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Circulating PD1(+)Vδ1(+)γδ T Cell Predicts Fertility in Endometrial Polyp Patients of Reproductive-Age

Clinically, immune cell function is correlated with pathogenesis of endometrial polyp (EP) and infertility of women of reproductive-age. However, the underlying immune cell hallmark in EP patients remains unclear. Here, we focused on analyzing circulating immune cells, and attempted to reveal the co...

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Autores principales: Li, Xiao-Hong, Lu, Mei-Yin, Li, Yi-jia, Liu, Zong-hua, Yin, Zhi-nan, Liu, Bin, Wu, Yang-zhe
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8239402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34211457
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.639221
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author Li, Xiao-Hong
Lu, Mei-Yin
Li, Yi-jia
Liu, Zong-hua
Yin, Zhi-nan
Liu, Bin
Wu, Yang-zhe
author_facet Li, Xiao-Hong
Lu, Mei-Yin
Li, Yi-jia
Liu, Zong-hua
Yin, Zhi-nan
Liu, Bin
Wu, Yang-zhe
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description Clinically, immune cell function is correlated with pathogenesis of endometrial polyp (EP) and infertility of women of reproductive-age. However, the underlying immune cell hallmark in EP patients remains unclear. Here, we focused on analyzing circulating immune cells, and attempted to reveal the correlation between peripheral immune cell functional phenotypes and fertility in EP patients. Through comparison of circulating CD4(+)/CD8(+) T cells, NK cells, and γδ T cells between 64 EP patients and 68 healthy females, we found that γδ T cells, but not CD4(+)/CD8(+) T cells and NK cells, were immunologically correlated with conception rate and conception interval time. Specifically, total γδ T cells and the Vδ1(+)PD1(+) γδ T subpopulation decreased whereas the Vδ1/Vδ2 ratio increased in EP patients compared to healthy controls. Moreover, the patients with the higher Vδ1/Vδ2 ratio (median value equals 1.04) had a poorer fertility and longer interval time of conception (210 days versus 158 days for control). Meanwhile, higher Vδ1(+)PD1(+) γδ T cell proportion (median equals 15.7) was positively correlative with both higher conception rate and shortened median conception interval time (130 days for Vδ1(+)PD1(high) group versus 194 days for Vδ1(+)PD1(low) group). Notably, in healthy controls, both Vδ1/Vδ2 ratio and Vδ1(+)PD1(+) γδ T cell proportion correlated with pregnancy rate oppositely, comparing to EP patients. Together, our results suggested that imbalanced γδ T cell population occurred in EP patients, and that Vδ1/Vδ2 ratio and PD-1 expression of Vδ1(+) γδ T cells could be potentially developed into valuable predictors for fertility in EP patients.
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spelling pubmed-82394022021-06-30 Circulating PD1(+)Vδ1(+)γδ T Cell Predicts Fertility in Endometrial Polyp Patients of Reproductive-Age Li, Xiao-Hong Lu, Mei-Yin Li, Yi-jia Liu, Zong-hua Yin, Zhi-nan Liu, Bin Wu, Yang-zhe Front Immunol Immunology Clinically, immune cell function is correlated with pathogenesis of endometrial polyp (EP) and infertility of women of reproductive-age. However, the underlying immune cell hallmark in EP patients remains unclear. Here, we focused on analyzing circulating immune cells, and attempted to reveal the correlation between peripheral immune cell functional phenotypes and fertility in EP patients. Through comparison of circulating CD4(+)/CD8(+) T cells, NK cells, and γδ T cells between 64 EP patients and 68 healthy females, we found that γδ T cells, but not CD4(+)/CD8(+) T cells and NK cells, were immunologically correlated with conception rate and conception interval time. Specifically, total γδ T cells and the Vδ1(+)PD1(+) γδ T subpopulation decreased whereas the Vδ1/Vδ2 ratio increased in EP patients compared to healthy controls. Moreover, the patients with the higher Vδ1/Vδ2 ratio (median value equals 1.04) had a poorer fertility and longer interval time of conception (210 days versus 158 days for control). Meanwhile, higher Vδ1(+)PD1(+) γδ T cell proportion (median equals 15.7) was positively correlative with both higher conception rate and shortened median conception interval time (130 days for Vδ1(+)PD1(high) group versus 194 days for Vδ1(+)PD1(low) group). Notably, in healthy controls, both Vδ1/Vδ2 ratio and Vδ1(+)PD1(+) γδ T cell proportion correlated with pregnancy rate oppositely, comparing to EP patients. Together, our results suggested that imbalanced γδ T cell population occurred in EP patients, and that Vδ1/Vδ2 ratio and PD-1 expression of Vδ1(+) γδ T cells could be potentially developed into valuable predictors for fertility in EP patients. Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-15 /pmc/articles/PMC8239402/ /pubmed/34211457 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.639221 Text en Copyright © 2021 Li, Lu, Li, Liu, Yin, Liu and Wu https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
spellingShingle Immunology
Li, Xiao-Hong
Lu, Mei-Yin
Li, Yi-jia
Liu, Zong-hua
Yin, Zhi-nan
Liu, Bin
Wu, Yang-zhe
Circulating PD1(+)Vδ1(+)γδ T Cell Predicts Fertility in Endometrial Polyp Patients of Reproductive-Age
title Circulating PD1(+)Vδ1(+)γδ T Cell Predicts Fertility in Endometrial Polyp Patients of Reproductive-Age
title_full Circulating PD1(+)Vδ1(+)γδ T Cell Predicts Fertility in Endometrial Polyp Patients of Reproductive-Age
title_fullStr Circulating PD1(+)Vδ1(+)γδ T Cell Predicts Fertility in Endometrial Polyp Patients of Reproductive-Age
title_full_unstemmed Circulating PD1(+)Vδ1(+)γδ T Cell Predicts Fertility in Endometrial Polyp Patients of Reproductive-Age
title_short Circulating PD1(+)Vδ1(+)γδ T Cell Predicts Fertility in Endometrial Polyp Patients of Reproductive-Age
title_sort circulating pd1(+)vδ1(+)γδ t cell predicts fertility in endometrial polyp patients of reproductive-age
topic Immunology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8239402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34211457
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.639221
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