Effect of gender , aging , smoking and urinary tract infections on level of CD4+ T lymphocytes in hypertensive patients treated with propranolol and captopril drugs

Abstract

Forms of adaptive response may be useful markers of endothelial activation and local or systemic inflammation. In this study the CD4+ T lymphocytes were evaluated during vascular disease like hypertension and the effect of other factors like sex, aging , smoking , anti hypertension drugs treatment (mainly with some β-blockers or angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors) and urinary tract infections on expression of the CD4+ T lymphocytes were also studied . The results showed that mean level of CD4+ T lymphocytes was increased in hypertensive patients (p≤ 0.01) and this increase is more in female compared to male . Level of CD4+ T lymphocytes was significantly elevated in hypertensive subjects with age group of 30-40 years and the level started to decreased with aging. However, upon treatment with antihypertensive drugs (mainly β-blocker or angiotensin enzyme inhibitors) the level of CD4+ T lymphocytes was reported to decreased . CD4+T lympho-cytes level was significantly increased in hypertensive smoking patients(P ≤ 0.01) and in patients suffering from urinary tract infections (UTIs) .