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Regulatory T cells (Treg cells) are considered atheroprotective. We investigated the relationship between the absolute number of different phenotypes of Treg cells and abnormal carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) in women with SLE. Sixty-six women with SLE with no history of CV disease were included. Carotid IMT was quantified by ultrasound. Abnormal carotid IMT was defined as \u22650.8\u2009mm and two groups were compared according to this definition. Flow cytometry was used to analyze Foxp3 and Helios expression in peripheral blood CD4 T cells. A significantly higher level of absolute CD4+CD25+FoxP3<jats:sup>high<\/jats:sup> T cells was present in patients with abnormal carotid IMT compared with those without (<mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\"><mml:mn>1.795<\/mml:mn><mml:mo>\u00b1<\/mml:mo><mml:mn>4.182<\/mml:mn><mml:mtext>\u2009<\/mml:mtext><mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">c<\/mml:mi><mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">e<\/mml:mi><mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">l<\/mml:mi><mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">l<\/mml:mi><mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">s<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>\/<\/mml:mo><mml:mi>\u03bc<\/mml:mi><mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">l<\/mml:mi><\/mml:math> vs. <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M2\"><mml:mn>0.274<\/mml:mn><mml:mo>\u00b1<\/mml:mo><mml:mn>0.784<\/mml:mn><mml:mtext>\u2009<\/mml:mtext><mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">c<\/mml:mi><mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">e<\/mml:mi><mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">l<\/mml:mi><mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">l<\/mml:mi><mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">s<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>\/<\/mml:mo><mml:mi>\u03bc<\/mml:mi><mml:mi mathvariant=\"normal\">l<\/mml:mi><\/mml:math>; <mml:math xmlns:mml=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M3\"><mml:mi>p<\/mml:mi><mml:mo>=<\/mml:mo><mml:mn>0.003<\/mml:mn><\/mml:math>). However, no correlations were found between any Treg cell phenotypes and carotid IMT. 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In conclusion, in SLE women, diminished levels of Treg cells based on flow cytometry were not a good indicator of abnormal carotid IMT.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2018\/3271572","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,12,18]],"date-time":"2018-12-18T18:30:56Z","timestamp":1545157856000},"page":"1-8","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["The Role of Circulating Regulatory T Cell Levels on Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2018","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1696-9871","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Mario","family":"Garc\u00eda-Carrasco","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Research Unit, Medical Unit of High Specialty, Manuel \u00c1vila Camacho National Medical Center-CIBIOR, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Puebla, Mexico"},{"name":"Immunology and Rheumatology, Medicine School, 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