• Medicina · Jan 2023

    Circulating CD4+ Treg, CD8+ Treg, and CD3+ γδ T Cell Subpopulations in Ovarian Cancer.

    • Rong Li, Juan Xu, Ming Wu, Shuna Liu, Xin Fu, Wenwen Shang, Ting Wang, Xuemei Jia, and Fang Wang.
    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China.
    • Medicina (Kaunas). 2023 Jan 20; 59 (2).

    AbstractBackground and Objectives: Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are usually enriched in ovarian cancer (OC), and their immunosuppressive function plays a key role in tumorigenesis and progression. We mainly explored the phenotypical characterization of Treg-related markers on αβ and γδ T cell subsets in patients with OC. Materials and Methods: Thirty-six untreated patients with OC at the Women's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University from September 2019 to August 2021 were enrolled. Phenotypical characterization of Tregs-related markers were detected by flow cytometry (FCM). Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect the levels of carbohydrate antigen (CA125) and transforming growth factor β (TGF-β). The level of human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) was detected by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay. Results: Circulating CD4+ Tregs, CD8+ Tregs, and CD3+γδ T cell subpopulations from OC patients have elevated Foxp3, CD25, CD122, Vδ1, and reduced CD28 expression compared to benign ovarian tumor (BOT) patients and healthy controls (HC). The upregulation of Foxp3 and Vδ1 and the downregulation of CD28 were highly specific for maintaining the immunosuppression function of CD4+ Tregs, CD3+γδ T cells, and CD8+ Tregs in OC patients. These Treg subpopulations were able to discriminate OC from BOT and HC. The levels of CA125, HE4, and TGF-β were increased in OC patients. A significant positive correlation between Treg subpopulations and CA125, HE4, and TGF-β was revealed. Conclusions: Proportions of CD4+ Tregs, CD8+ Tregs, and CD3+γδ T cell subsets were significantly increased in OC patients and were positively correlated with FIGO stage/metastasis status, CA125, HE4, and TGF-β. These indicators have the potential to be used as immunosurveillance biomarkers for OC.

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