Yang Hui, Lin Qi-de, Qiu Li-Hua, Zhao Ai-Ming, Hu Ke, Chen Guang-Jie, Shi Gui-Ying
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 200001, China.
Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi. 2008 Aug;43(8):602-5.
To study the changes in the percentage of CD(4)(+)CD(25)(+) regulatory T (Tr) cells in peripheral blood and deciduas in unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion (URSA) patients, normal non-pregnant and pregnant women respectively.
The percentage of CD(4)(+)CD(25)(+) Tr cells in deciduas and peripheral blood from 25 URSA patients, 22 normal non-pregnant (NNP) women, and 34 normal early pregnant (NP) women were measured by double-staining followed by flow cytometric analysis.
(1) The percentage of CD(4)(+)CD(25)(bright) T cells in peripheral blood in both URSA and NP [(1.55 +/- 0.77)%, (2.65 +/- 1.10)%, respectively] women were increased significantly than that in NNP women [(0.39 +/- 0.14)%, P < 0.05]. The percentage of CD(4)(+)CD(25)(bright) T cells in peripheral blood in URSA women was significantly lower than that in NP women (P < 0.05). (2) The percentage of CD(4)(+)CD(25)(bright) T cells in decidua in URSA women was significantly lower than that in NP women [(0.59 +/- 0.23)%, (1.24 +/- 0.55)%, respectively, P < 0.01]. There was no significant difference in the percentage of CD(4)(+)CD(25)(dim) T cells in decidua between URSA women and NP women [(4.23 +/- 1.52)%, (3.75 +/- 1.88)%, respectively, P > 0.05]. (3) The proportion of CD(4)(+)CD(25)(bright)/CD(4)(+) cells in deciduas was significantly higher than that in peripheral blood in NP women [(13.10 +/- 10.25)%, (5.59 +/- 2.62)%, respectively, P < 0.05]. However, a significant difference in the proportion of CD(4)(+)CD(25)(bright)/CD(4)(+) between decidua and peripheral blood was not found in URSA patients [(5.16 +/- 2.83)%, (4.64 +/- 2.07)%, respectively, P > 0.05)].
The number of CD(4)(+)CD(25)(+) Tr cells is increased in normal pregnancy and decreased in URSA. Therefore, CD(4)(+)CD(25)(+) Tr cells may play an important role in maintaining maternal-fetal tolerance and may be involved in the pathogenesis of URSA.
分别研究不明原因复发性自然流产(URSA)患者、正常未孕女性及正常孕早期女性外周血和蜕膜中CD4⁺CD25⁺调节性T(Tr)细胞百分比的变化。
采用双色免疫荧光标记及流式细胞术分析,检测25例URSA患者、22例正常未孕(NNP)女性及34例正常孕早期(NP)女性蜕膜和外周血中CD4⁺CD25⁺Tr细胞的百分比。
(1)URSA组和NP组女性外周血中CD4⁺CD25⁺亮型T细胞百分比[分别为(1.55±0.77)%、(2.65±1.10)%]均显著高于NNP组女性[(0.39±0.14)%,P<0.05]。URSA组女性外周血中CD4⁺CD25⁺亮型T细胞百分比显著低于NP组女性(P<0.05)。(2)URSA组女性蜕膜中CD4⁺CD25⁺亮型T细胞百分比显著低于NP组女性[分别为(0.59±0.23)%、(1.24±0.55)%,P<0.01]。URSA组女性与NP组女性蜕膜中CD4⁺CD25⁺暗型T细胞百分比[分别为(4.23±1.52)%、(3.75±1.88)%]差异无统计学意义(P>0.05)。(3)NP组女性蜕膜中CD4⁺CD25⁺亮型/CD4⁺细胞比例显著高于外周血[分别为(13.10±10.25)%、(5.59±2.62)%,P<0.05]。然而,URSA患者蜕膜与外周血中CD4⁺CD25⁺亮型/CD4⁺细胞比例差异无统计学意义[分别为(5.16±2.83)%、(4.64±2.07)%,P>0.05]。
正常妊娠时CD4⁺CD25⁺Tr细胞数量增加,URSA时减少。因此,CD4⁺CD25⁺Tr细胞可能在维持母胎耐受中起重要作用,并可能参与URSA的发病机制。