原发性胆汁性肝硬化T淋巴细胞亚群分析

目的 探讨原发性胆汁性肝硬化(PBC)患者的T淋巴细胞亚群及共刺激信号表达的特点及临床意义.方法 以未经治疗的98例PBC患者为研究组,性别、年龄匹配的健康人30名作为对照组.以流式细胞仪技术检测外周血淋巴细胞亚群以及T淋巴细胞表面的共刺激信号CD28.结果 PBC与对照组T细胞亚群差异有统计学意义:PBC组CD4+T淋巴细胞升高,CD8+T淋巴细胞下降,CD4+/CD8+比值上升(P<0.05);CD4+CD28-T细胞和CD8+CD28-T细胞明显增加(P<0.05).结论 PBC存在免疫调节功能的异常,其中CD28的表达明显减少;CD8+CD28-的细胞群可能在PBC中有一定的免疫调节作用.

Analysis of T lymphocyte subsets in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis

Objective To investigate the significance and characteristics of T lymphocyte subsets and co-stimulatory CD28 in peripheral blood of patients with primary biliary cirrhosis. Methods Tri-colour flow-cytometry was used to detect the levels of T lymphocyte subsets in peripheral blood in 98 patients with primary biliary cirrhosis and 30 age and gender matched healthy controls. Results Compared to control group the percentage of CD4+ T increased and CD8+ T lymphocyte decreased in the PBC group. The CD4+/CD8+ ratio in the PBC group was higher than that in the control group (P<0.05). And the percentage of CD4+CD28- T cells and CD8+CD28- T cells increased, too (P<0.05). Conclusion There are immunological abnormalities in PBC and the expression of co-stimulator CD28 is significantly decreased. CD8+CD28-T lymphocytes may have immune regulatory effect in PBC.