Th1/Th2 polarization of peripheral immune response in atherothrombotic and cardioembolic stroke: a prospective study.
Simone BellaviaIrene ScalaPier Andrea RizzoValerio BrunettiAldobrando BroccoliniGiacomo Della MarcaPaolo CalabresiGiovanni FrisulloPublished in: Scientific reports (2022)
Compelling evidence suggest a key role of immune system in the development and progression of ischemic stroke. Although the balance between proinflammatory CD4 + T helper (Th)-1 lymphocytes, expressing T-bet transcription factor, and anti-inflammatory Th2 cells expressing GATA3 seems to influence the outcome in experimental stroke, the role of peripheral immune response in acute stroke patients is poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate the peripheral Th1/Th2 balance in acute atherothrombotic (ATHS) and cardioembolic stroke (CES) patients and in age- and sex-matched healthy subjects. Using flow cytometry, we analyzed the percentage of CD4 + T-bet + T cells and CD4 + GATA3 + T cells from peripheral blood of ATHS and CES patients (2,4 and 7 days after stroke onset). Patients and controls were screened for infectious conditions, autoimmune, inflammatory, or cancerous diseases. On day 2 circulating CD4 + T-bet + T cells were significantly higher in stroke patients compared to controls, and in ATHS compared to CES and controls. On day 7, we observed a significant increase of CD4 + T-bet + T cells in both ATHS and CES patients compared to baseline. No difference was observed in circulating CD4 + GATA3 + T cells among ATHS, CES patients, and controls. These data suggest that circulating CD4 + T-bet + T cells could be useful marker indicating atherothrombotic genesis of stroke and provide new insight into the peripheral adaptive immune response in acute stroke.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- immune response
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- transcription factor
- atrial fibrillation
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- peripheral blood
- oxidative stress
- signaling pathway
- inflammatory response
- toll like receptor
- regulatory t cells
- hepatitis b virus
- deep learning
- brain injury
- anti inflammatory
- nk cells
- respiratory failure
- endoplasmic reticulum stress
- data analysis