慢性乙型肝炎患者外周血CD4~+CD25~+Treg与CD4~+和CD8~+ T淋巴细胞亚群的相关研究

目的:探讨慢性乙型肝炎患者外周血中CD4+CD25+调节性T细胞的含量和CD4+CD8+T淋巴细胞亚群分布,两者之间相关性及与HBV的相关性。方法:采用流式细胞术检测50例慢性乙型肝炎患者和20例健康对照者外周血中CD4+CD25high、CD4+CD25+Foxp3+Treg细胞表达及CD3/CD4/CD8 T淋巴细胞亚群,荧光定量PCR法检测HBV DNA含量。结果:慢性乙型肝炎患者外周血中CD4+CD25highTreg明显高于健康对照组(P0.01),且随HBV DNA载量增加,患者外周血中CD4+CD25highTreg细胞的水平逐渐升高。慢性乙型肝炎患者外周血中CD4+CD25+Foxp3+Treg细胞也相应增高,且与CD4+CD25highTreg细胞的变化成正相关(r=0.890,P0.001)。与健康对照组比较,患者组CD4+T细胞百分率及CD4+/CD8+比值均降低,而CD3+T细胞和CD8+T细胞百分率差异无显著性(P0.05)。CD4+CD25highTreg细胞与HBV DNA取对数后成正相关(r=0.782,P0.001),与谷丙转氨酶(ALT)成正相关(r=0.432,P0.005);与CD3+、CD4+、CD8+T细胞水平及CD4+/CD8+比值均无相关性(P0.05)。CD3+、CD4+、CD8+T淋巴细胞及CD4+/CD8+比值与HBV DNA载量之间亦无相关性(P0.05)。结论:慢性乙型肝炎患者外周血中CD4+CD25+Treg细胞增高,且与HBV的复制水平及ALT增高具有一致性,而T细胞亚群是否可作为监测CHB患者免疫状态的指标需进一步探讨。     

II型胶原蛋白对CIA大鼠外周血CD4~+CD25~+FOXP3~+调节性T细胞的影响

目的:观察Ⅱ型胶原蛋白对胶原诱导的关节炎(CIA)大鼠外周血CD4+CD25+FOXP3+调节性T细胞(Treg)的影响。方法:建立Ⅱ型胶原蛋白诱导的大鼠类风湿性关节炎(CIA)模型。采用流式细胞术分别检测正常对照组、模型组、Ⅱ型胶原蛋白治疗组和雷公藤多苷组大鼠外周血CD4+CD25+FOXP3+Treg的水平。结果:与正常对照组比较,模型组大鼠外周血CD4+T细胞亚群中CD25+FOXP3+Treg的水平明显下降(P<0.05或P<0.01);与模型组比较,Ⅱ型胶原蛋白治疗组大鼠外周血CD25+FOXP3+Treg显著升高(P<0.05或P<0.01);而CD25+FOXP3-T细胞和CD25-FOXP3+T细胞的水平则明显下降(P<0.05或P<0.01)。结论:II型胶原蛋白治疗CIA大鼠的可能途径是升高外周血CD4+CD25+FOXP3+Treg的水平。     

替比夫定对慢性乙型肝炎患者外周血CD4~+ CD25~+ CD127~(low) T和CD8~+ CD25~+ T细胞频率的影响及临床意义

目的探讨核苷类药物替比夫定对慢性乙肝患者(CHB)外周血中CD4+CD25+CD127lowT细胞和CD8+CD25+T细胞比例的影响,并结合临床指标分析其临床意义。方法替比夫定抗病毒治疗22例CHB患者,在治疗前及治疗后3,6个月时,分别以流式细胞仪检测外周血中CD4+CD25+CD127lowT细胞和CD8+CD25+T细胞比例,实时荧光定量RT-PCR检测Foxp3 mRNA的表达水平,荧光定量PCR检测血清HBV DNA水平,酶联免疫吸附法检测HBV标志物,全自动生化分析仪检测ALT水平。结果 CHB患者外周血中CD4+CD25+CD127lowT细胞和CD8+CD25+T细胞比例显著高于对照组。替比夫定治疗3个月时,这两群细胞比例显著下降,Foxp3 mRNA的表达也显著下降;HBV DNA水平降至检测水平以下的CHB患者,其CD4+CD25+CD127lowT细胞也降至正常水平。治疗3、6个月时,HBeAg阴转率分别为9.1%和18.2%,发生HBeAg血清学转换者的CD4+CD25+CD127lowT细胞和CD8+CD25+T细胞比例均降至正常水平。结论替比夫定能快速有效抑制CHB患者的病毒复制...     

类风湿关节炎患者外周血和滑液中CD4~+CD25~+调节性T细胞的水平变化

了解具有抑制功能的CD4+CD25+调节性T细胞(Treg)在类风湿关节炎(RA)中的水平变化。分离32例RA患者及35例正常对照者外周血和15例RA关节滑液中的单个核细胞,用荧光抗体标记细胞膜表面CD4、CD25分子和细胞内Foxp3转录因子,进行流式细胞分析,同时用RT-PCR方法测定单个核细胞中Foxp3 mRNA水平。实验发现RA外周血中CD4+CD25hT细胞比例(1.90±1.68)与健康人(1.81±1.79)无明显差异,而RA关节滑液中CD4+CD25+和CD4+CD25hT细胞含量却明显增高(14.98±12.52,8.94±9.67,P<0.01)。RA患者外周血单个核细胞中Foxp3+/CD4+T细胞比值(2.35±2.06)较正常人(7.25±3.98)明显降低(P<0.01),RA外周血中Foxp3 mRNA含量较正常人Treg减少,而RA关节液中Foxp3 mRNA含量较RA外周血更为低下(P<0.01)。RA患者存在CD4+CD25+Treg的异常改变,其外周血和关节液中具有抑制作用的Treg含量明显降低提示RA患者Treg数量减少及抑制功能下降可能是RA自身免疫反应亢强不能控制的原因之一。RA关节液中CD4+CD25hT细胞增高考虑与RA炎症反应造成T细胞过度活化有关。     

多发性骨髓瘤患者外周血CD4~+CD25~+和CD8~+CD28~-调节性T细胞研究

目的:探讨CD4~+CD25~+和CD8~+CD28~-调节性T细胞(Tregs)在多发性骨髓瘤(MM)患者外周血中的变化及意义.方法:采用流式细胞术检测38例MM患者及20例健康对照外周血CD4~+CD25~+和CD8~+CD28~-Tregs水平.分别采用溴甲酚绿法、透射免疫比浊法测定患者血清白蛋白(Alb)、β2-微球蛋白(β2-MG).结果:初诊MM患者外周血CD4~+CD25~(+/high)、CD4~+CD25~(high)CD127~(low)及CD8~+CD28~-Tregs比率均明显升高;CD4~+CD25~(+/high)和CD4~+CD25~)(high)CD127~(low)Tregs比率在各临床分期均较对照组升高,随分期增高呈现增加趋势,且CD4~+CD25~(high)和CD4~+CD25~(high)CD127~(low)Tregs在Ⅲ期患者显著高于Ⅰ期患者;CD8~+CD28~(-Tregs)在Ⅱ、Ⅲ期显著高于正常对照,且Ⅱ期高于Ⅰ期,Ⅲ期高于Ⅱ期,逐期递增,而在Ⅰ期与对照组比较无显著差异;CD4~+CD25~(+/high)和CD4~+CD25~(high)CD127~(low)Tregs比率在进展期和稳定期均较对照组升高,但两期之间比较无明显差异,而CD8~+CD28~-Tregs在进展期高于稳定期及对照组,稳定期和对照组间比较无明显差异;CD4~+CD25~(high)Tregs和CD4~+CD25~(high)CD127~(low)Tregs比率与Alb水平均呈负相关.结论:MM患者体内存在CD4~+CD25~+Tregs和CD8~+ CD28~-Tregs异常增加,可能是MM免疫逃逸的一个重要机制,这些变化同临床分期、病情进展及预后存在一定程度相关性.     

