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ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine

Peripheral and intestinal T lymphocyte subsets in dogs with chronic inflammatory enteropathy.

Beatriz Agulla, Alejandra Villaescusa, Ángel Sainz, David Díaz-Regañón, Fernando Rodríguez-Franco, Lydia Calleja-Bueno, Patricia Olmeda, Mercedes García-Sancho

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Beatriz AgullaDepartment Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0136-8264
Alejandra VillaescusaDepartment of Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Ángel SainzDepartment of Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
David Díaz-RegañónDepartment of Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1722-8568
Fernando Rodríguez-FrancoDepartment of Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Lydia Calleja-BuenoFacultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio (UAX), Avenida de la Universidad 1, Madrid, Spain.
Patricia OlmedaDepartment of Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Mercedes García-SanchoDepartment of Animal Medicine and Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Universidad Complutense de Madrid · ESUniversidad Alfonso X el Sabio · ESUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona · ES

Funding

Proyecto Santander of Complutense University of Madrid, Spain PR 26/-16-20319Proyecto Santander of Complutense University of Madrid, Spain PR 75/18-21623Proyecto Santander of Complutense University of Madrid, Spain PR 87/19-22606
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDysregulated T lymphocyte response is thought to play a key role in chronic intestinal inflammation (CIE).

objectivesTo evaluate the presence of changes in peripheral and intestinal T lymphocyte subsets and to describe potential immune and inflammatory biomarkers in dogs with CIE. ANIMALS: Sixteen healthy dogs and 26 dogs were diagnosed with CIE.

methodsProspective case-control study evaluating peripheral and intestinal T lymphocytes using flow cytometry and inflammatory markers obtained from complete blood cell counts.

resultsDogs with CIE had higher peripheral activated T helper (Th) lymphocytes (87/μL [18-273] CIE, 44/μL [16-162] healthy control (HC, P = .013) and regulatory T cells (Treg; 108/μL [2-257] CIE, 34/μL [1-114] HC, P = .004). In the intestinal epithelium, CIE dogs presented lower percentages of Th (4.55% [1.75-18.67] CIE, 8.77% [3.79-25.03] HC, P = .002), activated Th cells (0.16% [0.02-0.83] CIE, 0.33% [0.05-0.57] HC, P = .03) and CD4/CD8 ratio (0.08 [0.02-0.39] CIE, 0.21 [0.07-0.85] HC, P = .003). Conversely, higher percentage of activated T cytotoxic cells (20.24% [3.12-77.12] CIE, 12.32% [1.21-39.22] HC, P = .04) and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) producing T lymphocytes (7.36% [0.63-55.83] CIE, 1.44% [0.00-10.56] HC, P = .01) within the epithelium was observed. In the lamina propria the percentage of Treg lymphocytes was higher (6.02% [1.00-21.48] CIE, 3.52% [0.18-10.52] HC, P = .02). CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Systemic and intestinal immune alterations occur in dogs with CIE suggesting that blood IFN-γ producing T lymphocytes and the systemic immune-inflamation index (SII) could potentially serve as biomarkers for the disease.

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Dog DiseasesT-Lymphocyte SubsetsAnimalsCase-Control StudiesChronic DiseaseDogsFemaleFlow CytometryInflammatory Bowel DiseasesIntestinal MucosaMaleProspective StudiesT-Lymphocytes, Regulatoryflow cytometryIBDintraepithelial lymphocyteslamina propria lymphocytesperipheral blood lymphocytesT lymphocytes

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PMID38472110
PMCPMC11099799
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