Stroke-derived neutrophils demonstrate higher formation potential and impaired resolution of CD66b + driven neutrophil extracellular traps

Abstract Background Recent evidence suggests a merging role of immunothrombosis in the formation of arterial thrombosis. Our study aims to investigate its relevance in stroke patients. Methods We compared the peripheral immunological profile of stroke patients vs. healthy controls. Serum samples wer...

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Main Authors: Angeliki Datsi, Laura Piotrowski, Markella Markou, Thomas Köster, Isabelle Kohtz, Kerstin Lang, Sabine Plöttner, Heiko Udo Käfferlein, Burkhard Pleger, Ramon Martinez, Bogdan Pintea, Roland Fried, Marcus Müller, Rene Chapot, Konstantinos Gousias
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author Angeliki Datsi
Laura Piotrowski
Markella Markou
Thomas Köster
Isabelle Kohtz
Kerstin Lang
Sabine Plöttner
Heiko Udo Käfferlein
Burkhard Pleger
Ramon Martinez
Bogdan Pintea
Roland Fried
Marcus Müller
Rene Chapot
Konstantinos Gousias
author_facet Angeliki Datsi
Laura Piotrowski
Markella Markou
Thomas Köster
Isabelle Kohtz
Kerstin Lang
Sabine Plöttner
Heiko Udo Käfferlein
Burkhard Pleger
Ramon Martinez
Bogdan Pintea
Roland Fried
Marcus Müller
Rene Chapot
Konstantinos Gousias
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description Abstract Background Recent evidence suggests a merging role of immunothrombosis in the formation of arterial thrombosis. Our study aims to investigate its relevance in stroke patients. Methods We compared the peripheral immunological profile of stroke patients vs. healthy controls. Serum samples were functionally analyzed for their formation and clearance of Neutrophil-Extracellular-Traps. The composition of retrieved thrombi has been immunologically analyzed. Results Peripheral blood of stroke patients showed significantly elevated levels of DNAse-I (p < 0.001), LDG (p = 0.003), CD4 (p = 0.005) as well as the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-17 (p < 0.001), INF-γ (p < 0.001) and IL-22 (p < 0.001) compared to controls, reflecting a TH1/TH17 response. Increased counts of DNAse-I in sera (p = 0.045) and Neutrophil-Extracellular-Traps in thrombi (p = 0.032) have been observed in patients with onset time of symptoms longer than 4,5 h. Lower values of CD66b in thrombi were independently associated with greater improvement of NIHSS after mechanical thrombectomy (p = 0.045). Stroke-derived neutrophils show higher potential for Neutrophil-Extracellular-Traps formation after stimulation and worse resolution under DNAse-I treatment compared to neutrophils derived from healthy individuals. Conclusions Our data provide new insight in the role of activated neutrophils and Neutrophil-Extracellular-Traps in ischemic stroke. Future larger studies are warranted to further investigate the role of immunothrombosis in the cascades of stroke. Trial registration DRKS, DRKS00013278, Registered 15 November 2017, https://www.drks.de/drks_web/navigate.do?navigationId=trial.HTML&TRIAL_ID=DRKS00013278
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spelling doaj.art-864d218195f24bbea6950134437c7fc42023-06-25T11:20:26ZengBMCBMC Neurology1471-23772022-05-0122111110.1186/s12883-022-02707-0Stroke-derived neutrophils demonstrate higher formation potential and impaired resolution of CD66b + driven neutrophil extracellular trapsAngeliki Datsi0Laura Piotrowski1Markella Markou2Thomas Köster3Isabelle Kohtz4Kerstin Lang5Sabine Plöttner6Heiko Udo Käfferlein7Burkhard Pleger8Ramon Martinez9Bogdan Pintea10Roland Fried11Marcus Müller12Rene Chapot13Konstantinos Gousias14Institute for Transplantation Diagnostics and Cell Therapeutics, Heinrich-Heine-University DüsseldorfMedical School, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of BonnDepartment of Neurology and Psychotraumatology, BG Klinikum DuisburgDepartment for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Bonn Venusberg-Campus 1Ruhr University BochumInstitute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine (IPA) Ruhr University Bochum (IPA)Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine (IPA) Ruhr University Bochum (IPA)Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine (IPA) Ruhr University Bochum (IPA)Department of Neurology, University Hospital Bergmannsheil BochumDepartment of BG Neurosurgery and Spinal Surgery, University Hospital Bergmannsheil BochumDepartment of BG Neurosurgery and Spinal Surgery, University Hospital Bergmannsheil BochumStatistics in the Biosciences, TU Dortmund UniversityDepartment of Neurology, St Marien Academic Hospital HammDepartment of Radiology and NeuroradiologyDepartment of Neurosurgery, KLW St Paulus Corporation, St Marien Academic Hospital Lünen, Westfälische Wilhelms-University MünsterAbstract Background Recent evidence suggests a merging role of immunothrombosis in the formation of arterial thrombosis. Our study aims to investigate its relevance in stroke patients. Methods We compared the peripheral immunological profile of stroke patients vs. healthy controls. Serum samples were functionally analyzed for their formation and clearance of Neutrophil-Extracellular-Traps. The composition of retrieved thrombi has been immunologically analyzed. Results Peripheral blood of stroke patients showed significantly elevated levels of DNAse-I (p < 0.001), LDG (p = 0.003), CD4 (p = 0.005) as well as the pro-inflammatory cytokines IL-17 (p < 0.001), INF-γ (p < 0.001) and IL-22 (p < 0.001) compared to controls, reflecting a TH1/TH17 response. Increased counts of DNAse-I in sera (p = 0.045) and Neutrophil-Extracellular-Traps in thrombi (p = 0.032) have been observed in patients with onset time of symptoms longer than 4,5 h. Lower values of CD66b in thrombi were independently associated with greater improvement of NIHSS after mechanical thrombectomy (p = 0.045). Stroke-derived neutrophils show higher potential for Neutrophil-Extracellular-Traps formation after stimulation and worse resolution under DNAse-I treatment compared to neutrophils derived from healthy individuals. Conclusions Our data provide new insight in the role of activated neutrophils and Neutrophil-Extracellular-Traps in ischemic stroke. Future larger studies are warranted to further investigate the role of immunothrombosis in the cascades of stroke. Trial registration DRKS, DRKS00013278, Registered 15 November 2017, https://www.drks.de/drks_web/navigate.do?navigationId=trial.HTML&TRIAL_ID=DRKS00013278https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-022-02707-0StrokeThrombusNeutrophil-Extracellular-TrapsCD66b + Immunothrombosis
spellingShingle Angeliki Datsi
Laura Piotrowski
Markella Markou
Thomas Köster
Isabelle Kohtz
Kerstin Lang
Sabine Plöttner
Heiko Udo Käfferlein
Burkhard Pleger
Ramon Martinez
Bogdan Pintea
Roland Fried
Marcus Müller
Rene Chapot
Konstantinos Gousias
Stroke-derived neutrophils demonstrate higher formation potential and impaired resolution of CD66b + driven neutrophil extracellular traps
BMC Neurology
Stroke
Thrombus
Neutrophil-Extracellular-Traps
CD66b + 
Immunothrombosis
title Stroke-derived neutrophils demonstrate higher formation potential and impaired resolution of CD66b + driven neutrophil extracellular traps
title_full Stroke-derived neutrophils demonstrate higher formation potential and impaired resolution of CD66b + driven neutrophil extracellular traps
title_fullStr Stroke-derived neutrophils demonstrate higher formation potential and impaired resolution of CD66b + driven neutrophil extracellular traps
title_full_unstemmed Stroke-derived neutrophils demonstrate higher formation potential and impaired resolution of CD66b + driven neutrophil extracellular traps
title_short Stroke-derived neutrophils demonstrate higher formation potential and impaired resolution of CD66b + driven neutrophil extracellular traps
title_sort stroke derived neutrophils demonstrate higher formation potential and impaired resolution of cd66b driven neutrophil extracellular traps
topic Stroke
Thrombus
Neutrophil-Extracellular-Traps
CD66b + 
Immunothrombosis
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12883-022-02707-0
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