PMID- 35265721 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220404 LR - 20220405 IS - 2314-7156 (Electronic) IS - 2314-8861 (Print) IS - 2314-7156 (Linking) VI - 2022 DP - 2022 TI - Altered Phenotype of Circulating Dendritic Cells and Regulatory T Cells from Patients with Acute Myocarditis. PG - 8873146 LID - 10.1155/2022/8873146 [doi] LID - 8873146 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) and regulatory T cells (Tregs) play an essential role in myocarditis. However, a particular DC phenotype in this disease has not been assessed. Herein, we aim to evaluate myeloid (mDCs) and plasmacytoid DC (pDC) phenotype, as well as Treg levels from myocarditis patients and healthy controls. Using multiparametric flow cytometry, we evaluated the levels of myeloid DCs (mDCs), plasmacytoid DCs (pDCs), and Tregs in peripheral blood from myocarditis patients (n = 16) and healthy volunteers (n = 16) and performed correlation analysis with clinical parameters through Sperman test. DCs from myocarditis patients showed a higher expression of costimulatory molecules while a diminished expression of the inhibitory receptors, ILT2 and ILT4. Even more, Treg cells from myocarditis patients displayed higher levels of FOXP3 compared to controls. Clinically, the increased levels of mDCs and their higher expression of costimulatory molecules correlate with a worse myocardial function, higher levels of acute phase reactants, and higher cardiac enzymes. This study shows an activating phenotype of circulating DCs from myocarditis patients. This proinflammatory status may contribute to the pathogenesis and immune deregulation in acute myocarditis. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Paola del Carmen Guerra-de-Blas et al. FAU - Guerra-de-Blas, Paola Del Carmen AU - Guerra-de-Blas PDC AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3050-6865 AD - The Mexican Emerging Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Network (LaRed), Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico. FAU - Cruz-Gonzalez, Daniela AU - Cruz-Gonzalez D AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0261-2292 AD - Medicina Molecular Y Traslacional, Centro de Investigacion en Ciencias de la Salud Y Biomedicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico. AD - Nutrition Deparment, Universidad de Matehuala, Mexico. FAU - Martinez-Shio, Elena B AU - Martinez-Shio EB AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2125-534X AD - Medicina Molecular Y Traslacional, Centro de Investigacion en Ciencias de la Salud Y Biomedicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico. FAU - Gonzalez-Amaro, Roberto AU - Gonzalez-Amaro R AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6025-7375 AD - Medicina Molecular Y Traslacional, Centro de Investigacion en Ciencias de la Salud Y Biomedicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico. FAU - Gonzalez-Pacheco, Hector AU - Gonzalez-Pacheco H AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4370-9963 AD - Departamento de Urgencias Y Unidad Coronaria, Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia "Ignacio Chavez", Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico. FAU - Layseca-Espinosa, Esther AU - Layseca-Espinosa E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-2824-5486 AD - Medicina Molecular Y Traslacional, Centro de Investigacion en Ciencias de la Salud Y Biomedicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico. FAU - Escobedo-Uribe, Carlos D AU - Escobedo-Uribe CD AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9425-5458 AD - Departamento de Cardiologia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico. FAU - Monsivais-Urenda, Adriana E AU - Monsivais-Urenda AE AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9962-4531 AD - Medicina Molecular Y Traslacional, Centro de Investigacion en Ciencias de la Salud Y Biomedicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20220228 PL - Egypt TA - J Immunol Res JT - Journal of immunology research JID - 101627166 SB - IM MH - Dendritic Cells MH - Flow Cytometry MH - Humans MH - *Myocarditis MH - Phenotype MH - *T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory PMC - PMC8901353 COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/03/11 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/05 06:00 PMCR- 2022/02/28 CRDT- 2022/03/10 05:46 PHST- 2021/10/11 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/01/19 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2022/02/05 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/03/10 05:46 [entrez] PHST- 2022/03/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/05 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/02/28 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2022/8873146 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Immunol Res. 2022 Feb 28;2022:8873146. doi: 10.1155/2022/8873146. eCollection 2022.