结核性胸膜炎患者外周血及胸水中CD4~+ CD25~+ CD127~-调节性T细胞表达水平的临床意义

目的:探讨结核性胸膜炎外周血和胸水中CD4+ CD25+ CD127-调节性T细胞表达水平及其临床意义。方法:收集住院收治的初治结核性胸膜炎患者30例和非结核性胸膜炎患者20例,另选择健康体检人员20例为正常对照组。流式细胞术检测外周血及胸水中CD4+ CD25+ CD127-调节性T细胞的百分率。结果:结核性胸膜炎组外周血中CD4+ CD25+ CD127- Treg细胞占CD4+T细胞总数的百分比显著高于正常对照组和非结核性胸膜炎组(P<0.05)。结核性胸膜炎组胸水中CD4+ CD25+ CD127- Treg细胞占CD4+T细胞总数的百分比明显高于非结核性胸膜炎组(P<0.05)。结核性胸膜炎组患者在规则治疗1、3、7、14 d时,外周血和胸水中CD4+ CD25+ CD127- Treg细胞占CD4+T细胞总数的百分比均逐渐下降,外周血中CD4+ CD25+ CD127- Treg细胞占CD4+ T细胞总数的百分比于治疗3 d时显著低于入院时水平(P<0.05),胸水中CD4+ CD25+ CD127- Treg细胞占CD4+ T细胞总数的百分比于治疗7 d时显著低于入院时水平(P<0.05)。结论:CD4+ CD25+ CD127-调节性T细胞参与了结核性胸膜炎的发病机制,且可作为判断肺结核患者的免疫状态、指导用药、疗效观察的指标。     

慢性乙型肝炎患者外周血CD8+/CD28+淋巴细胞及其亚型的研究

目的 探讨慢性乙型肝炎患者外周血CD8+/CD28+淋巴细胞及其亚型与其临床状态和HBV复制的关系.方法 采用流式细胞技术多色荧光分析法,检测研究对象的外周血CD8+淋巴细胞、CD45RO、CD45RA以及CD28的表达及HBV病毒载量.结果 ①慢性HBV携带组CD8+淋巴细胞CD28的表达率(10.64±5.09%)明显低于慢性乙肝组和正常对照组;而CD45RA和CD45RO的表达差异无统计学意义;②慢性乙肝组CD8+/CD45RO+/CD28+的表达(10.99±7.33%)明显高于正常对照组,而慢性乙肝组和慢性HBV携带组CD8+/CD45RA+/CD28+表达率均明显低于正常对照组;③HBeAg阴性慢性乙肝CD8+/CD45RO+/CD28+表达率明显高于阳性组,而CD8+/CD45RA+/CD28+表达率两组无差别.结论 慢性HBV携带者处于病毒携带状态可能与CD8细胞上协同分子CD28的表达低下有关;CD8+/CD45RO+/CD28+亚型淋巴细胞数的升高与慢性乙肝的病情进展及血清HBeAg转换有关.     

宫颈癌患者外周血中CD4+CD25+Foxp3+调节性T淋巴细胞及血清中IL-10、TGF-β的表达及其临床意义

目的 探讨宫颈癌患者外周血CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3+调节性T淋巴细胞(regulatory T cells,Treg)、T淋巴细胞亚群以及血清IL-10、TGF-β1、TGF-β2细胞因子的表达及其临床意义.方法 选取32例宫颈癌患者和24位健康体检者为研究对象,采用流式细胞术检测受试者外周血中CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3+ Treg占CD4+T淋巴细胞的比例、T淋巴细胞亚群细胞比例;采用ELISA方法检测血清中细胞因子IL-10、TGF-β1、TGF-β2的含量.结果 与健康对照组相比,宫颈癌组外周血中CD4+CD25+ Foxp3+ Treg占CD4+T淋巴细胞的比值明显增高,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.01),T淋巴细胞亚群(CD3+、CD4+、CD8+、CD4 +/CD8+、CD19+)比例差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05),血清IL-10含量明显增高,TGF-β2含量明显降低,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.01),TGF-β1的含量差异无统计学意义(P＞0.05);宫颈癌组手术后、化疗后CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3+ Treg占CD4+T淋巴细胞的比例,血清IL-10、TGF-β1、TGF-β2含量均明显降低,差异有统计学意义(P＜0.01),CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3+Treg与TGF-β1之间存在正相关(r=0.673,P＜0.01).结论宫颈癌患者CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3+ Treg占CD4+T淋巴细胞的比值增高,且与TGF-B1含量呈正相关,可能在宫颈癌的肿瘤发生发展及肿瘤免疫逃逸中起着重要作用.     

慢性乙型肝炎外周血T淋巴细胞亚群变化及其临床意义

目的:比较慢性乙型肝炎(CHB)感染者外周血T细胞亚群的变化,探讨其与临床疾病状态的关系。方法:用流式细胞术(FCM)检测HBeAg阳性ALT异常者42例(A组);HBeAg阳性ALT持续正常者25例(B组);HBsAg阳性、HBeAg、HBV-DNA及ALT正常者20例(C组);健康体检(各型病毒学指标均为阴性)者25例外周血中T淋巴细胞亚群。结果:A、B组CD4+T细胞数量较C组及正常组明显降低;而CD8+T细胞数量较正常组明显升高(P0.01),CD4+/CD8+、CD4+CD25+T细胞与正常组比较明显降低(P0.05)。结论:慢性乙肝HBeAg阳性ALT正常患者Ts细胞数量增多,Th细胞和CTL细胞受到抑制,乙肝病毒复制与CD4+T细胞及CTL数量低下,抑制性T细胞增高高度相关。通过T淋巴细胞亚群的检测可以监控患者的免疫状态,从而为指导临床免疫治疗提供依据。     

