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Table 1 Changes in the number of immune cells in the brain of different diseases

From: Understanding immune microenvironment alterations in the brain to improve the diagnosis and treatment of diverse brain diseases

Diseases

Cell types

Changes

Ref.

Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases

Microglia

M1 increase

M2 decrease

[21]

[21]

CD4+ T cells

Increase

[81]

B cells

Increase

[30]

MS

CD4+ T cells

Increase

[31]

CD8+ T cells

Increase

[35, 36]

DCs

Increase

[40]

B cells

Increase

[42]

Infectious Diseases

T cells

Increase in early stages and persist after pathogen clearance

[51]

B cells

increase

[57]

GBM

DCs

Increased, with decreased activity

[66]

CD8+ T cells

Increased, with decreased activity

[64]

Tregs

Increased

[64]