Phenotypical analysis, relation to malignancy and prognostic relevance of ICOS plus T regulatory and dendritic cells in patients with gliomas

作者：Gousias Konstantinos^*; von Ruecker Alexander; Voulgari Paraskevi; Simon Matthias

来源：Journal of Neuroimmunology, 2013, 264(1-2): 84-90.

DOI：10.1016/j.jneuroim.2013.09.001

• Mature dendritic cells
• T regulatory cells
• ICOS
• DC-based immunotherapy
• Glioblastomas

We determined circulating T helper, T regulatory and ICOS + T regulatory as well as DC cell counts in 29 patients with cerebral gliomas. Samples from patients with gliomas vs. healthy controls and from patients with glioblastomas vs. patients with glioma WHO grades I-Ill contained significantly (p < 0.05) decreased numbers of total as well as mature, i.e. myeloid and plasmacytoid DCs. Patients with glioblastomas demonstrated significantly lower values of CD4+ as well as an increased fraction of ICOS + T regulatory/CD4+ cells. Higher CD4+ cell counts (>= 225 cells/mu l, median) were associated with improved survival in glioblastomas.

• 出版日期2013-11-15