive group than the rifampicin-resistant group. IL-4 level in healthy subjects should be measured as the
normal value in the population. Immunology and metabolic parameters should be performed to increase sample
homogeneity. Further study was also needed to understand the IL-4 role in rifampicin resistance of lung tuberculosis
patients in the Indonesia population.


Keywords


IL-4, lung tuberculosis, sensitive, resistant, rifampicin

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24293/ijcpml.v27i1.1606

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