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ArticleNeuropsychiatric disease and treatment2023

Peripheral Blood Th1/Th17 Immune Cell Shift is Associated with Disease Activity and Severity of AQP4 Antibody Sero-Positive Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder.

Fangzheng Cao, Yiqi Wang, Ruili Wei, Chunrong Li, Yifan Cheng, Yu Zhou, Tianyu Jin, Houwen Zhang, Luting Lin, Bin Xu

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Article in Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Fangzheng Cao *The Second Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yiqi Wang *Department of Neurology, Center for Rehabilitation Medicine, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Ruili WeiDepartment of Neurology, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Chunrong LiDepartment of Neurology, Center for Rehabilitation Medicine, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yifan ChengDepartment of Neurology, Center for Rehabilitation Medicine, People's Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Yu ZhouThe Second Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Tianyu JinThe Second Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Houwen ZhangThe Second Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Luting LinSchool of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Bin XuDepartment of Neurology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, People's Republic of China.
Zhejiang Chinese Medical University · CNZhejiang Provincial People's Hospital · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a rare recurrent autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. However, to date, the peripheral blood profile of the T helper cell subsets in NMOSD remains controversial and poorly understood. This study aimed to compare the levels of helper T cell subsets in the peripheral blood from patients with NMOSD in different phases of the disease and studied their correlation with the clinical severity of the disease. Patients and methods: We used flow cytometry with cellular membrane surface staining to measure the levels of helper T cell subsets in 50 patients with NMOSD during the attack (n = 25) and remission (n = 25) phases and in 21 healthy controls. Results: Patients with NMOSD had higher levels of Th1 and Th17 cells in the attack phase compared to parallel populations in the remission phase and healthy controls. Th1/Th2 and Th17/Treg ratios were positively correlated with the severity of the disease in the attack phase of NMOSD. In contrast, Treg cell levels were negatively correlated with the severity of the disease in the attack phase in patients with NMOSD. Conclusion: The peripheral blood immune profile in NMOSD towards a Th1/Th17 cell-mediated pro-inflammatory immune response, which is associated with disease activity and severity of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder.

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flow cytometryhelper T celllymphocyte subsetsneuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

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