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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-31
pubmed:abstractText
CD4 T cells play a significant role in the pathogenesis of rejection, providing help to alloreactive CD8 and B cells, however, the exact contribution of each memory compartment in vivo has not been defined. They are also important for the maintenance of tolerance due to regulatory activity of specialized subsets. In this study, we assessed changes in frequencies of functionally distinct lymphocyte subsets of peripheral blood (PBLs) in 26 heart transplant recipients (HT) in association with rejection episodes. Patients who developed rejection (n = 7), namely Grade 3B (n = 1), 3A (n = 4), or 2 (n = 2), in comparison with those with stable graft function displayed at baseline (pre-HT) higher percentages of naive (CCR7+CD45RA+) CD4 T cells (median 48 vs 36.6%; P = .035) and lower percentages of central memory (CCR7+CD45RA-) CD4 T cells (33.3 vs 46.5%; P = .035). At 30 days post-HT, CD4/CD127(low)FoxP3+ T cells were significantly reduced among patients with rejection episodes (0.84 vs 2.15%; P = .042). CD8 final effector T cells were increased at 90 days post-HT among those patients who experienced rejection (TEM2: 60.8 vs 31.9%; P < .1), at the expense of shrinking CD8 central memory compartment (TCM: 8.6 vs 12.9%; P = .046). The potential role of T-cell memory distribution should be further evaluated in HT patients as possible markers to discriminate patients at risk for rejection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1873-2623
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2480-4
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19715957-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19715957-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19715957-Antigens, CD45, pubmed-meshheading:19715957-CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:19715957-CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:19715957-Cardiomyopathies, pubmed-meshheading:19715957-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19715957-Flow Cytometry, pubmed-meshheading:19715957-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:19715957-Graft Rejection, pubmed-meshheading:19715957-Heart Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:19715957-Heart Valve Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:19715957-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19715957-Immunologic Memory, pubmed-meshheading:19715957-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19715957-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19715957-Myocardial Ischemia, pubmed-meshheading:19715957-Postoperative Complications, pubmed-meshheading:19715957-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:19715957-Receptors, CCR7
pubmed:articleTitle
The potential role of T-cell memory distribution as predisposing factor for rejection in heart transplant recipients.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinical Immunology Unit, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't