慢性乙型肝炎患者外周血细胞CD40+、CD40L+及CD8+/CD28+表达的研究

目的检测慢性乙型肝炎(简称慢乙肝)患者外周血淋巴、单核细胞表面CD40+、CD40L+及淋巴细胞表面CD8+/CD28+、CD8+/CD28-的表达,评价患者的细胞免疫状态,为临床治疗提供指导.方法流式细胞仪测定慢乙肝患者单核细胞、淋巴细胞表面CD40+、CD40L+表达的百分率及淋巴细胞表面CD8+/CD28+、CD8+/CD28-表达的百分率.结果慢乙肝组外周血淋巴、单核细胞表面CD40+、CD40L+及淋巴细胞表面CD8+/CD28+的表达明显低于正常对照组(P＜0.01,P＜0.05,P＜0.01,P＜0.05,P＜0.01),乙肝肝硬化组(简称肝硬化)均明显低于正常对照组(均P＜0.01),而慢乙肝组、肝硬化组CD8+/CD28-的表达高于正常对照组(P＜0.05,P＜0.01).慢乙肝组与肝硬化组均无显著差异(均P＞0.05).慢乙肝轻、中、重度和肝硬化三组间均无显著差异(均P＞0.05).相关性分析结果显示,慢乙肝患者淋巴、单核细胞表面CD40+和CD40L+的表达之间存在正相关,淋巴细胞CD40+、CD40L+表达与CD8+/CD28+表达存在正相关,而与CD8+/CD28-表达相关性不明显.结论慢乙肝患者外周血淋巴、单核细胞CD40+、CD40L+及淋巴细胞CD8+/CD28+表达低下,而CD8+/CD28-的表达增加.检测外周血CD40+、CD40L+及CD8+/CD28+的表达可评估患者的细胞免疫状态,对临床的抗病毒治疗提供新思路.     

CD8 lymphocytosis in primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of allograft recipients: expansion of an uncommon CD8+ CD57- subset and its progressive replacement by CD8+ CD57+ T cells.

Allograft recipients undergoing cytomegalovirus infection present increased proportions of circulating CD8+ lymphocytes. A longitudinal study of 11 kidney and five liver allograft recipients with primary CMV infection but no other etiological factor of graft dysfunction revealed selective imbalances of peripheral blood CD8+ T cell subsets. Initially, CMV viraemia is associated with elevated CD8+bright T cell numbers and T cell activation. Activation markers fall to normal when viral cultures become negative (before the end of the first month). During the second to sixth month, most (12/16) patients keep up high CD8+ T cell counts (1050-2900 CD8+ cells/mm3), comprising an uncommon CD8+ T cell subset, as 45-73% of CD8+bright lymphocytes were CD3+ and TCR alpha beta+, but were not stained by anti-CD28, CD11b, CD16, CD56, and CD57 antibody. Unexpectedly, CD8+CD57+ T cells, a hallmark of CMV infection, do not appear until the second to sixth month of primary CMV infection, and their numbers increase progressively thereafter. They become the predominant CD8+ T cell subset after 6 months of infection and their persistence for several (up to 4) years is strongly correlated (r = 0.87) with expansion of CD8+ cells. By analysis with MoAbs, there was no bias towards the use of particular TCR-V beta gene families at any time of primary CMV infection. Persistence of CD8 lymphocytosis is thus directly related to the rate of expansion of an uncommon CD8+CD57- subset and its progressive replacement by CD8+CD57+ T cells that are chronically elicited by CMV.     

