Changes and significance of Th17 and Treg cells as well as their associated cytokines in peripheral blood of patients with chronic hepatitis C and cirrhosis
10.3969/j.issn.1000-484X.2016.06.025
- VernacularTitle:Th17和Treg细胞以及其相关细胞因子在慢性丙型肝炎以及丙型肝炎肝硬化病人外周血中的变化及意义
- Author:
Guoqiang WANG
;
Xiaofang WANG
;
Lei WANG
;
Yajing PAN
;
Lei ZHANG
;
Hua ZHONG
;
Huali ZHANG
;
Yanru FAN
;
Yanwei WU
;
Zhiqiang LIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chronic hepatitis C;
Cirrhosis;
Th17 cell;
Treg cell;
Cytokine
- From:
Chinese Journal of Immunology
2016;32(6):882-886
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To study the changes and significance of Th17 and Treg cells as well as their associated cytokines in pe-ripheral blood of patients with chronic hepatitis C and cirrhosis in order to investigate their role in the pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis C and hepatitis C cirrhosis. Methods:Flow cytometry and ELSIA assay were used to detect the expression ratio of Th17 and Treg cells and the serum levels of IL-10,TGF-β,IL-6 and IL-17 in peripheral blood of healthy human and patients with chronic hepatitis C and hepatitis C cirrhosis. Than we analyzed the differences of the above detection index between the healthy and patients with chronic hepatitis C and hepatitis C cirrhosis. Results:The expression ratio of Th17 cells (1. 33%±0. 30%) in peripheral blood of patients with chronic hepatitis C and IL-6[(8. 10±2. 42)ng/L] and IL-17[(16. 70±4. 73)ng/L] serum levels were significantly higher than those in the healthy (Th17:1. 14%±0. 19%) and IL-6[(1. 72±6. 70)ng/L],IL-17[(12. 29±1. 88)ng/L],P<0. 05;The expression ratio of Treg cells in peripheral blood of patients with hepatitis C cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis C patients was significantly higher than that in the healthy (6. 21%±0. 76%,5. 89%±0. 85% vs 5. 51%±0. 59% ),P<0. 05,The ratio of Th17/Treg in patients with cirrhosis was significantly lower than that in patients with chronic hepatitis C and the healthy(0. 19±0. 02 vs 0. 22±0. 03,0. 21±0. 03),P<0. 05;the levels of IL-1[(16. 21±3. 76)ng/L] and TGF-β[(5. 15±0. 83)ng/L] in peripheral blood of patients with hepatitis C cirrhosis were significantly higher than those in chronic hepatitis C[(14. 36±2. 78)ng/L;(4. 47±0. 87)ng/L] and the healthy[(14. 01±3. 01)ng/L;(4. 43±0. 98)ng/L)],P<0. 05. Conclusion:Th17 and Treg cells and their related cytokines involved in the process of chronicity of hepatitis C and cirrhosis,Th17 and Treg cells and their related cytokines in the treatment and prevention of chronicity of hepatitis C and cirrhosis may have important significance.
