Frontiers in immunology · 2026
Sex-related peripheral immune profile in ulcerative colitis: links to fatigue.
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Albrecht Thyra, Wider-Eberspächer Elisa, Garza Alejandra P, Morton Lorena, Sulzer Sabrina, Keitel-Anselmino Verena, Rosania Rosa, Dunay Ildiko R
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BACKGROUND: Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory disease marked by mucosal and systemic immune dysregulation. Fatigue is a common, burdensome extraintestinal symptom that often persists beyond active inflammation and affects quality of life. Sex-based differences in immune response and fatigue severity have been reported, but their mechanistic basis remain unclear. This study aimed to characterize peripheral immune profiles across UC disease stages and explore links between immunity, fatigue, and sex.
METHODS: Eighty-nine individuals were enrolled: active UC (A; n=29), remission (R; n=30), and healthy controls (C; n=30). Flow cytometry assessed peripheral neutrophils, monocytes, dendritic cells (DCs), and T cell subsets, alongside plasma cytokines (BDNF, TNF, IL-6, IL-18, sTREM-2). Fatigue was evaluated using the validated Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fatigue (IBD-F) questionnaire, with sex-stratified correlation analyses.
RESULTS: Active UC was associated with increased neutrophils and classical monocyte, alongside elevated TNF, BDNF, and sTREM-2. Upregulated CD62L expression and CCR2 expression in neutrophils and monocyte subsets indicated ongoing immune cell trafficking. During remission, increased plasmacytoid and CD141+ DCs, and Th9/Th22 cells suggested protective immune modulation. Fatigue severity correlated with specific immune subsets in a sex-dependent manner: in males, fatigue inversely correlated with classical monocytes and Th9/Th17/Tregs; in females, with NK cells and Tregs. Fatigue scores were higher in female patients.
DISCUSSION: Peripheral immune dysregulation in UC correlates with fatigue severity in a sex-specific manner. Our findings underscore the relevance of gut-brain axis signaling and highlight immune biomarkers with potential for stratified fatigue management in UC.
METHODS: Eighty-nine individuals were enrolled: active UC (A; n=29), remission (R; n=30), and healthy controls (C; n=30). Flow cytometry assessed peripheral neutrophils, monocytes, dendritic cells (DCs), and T cell subsets, alongside plasma cytokines (BDNF, TNF, IL-6, IL-18, sTREM-2). Fatigue was evaluated using the validated Inflammatory Bowel Disease Fatigue (IBD-F) questionnaire, with sex-stratified correlation analyses.
RESULTS: Active UC was associated with increased neutrophils and classical monocyte, alongside elevated TNF, BDNF, and sTREM-2. Upregulated CD62L expression and CCR2 expression in neutrophils and monocyte subsets indicated ongoing immune cell trafficking. During remission, increased plasmacytoid and CD141+ DCs, and Th9/Th22 cells suggested protective immune modulation. Fatigue severity correlated with specific immune subsets in a sex-dependent manner: in males, fatigue inversely correlated with classical monocytes and Th9/Th17/Tregs; in females, with NK cells and Tregs. Fatigue scores were higher in female patients.
DISCUSSION: Peripheral immune dysregulation in UC correlates with fatigue severity in a sex-specific manner. Our findings underscore the relevance of gut-brain axis signaling and highlight immune biomarkers with potential for stratified fatigue management in UC.