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ArticleEuropean journal of medical research2023

Comprehensive analysis of immune cell landscapes revealed that immune cell ratio eosinophil/B.cell.memory is predictive of survival in sepsis.

Lei Wang, Guoan Zhang, Wenjie Sun, Yan Zhang, Yi Tian, Xiaohui Yang, Yingfu Liu

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Article in European journal of medical research, 2023. 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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Lei Wang *Microbiology and Immunology Department, Cangzhou Medical College, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei, China.
Guoan Zhang *Science and Technology Experiment Center, Cangzhou Medical College, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei, China.
Wenjie SunScience and Technology Experiment Center, Cangzhou Medical College, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei, China.
Yan ZhangScience and Technology Experiment Center, Cangzhou Medical College, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei, China.
Yi TianMicrobiology and Immunology Department, Cangzhou Medical College, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei, China.
Xiaohui YangScience and Technology Experiment Center, Cangzhou Medical College, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei, China. 15333278020@163.com.
Yingfu LiuUniversity Nanobody Application Technology Research and Development Center of Hebei Province, Cangzhou, 061001, Hebei, China. liu_yingfu@126.com.
People's Hospital of Cangzhou · CNCangzhou Central Hospital · CN

Funding

Hebei Provincial Key R&D Project 19272404D
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundImmune dysregulation is a feature of sepsis. However, a comprehensive analysis of the immune landscapes in septic patients has not been conducted.

objectivesThis study aims to explore the abundance ratios of immune cells in sepsis and investigate their clinical value.

methodsSepsis transcriptome data sets were downloaded from the NCBI GEO database. The immunedeconv R package was employed to analyze the abundance of immune cells in sepsis patients and calculate the ratios of different immune cell types. Differential analysis of immune cell ratios was performed using the t test. The Spearman rank correlation coefficient was utilized to find the relationships between immune cell abundance and pathways. The prognostic significance of immune cell ratios for patient survival probability was assessed using the log-rank test. In addition, differential gene expression was performed using the limma package, and gene co-expression analysis was executed using the WGCNA package.

resultsWe found significant changes in immune cell ratios between sepsis patients and healthy controls. Some of these ratios were associated with 28-day survival. Certain pathways showed significant correlations with immune cell ratios. Notably, six immune cell ratios demonstrated discriminative ability for patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), bacterial sepsis, and viral sepsis, with an Area Under the Curve (AUC) larger than 0.84. Patients with a high eosinophil/B.cell.memory ratio exhibited poor survival outcomes. A total of 774 differential genes were identified in sepsis patients with a high eosinophil/B.cell.memory ratio compared to those with a low ratio. These genes were organized into seven co-expression modules associated with relevant pathways, including interferon signaling, T-cell receptor signaling, and specific granule pathways.

conclusionsImmune cell ratios eosinophil/B.cell.memory and NK.cell.activated/NK.cell.resting in sepsis patients can be utilized for disease subtyping, prognosis, and diagnosis. The proposed cell ratios may have higher prognostic values than the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR).

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EosinophilsSepsisHumansKiller Cells, NaturalPrognosisRetrospective StudiesROC CurveSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeAcute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)InfluenzaIntensive care unit (ICU)Receiver operating characteristic (ROC)Septic shock

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