CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ Tregs and HBV-specific CTLs in peripheral blood from chronic hepatitis B patients |
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Authors: | ZHUANG Peng WANG Xiang-chen LUO Guo-hui HE Ying WU Zheng-lin |
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Institution: | Department of Infectious Diseases, The Fourth People's Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen 518033, China. |
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Abstract: | AIM: To investigate the roles of CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) and HBV-specific cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) in peripheral blood from the patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).METHODS: Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 28 patients with CHB and 15 healthy controls were analyzed for Treg frequency using flow cytometry and for HBV-specific CTLs using enzyme-linked immunospot assay (ELISPOT).The clinical data of HBV-infected patients were considered.RESULTS: The frequency of CD4+CD25+FOXP3+Tregs was higher in the patients with CHB than that in the patients of healthy controls (3.14%±0.97% vs 1.95%±0.68%, P<0.05), and a positive correlation was found between Tregs and the DNA levels of HBV (r=0.831, P<0.01).HBV-specific CTLs were detected by ELISPOT in CHB patients and a negative correlation was observed between Tregs and CTLs (r=-0.540, P<0.01).CONCLUSION: Peripheral blood CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ Tregs in CHB patients are increased and closely correlated with the DNA replication of HBV and CTLs, suggesting that the clearance of HBV can be influenced by the inhibition of cellular immunoreaction through Tregs. |
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Keywords: | Hepatitis B chronic Regulatory T cells Cytotoxic T-lymphocytes |
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