ISSN: 2155-9899
Mirosława Pietruczuk
Poland
Special Issue Article
The Relationship between Leptin, Adiponectin, Resistin and FoxP3+ Treg cells in Patients with Severe Asthma
Author(s): ÅÂukasz Kraszula, Makandjou-Ola Eusebio, Anna JasiÅÂska, Maciej Kupczyk, Piotr Kuna and MirosÅÂawa Pietruczuk
Åukasz Kraszula, Makandjou-Ola Eusebio, Anna JasiÅska, Maciej Kupczyk, Piotr Kuna and MirosÅawa Pietruczuk
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between selected adipocytokines and Foxp3+ Treg cells in patients with asthma.
Methods: The study included fifty-seven patients with asthma (30 with severe and 27 with mild to moderate asthma). The control group comprised 25 healthy volunteers. Asthma was diagnosed in accordance with GINA 2014 recommendation. The phenotype of CD4+CD25highCD127lowFoxp3+ cells was evaluated by multicolor flow cytometry. The concentrations of adipocytokine were determined by immunoenzymatic method (ELISA).
Results: The percentage of CD4+CD25highCD127low Treg cells expressing Foxp3+ in the patients with severe (female 76.5% (66.1-85.2), male 67% (43.5-81.2)), were significantly lower than t.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-9899.1000426