title: Comparison between sirolimus- and paclitaxel-eluting stent in T-cell subsets redistribution.
abstract: We sought to investigate the effects of 2 different coronary drug-eluting stents on the distribution of central or effector memory T cells circulating in the coronary sinus of patients with coronary artery disease who underwent percutaneous coronary revascularization. We randomly assigned 43 patients (mean age 65.4 +/- 4.3 years; 34 men) presenting with stable coronary disease and angiographically proved stenosis of the left anterior descending artery to treatment with sirolimus- or paclitaxel-eluting stents. Heparinized blood samples were obtained from the coronary sinus before and 20 minutes after stent implantation. Analysis of surface phenotype was performed by 4-color flow cytometry, and data are expressed as the percentage of positive cells. The percentages of CD8+ and CD4+ effector memory T cells, as defined by the CD3+CD45RO+CD27- phenotype, were significantly reduced in patients who received a sirolimus-eluting stent compared with the basal values. Conversely, the percentages of CD8+, but not CD4+, central memory T cells (CD3+CD45RO+CD27+) were increased in the same treatment group after the revascularization procedure. No changes in the percentages of memory T-cell populations in the paclitaxel-eluting stent group were observed. These findings show that sirolimus-eluting stents rapidly induced a redistribution of memory T lymphocytes, with a significant decrease of proinflammatory effector memory T cells circulating within the coronary sinus.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Cardiovascolari e Respiratorie, Università La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. rino.sardella@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: Gennaro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sardella
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Luca
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Roma
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Persio
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.forename: Marino
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paroli
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fedele
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000502:physiology; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015607:Stents; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D017239:Paclitaxel; D020123:Sirolimus