Subpopulations of T lymphocytes in Cuban older adults with chronic lymphoid leukemia

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chronic lymphoid leukemia, T lymphocyte subpopulations, flow cytometry, older adult

Abstract

Introduction: Immunosenescence is associated with an increased risk of cancer development. Among the malignant hemopathies that affect this age group, it is chronic lymphoid leukemia (CLL), characterized by disorders in adaptive immunity, which include subpopulations of T lymphocytes.

Objective: To determine frequency of T lymphocyte subpopulations in older adult patients with chronic lymphoid leukemia evaluated at the Institute of Hematology and Immunology of Cuba.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 30 older adults with chronic lymphoid leukemia. TCD3+CD4+ and TCD3+CD8+ lymphocytes were quantified in peripheral blood by flow cytometry. A Beckman Coulter Gallios flow cytometer was used to read and analyze the data. The percentage values, the mean and the standard deviation were used. It was considered statistically significant if p≤0.05.

Results: There was a predominance of men who represented 56.7% and the age group of 70-79 years. No older adults with CLL with high or normal values of TCD3+CD4+ lymphocytes were reported. Men predominated with low percentage values of TCD3+CD4+, TCD3+CD8+ lymphocytes and inversion of the CD4/CD8 ratio in relation to women.

Conclusions: Older adult with CLL present alterations in the number of T lymphocyte subpopulations. The role of these cells in relation to the growth of malignant B cells it is unknown and it turns out important to determine if this may reflect an attempt to evade tumor cells from immune control.

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Published

2024-01-29

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Triana Marrero Y, Marsán Suárez V, Duarte Pérez Y, Hernández Ramos E, Santana García M, Núñez Rodríguez LY, et al. Subpopulations of T lymphocytes in Cuban older adults with chronic lymphoid leukemia. Rev Cubana Hematol Inmunol Hemoter [Internet]. 2024 Jan. 29 [cited 2025 Apr. 25];40. Available from: https://revhematologia.sld.cu/index.php/hih/article/view/1971

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INMUNOLOGÍA