Observational studyMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2019
Increased Ratio of Circulating T-Helper 1 to T-Helper 2 Cells and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Prospective Observational Study.
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- The interplay between T lymphocytes and macrophages in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury.Molecular and cellular biochemistry · 2024Review
- Association of the PCSK6 rs1531817(C/A) polymorphism with the prognosis and coronary stenosis in premature myocardial infarction patients: a prospective cohort study.Lipids in health and disease · 2024Article
- Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells display a temporal evolving inflammatory profile after myocardial infarction and modify myocardial fibroblasts phenotype.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Identification of shared fatty acid metabolism related signatures in dilated cardiomyopathy and myocardial infarction.Future science OA · 2023Article
- Immune cells drive new immunomodulatory therapies for myocardial infarction: From basic to clinical translation.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Review
- Longitudinal change of Th1, Th2, and Th17 cells and their relationship between cognitive impairment, stroke recurrence, and mortality among acute ischemic stroke patients.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2022Article
- LncRNA NEAT1 correlates with Th17 cells and proinflammatory cytokines, also reflects stenosis degree and cholesterol level in coronary heart disease patients.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2022Article
- Immune cells in cardiac repair and regeneration.Development (Cambridge, England) · 2022Review
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- Cells of the Immune System in Cardiac Remodeling: Main Players in Resolution of Inflammation and Repair After Myocardial Infarction.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Review
- Adaptive Immune Responses in Human Atherosclerosis.International journal of molecular sciences · 2020Review
- Interactive effects of interferon-gamma functional single nucleotid polymorphism (+874 T/A) with cardiovascular risk factors in coronary heart disease and early myocardial infarction risk.Molecular biology reports · 2020Article
- Two decades of heart regeneration research: Cardiomyocyte proliferation and beyond.WIREs mechanisms of diseaseReview
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Abstract
BACKGROUND This study aimed to determine the association between CD4-positive T-helper (Th) cell subsets, T-helper 1 (Th1) and T-helper 2 (Th2) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) determined by coronary artery angiography. MATERIAL AND METHODS Three groups of patients with AMI who underwent coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) included patients with stable CAD (n=35), ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) (n=30), and non-STEMI (NSTEMI) (n=35), and controls (n=33). Measurement of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) was performed. The numbers of circulating CD4-positive Th1 and Th2 cells were measured using flow cytometry. Plasma levels of interferon-γ (IFN-γ) and interleukin-4 (IL-4) were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). RESULTS An increase in the Th1 lymphocyte population was associated with more CAD, and an increased Th1/Th2 ratio was found in patients with NSTEMI and STEMI (controls 7.27±2.98; stable CAD 7.58±2.52; NSTEMI 16.62±2.74; and STEMI 22.32±7.35) (P<0.001). The proportion of Th1 cells and the Th1/Th2 ratio increased as the number of affected arteries, the degree of stenosis, and the lesion length increased. At a median follow-up of 18.2 months, patients with CAD and an increased Th1/Th2 ratio had a significant increase in adverse cardiac events compared with patients with a reduced Th1/Th2 ratio (log-rank, P=0.042). CONCLUSIONS An increased ratio of circulating Th1 to Th2 cells in patients with AMI was associated with the severity of CAD determined by angiography.
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