Cycling and activated CD8+ T lymphocytes and their association with disease severity in influenza patients

Abstract

Background T cell lymphopenia was a significant characteristic of severe influenza infection and it was associated with the functional changes of T cells. It is necessary to clarify the T cells characteristics of kinetic changes and their correlation with disease severity. Methods In a cohort of hospitalized influenza patients with varying degrees of severity, we characterized lymphocyte populations using flow cytometry. Results The numbers of cycling (Ki67+) T cells at the acute phase of severe influenza were higher, especially in the memory (CD45RO+) T cell subsets. T cells from hospitalized influenza patients also had significantly higher levels of the exhausted marker PD-1. Cycling status of T cells was associated with T cell activation during the acute phase of influenza infection. The recruitment of cycling and activated (CD38+HLA-DR+) CD8+ T cells subset is delayed in severe influenza patients. Conclusions The increased numbers of cycling memory (Ki67+CD45RO+) T cells subsets and delayed kinetics of activated (CD38+HLA-DR+) CD8+ T cells, could serve as possible biological markers for disease severity.

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