Objective:To explore the difference of lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood(PB)between aplastic anemia(AA)and hypoplastic myelodysplastic syndrome(hypo-MDS)patients,meanwhile to compare the clinical parameters obtai...Objective:To explore the difference of lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood(PB)between aplastic anemia(AA)and hypoplastic myelodysplastic syndrome(hypo-MDS)patients,meanwhile to compare the clinical parameters obtained from PB and bone marrow(BM).Methods:The lymphocyte subsets in hypo-MDS(n=25)and.AA(n=33)patients were investigated by flow cytometry.Meanwhile,the differences in PB cell counts,biochemical indicators,BM cell counts and abnormal chromosomes between the two groups were analyzed.Results:The percentage of CD8^(+)T cells in AA group was significantly higher than that in hypo-MDS group(P=0.001),while the percentage of CD4^(+)T cells and the CD4^(+)/CD8^(+)ratio in AA group were obviously lower than those in hypo-MDS group(P=0.015 and 0.001,respectively).Furthermore,the proportion of CD4^(+)and CD8^(+)activated T(TA)cells,and memory Tregs in AA group was distinctly lower than those in hypo-MDS group(P=0.043,0.015 and 0.024,respectively).Nevertheless,the percentage of CD8^(+)naive T(TN)cells in AA patients was remarkably higher(P=0.044).And hypo-MDS patients had declined lymphocyte counts(P=0.025),increased levels of total bilirubin(TBil),lactate dehydrogenase(LDH),vitamin B12 and proportion of BM blasts than AA patients(P=0.019,0.023,0.027 and.0.045,respectively).Conclusion:In this study it was confirmed that the percentages of CD4^(+)and CD8^(+)TA cells,memory Tregs and CD8^(+)TN cells were significantly different between AA and hypo-MDS patients,which provide an essential basis for the identification of these two diseases.展开更多
文摘Objective:To explore the difference of lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood(PB)between aplastic anemia(AA)and hypoplastic myelodysplastic syndrome(hypo-MDS)patients,meanwhile to compare the clinical parameters obtained from PB and bone marrow(BM).Methods:The lymphocyte subsets in hypo-MDS(n=25)and.AA(n=33)patients were investigated by flow cytometry.Meanwhile,the differences in PB cell counts,biochemical indicators,BM cell counts and abnormal chromosomes between the two groups were analyzed.Results:The percentage of CD8^(+)T cells in AA group was significantly higher than that in hypo-MDS group(P=0.001),while the percentage of CD4^(+)T cells and the CD4^(+)/CD8^(+)ratio in AA group were obviously lower than those in hypo-MDS group(P=0.015 and 0.001,respectively).Furthermore,the proportion of CD4^(+)and CD8^(+)activated T(TA)cells,and memory Tregs in AA group was distinctly lower than those in hypo-MDS group(P=0.043,0.015 and 0.024,respectively).Nevertheless,the percentage of CD8^(+)naive T(TN)cells in AA patients was remarkably higher(P=0.044).And hypo-MDS patients had declined lymphocyte counts(P=0.025),increased levels of total bilirubin(TBil),lactate dehydrogenase(LDH),vitamin B12 and proportion of BM blasts than AA patients(P=0.019,0.023,0.027 and.0.045,respectively).Conclusion:In this study it was confirmed that the percentages of CD4^(+)and CD8^(+)TA cells,memory Tregs and CD8^(+)TN cells were significantly different between AA and hypo-MDS patients,which provide an essential basis for the identification of these two diseases.