The Association of Monocyte Subtypes Frequency and Serum TNF-α and TGF-β Levels with Diabetic Wound Grade
Abstract
The exact mechanisms underlying impaired wound healing in diabetes are not fully understood. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of classical and non-classical monocyte ratios along with TNF-α and TGF-β plasma levels on diabetic wound healing.
Twenty-four patients with confirmed type 2 diabetes and twenty healthy controls were enrolled in this study. The peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) isolation was performed by Ficoll-Paque density gradient centrifugation method. The frequency of different subsets of monocytes was characterized in diabetic patients and healthy controls using flow cytometry. TNF-α and TGF-β plasma levels were measured by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method.
We found a significant difference in the frequency of classical and non-classical monocytes in healthy controls and diabetic patients. The plasma level of TNF-α was higher in diabetic patients than in healthy controls, and its level was associated with wound grade. Moreover, the plasma level of TGF-β was lower in diabetic patients rather than healthy controls. Also, our data showed a higher percentage of non-classical monocytes as wound grade increased.
In conclusion, the wound healing process is affected by diabetes via changes in non-classical and classical monocyte percentages, which may be the result of TNF-α increase and TGF-β levels decreasing in diabetic patients’ plasma.
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