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. 2023 May 25;61(12):2067-2075.
doi: 10.1515/cclm-2023-0293. Print 2023 Nov 27.

Comparison of interferon-gamma production between TB1 and TB2 tubes of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus: a meta-analysis

Guntur Darmawan  1   2 , Lie Monica Sherine Liman  3 , Laniyati Hamijoyo  4 , Nur Atik  5 , Bachti Alisjahbana  6   7 , Edhyana Sahiratmadja  5
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Comparison of interferon-gamma production between TB1 and TB2 tubes of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus: a meta-analysis

Guntur Darmawan et al. Clin Chem Lab Med. .
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Abstract

Objectives: CD8 T-cells play an important role in interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) production as a host defense against tuberculosis (TB) infection. Therefore, QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) was developed by adding a TB2 tube beside the TB1 tube. This study aimed to compare and analyze the difference in IFN-γ production between the two tubes in general and specific populations.

Content: PubMed, Web of Science, and EBSCO were searched for studies reporting IFN-γ production levels in the TB1 and TB2 tubes. Statistical analysis was performed using RevMan 5.3.

Summary: A total of 17 studies met the inclusion criteria. The IFN-γ production in the TB2 tube was statistically higher than that in the TB1 tube (mean difference (MD)=0.02, 95 % confidence interval (95 % CI): 0.01-0.03). Further subgroup analysis in specific populations revealed that the MD of IFN-γ production between the TB2 and TB1 tubes was significantly higher in active TB subjects than in latent TB infection (LTBI) subjects (MD=1.13, 95 % CI: 0.49-1.77, and MD=0.30, 95 % CI: 0.00-0.60, respectively). A similar finding was found in immune-mediated inflammatory disease subjects, but not statistically significant. Interestingly, IFN-γ production capacity was lower in active TB subjects than in LTBI subjects in each of the TB1 and TB2 tubes.

Outlook: This study is the first to systematically compare IFN-γ production between the TB1 and TB2 tubes. The IFN-γ production was higher in the TB2 tube than in the TB1 tube, representing the host's CD8 T-cell response magnitude to TB infection.

Keywords: CD8 T-cells; QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus; TB1 tube; TB2 tube; interferon-gamma.

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