Peripheral Blood Regulatory T Cells and IL-6 are Associated with Cognitive Impairment After Acute Ischemic Stroke
Yueyue Chang, Xuke Zhang, Chuanqing Yu, Lei Zhu, Shiyu Sun, Zhongwu Sun · 2026
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Yueyue Chang and colleagues measured immune markers after stroke in 2026. Thinking problems often follow an acute ischemic stroke. Two blood factors may help predict that decline. One is a calming immune cell type called regulatory T cells. The other is an inflammatory signal called interleukin six. The team enrolled over two hundred fifty stroke patients. Blood tests measured both factors soon after the event. Cognition was checked again six months later. Patients split into clear, mildly impaired, and dementia groups.
Both markers ran higher in impaired patients. The gap was sharpest for the dementia group. After adjustments, the cell share still predicted impairment. The signal level predicted dementia on its own. Combined, the two markers predicted impairment better than either alone. The authors call both factors risk markers for decline. They also name them as possible treatment targets. The study links immune state to brain recovery after stroke.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yueyue Chang, Xuke Zhang, Chuanqing Yu, Lei Zhu, Shiyu Sun, Zhongwu Sun |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 55 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |