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Trial reportMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2015

Vincristine-cyclophosphamide combination therapy positively affects T-cell subset distribution in systemic lupus erythematosus patients.

Junwei Chen, Lijuan Ding, Wu Meng, Jinhua Yang, Chenglan Yan, Jianfang Xie, Luo Jing, Xiaofeng Li, Zili Fu

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Trial report in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Junwei ChenDepartment of Rheumatology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China (mainland).
Lijuan DingDepartment of Rheumatology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China (mainland).
Wu MengDepartment of Rheumatology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China (mainland).
Jinhua YangDepartment of Rheumatology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China (mainland).
Chenglan YanDepartment of Rheumatology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China (mainland).
Jianfang XieDepartment of Rheumatology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China (mainland).
Luo JingDepartment of Rheumatology, The First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Shanxi, China (mainland).
Xiaofeng LiDepartment of Rheumatology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China (mainland).
Zili FuDepartment of Rheumatology, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China (mainland).
Shanxi Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study aimed to analyze the T-cell subset distribution in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients and determine whether vincristine-cyclophosphamide combination therapy can positively affect their T-cell subset distribution to keep the disease in remission. MATERIAL AND

methodsThirteen SLE patients with 'low activity' (SLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI)≤9), 17 SLE patients with 'high activity' (SLEDAI>9), and 15 healthy controls were recruited. SLE patients were treated with vincristine-cyclophosphamide combination therapy. CD3+, CD4+, and CD8+ T-cell percentages were analyzed by flow cytometry at baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 12-24 months, and >24 months.

resultsSignificantly negative correlations were observed between the CD3+ and CD4+ T-cell percentages and SLEDAI scores at baseline (r=-0.471, P=0.015; r=-0.473, P=0.015, respectively). A significantly positive correlation was observed between CD4+ T-cell percentage and the complement component C3 at baseline (r=0.612, P=0.002). After 3 months of combination therapy, the CD3+ and CD4+ T-cell percentages were significantly higher than the high activity baseline (P<0.01, P<0.05, respectively). After 6 months, the CD3+, CD4+, and CD8+ T-cell percentages were all significantly higher than the high activity baseline (P<0.01, P<0.05, P<0.05, respectively).

conclusionsT-cell subset distributions vary across different levels of SLE disease activity with higher CD3+ T-cell and CD4+ Th cell percentages favoring lower SLE activity. As CD3+ T-cell and CD4+ Th cell percentages negatively correlate with SLEDAI, vincristine-cyclophosphamide combination therapy appears to positively affect the T-cell subset distribution in SLE patients to keep the disease in remission by increasing their CD3+ T-cell and CD4+ Th cell percentages.

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CyclophosphamideDrug Therapy, CombinationFlow CytometryHumansLupus Erythematosus, SystemicTime FactorsT-Lymphocyte SubsetsVincristineCyclophosphamideVincristine

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PMID25683262
PMCPMC4335592
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