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Changes and significance of CD+4CD+25 regulatory T cells,transforming growth factorβ1 and Flt3 ligand in children with aplastic anemia.
HUANG Yonglan,HUANG Shaoliang,LIANG Weiwen
2007, 22(02):
130-133 .
AbstractObjectiveTo investigate the roles of immune regulatory T cells and cytokines in immune disorders in pediatric aplastic anemia(AA).
MethodsLymphocyte subsets and CD+4CD+25 cells in bone marrow(BM) and peripheral blood(PB) were detected by FACS,and the levels of TGFβ1 and Flt3L in BM were measured by ELISA in 27 patients with idiopathic pediatric AA and controls.
ResultsCompared to controls,the frequencies of CD+3CD+8 cells in BM and PB increased significantly in untreated AA patients,and the frequencies of NK in PB and B cells in BM decreased significantly in untreated SAA.The frequency of CD+4CD+25 cells in untreated SAA group \[(7.5±3.4)%\] was higher than that in controls \[(4.3±0.9)%,P<0.05\].The ratio of CD+4CD+25/ CD+4 in BM of untreated SAA group \[(28.9±11.1)%\] and MAA group \[(28.2±9.4)%\] was higher than that of controls \[(17.4±0.9)%,P<0.05,respectively\].The levels of TGFβ1 in untreated SAA group \[(2.2±1.7)μg/L\] and MAA group \[(2.0±0.6)μg/L\] were lower than that in controls\[(4.4±0.9)μg/L,P<0.01、<0.05,respectively\].Flt3L in SAA group \[(1031.1±321.8)ng/L\] and MAA group \[(694.7±424.7)ng/L\] was higher than that in controls\[(63.0±37.5)ng/L,P<0.01,respectively\].In recovered SAA patients treated by immunosuppressive therapy,all of the above but the frequency of CD+3CD+8 cells in PB returned to normal levels.There was significant positive relationship between CD+4CD+25 and CD+3,CD+3CD+4 cells (r=0.495,0.540,P<0.01,respectively),as well as between Flt3L and CD+3,CD+3 CD+4,CD+3CD+8,CD+4CD+25 cells in BM(r=0.732,0.542,0.688,0.405,P<0.01,<0.01,<0.01,<0.05,respectively).Negative relations were found between TGFβ1 and Flt3L,CD+3CD+8 cells(r=-0.431,-0.482,P<0.05、<0.01,respectively).
ConclusionThese results indicate that pediatric AA is not related to CD+4CD+25 regulatory T cells deficiency.The decreased TGFβ1 and increased Flt3L in BM may play an important role in T lymphocytes proliferation and function disorders in pediatric AA.
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