A Key Role of CD8+ T Cells in Controlling of Tuberculosis Infection

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The main role in the control of tuberculosis infection is played by macrophages and Th1 and CD8+ T cells. The study aimed to identify the most diagnostically significant CD8+ T cell subsets in tuberculosis patients. Methods: Peripheral blood samples from patients with clinical, radiological, and bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (TB, n = 32) and healthy subjects (HC, n = 31) were collected and analyzed using 10-color flow cytometry. Results: The frequency of the EM4 CD3+CD8+ cells was reduced in the peripheral blood of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, while the relative and absolute number of EM1 CD3+CD8+ cells increased compared to the control group. CD57 expression was reduced in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis on EM1, EM2, and pE1 CD3+CD8+ cells, whereas the EM3 cells had a high level of CD57 expression. The relative and absolute number of Tc2 (CCR6–CXCR3–) cells in peripheral blood in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis was increased, while the frequency of Tc1 (CCR6–CXCR3+) was decreased, compared to healthy donors. Conclusions: Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis have an abnormal CD3+CD8+ cell profile and demonstrate their impaired maturation and functional activity.

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Kudryavtsev, I., Zinchenko, Y., Serebriakova, M., Akisheva, T., Rubinstein, A., Savchenko, A., … Starshinova, A. (2023). A Key Role of CD8+ T Cells in Controlling of Tuberculosis Infection. Diagnostics, 13(18). https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13182961

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