Peripheral blood regulatory B and T cells are decreased in patients with focal epilepsy

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Patients with focal epilepsy of unknown cause (FEoUC) may display T cell infiltration in post-surgery brain specimens and increased serum levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines produced by B and T cells, indicating potential involvement of adaptive immunity. Our study aimed to investigate the peripheral blood distribution of B and T cell subgroups to find clues supporting the distinct organization of adaptive immunity in FEoUC. Twenty-two patients with FEoUC and 25 age and sex matched healthy individuals were included. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were immunophenotyped by flow cytometry. Expression levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines and FOXP3 were measured by real-time PCR. Carboxyfluorescein succinimidyl ester (CFSE) proliferation assay was conducted using CD4+ T cells. Patients with FEoUC showed significantly decreased regulatory B (Breg), B1a, plasmablast and regulatory T (Treg) cell percentages, and increased switched memory B and Th17 cell ratios. Moreover, CD4+CD25+CD49d- Tregs of FEoUC patients displayed significantly reduced TGFB1 and FOXP3, but increased IL10 gene expression levels. CD4+ helper T cells of patients with FEoUC gave more exaggerated proliferation responses to phytohemagglutinin, anti-CD3 and anti-CD28 stimulation. Patients with FEoUC display increased effector lymphocyte, decreased regulatory lymphocyte ratios, and impaired Treg function and enhanced lymphocyte proliferation capacity. Overall, this pro-inflammatory phenotype lends support to the involvement of adaptive immunity in FEoUC.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:387

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Journal of neuroimmunology - 387(2024) vom: 15. Feb., Seite 578287

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sanli, Elif [VerfasserIn]
Sirin, Nermin Gorkem [VerfasserIn]
Kucukali, Cem Ismail [VerfasserIn]
Baykan, Betul [VerfasserIn]
Ulusoy, Canan Aysel [VerfasserIn]
Bebek, Nerses [VerfasserIn]
Yilmaz, Vuslat [VerfasserIn]
Tuzun, Erdem [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cytokines
Epilepsy
Forkhead Transcription Factors
IL-10
Journal Article
Regulatory B cell
Regulatory T cell
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 14.02.2024

Date Revised 21.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jneuroim.2024.578287

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367324415