CD8+ CD28- and CD8+ CD57+ T cells and their role in health and disease

Chronic antigenic stimulation leads to gradual accumulation of late-differentiated, antigen-specific, oligoclonal T cells, particularly within the CD8(+) T-cell compartment. They are characterized by critically shortened telomeres, loss of CD28 and/or gain of CD57 expression and are defined as either CD8(+) CD28(-) or CD8(+) CD57(+) T lymphocytes. There is growing evidence that the CD8(+) CD28(-) (CD8(+) CD57(+)) T-cell population plays a significant role in various diseases or conditions, associated with chronic immune activation such as cancer, chronic intracellular infections, chronic alcoholism, some chronic pulmonary diseases, autoimmune diseases, allogeneic transplantation, as well as has a great influence on age-related changes in the immune system status. CD8(+) CD28(-) (CD8(+) CD57(+)) T-cell population is heterogeneous and composed of various functionally competing (cytotoxic and immunosuppressive) subsets thus the overall effect of CD8(+) CD28(-) (CD8(+) CD57(+)) T-cell-mediated immunity depends on the predominance of a particular subset. Many articles claim that CD8(+) CD28(-) (CD8(+) CD57(+)) T cells have lost their proliferative capacity during process of replicative senescence triggered by repeated antigenic stimulation. However recent data indicate that CD8(+) CD28(-) (CD8(+) CD57(+)) T cells can transiently up-regulate telomerase activity and proliferate under certain stimulation conditions. Similarly, conflicting data is provided regarding CD8(+) CD28(-) (CD8(+) CD57(+)) T-cell sensitivity to apoptosis, finally leading to the conclusion that this T-cell population is also heterogeneous in terms of its apoptotic potential. This review provides a comprehensive approach to the CD8(+) CD28(-) (CD8(+) CD57(+)) T-cell population: we describe in detail its origins, molecular and functional characteristics, subsets, role in various diseases or conditions, associated with persistent antigenic stimulation.     

慢性乙型肝炎患者外周血CD45RA+、CD45RO+T淋巴细胞亚群的特点及临床意义

目的：探讨慢性乙型肝炎患者外周血CD4^＋CD45RA^＋、CD4^＋CD45RO^＋、CD8^＋CD45RA^＋和CD8^＋CD45RO^＋T淋巴细胞亚群的特点及其与肝病病情的关系。方法：采集46例轻中度慢性乙型肝炎患者、58例重度慢性乙型肝炎患者和30例健康人的外周抗凝血，应用流式细胞技术三色荧光分析法对其外周血中CD4^＋CD45RA^＋、CD4^＋CD45RO^＋、CD8^＋CD45RA^＋和CD8^＋CD45RO＋T淋巴细胞亚群进行检测。结果：轻中、重度慢性乙型肝炎患者与正常人相比，其外周血中CD4^＋、CD8^＋T细胞均无明显改变；CD8^＋CD45RA^＋T细胞均明显降低，CD8^＋CD45RO^＋T细胞均明显增高，而CD4^＋CD45RA^＋、CD4^＋CD45RO^＋T细胞均无明显改变；重度慢性乙型肝炎患者与轻中度慢性乙型肝炎患者相比，CD8^＋CD45RA^＋T细胞明显降低（P〈0.05），CD8^＋CD45RO^＋T细胞明显升高（P〈0.05）。结论：乙型肝炎慢性化过程中，CD8^＋CD45RO^＋T细胞起重要作用且与慢性乙型肝炎患者病情的进展呈正相关；检测CD4^＋CD45RA^＋、CD4^＋CD45RO^＋、CD8^＋CD45RA^＋和CD8^＋CD45RO^＋T淋巴细胞亚群比检测CD4^＋和CD8^＋T细胞亚群更能正确、充分、全面地了解慢性乙型肝炎的发病机制和预后，从而有效地指导临床治疗。     

Immunoregulatory CD4+ CD45R+ suppressor/inducer T lymphocyte subsets and impaired cell-mediated immunity in patients with Down''s syndrome.

The monoclonal antibodies 2H4 and 4B4 allow CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes to be subdivided into CD45R+ and CDW29+ functional subpopulations. The CD4+ CD45R+ lymphocytes are designated as suppressor/inducer and CD4+ CDW29+ as helper/inducer subsets. Peripheral blood lymphocytes from 19 patients with Down's syndrome and 19 age- and sex-matched normal controls were analysed for the CD45R+ and CDW29+ subsets from the CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes. The percentage of CD4+ CD45R+ cells (suppressor inducer) was markedly increased and of CD4+ CDW29+ cells (helper/inducer) decreased in all patients with Down's syndrome. In contract, the percentage of CD8+ CD45R+ and CD8+ CDW29+ subsets showed no major differences between patients with Down's syndrome and normal controls. Moreover, an alteration in the CD4+ and CD45R+ and CD4+ CDW29+ T cell subsets was accompanied by a markedly reduced proliferative response to phytohaemagglutinin and concanavalin A stimulation of the CD4+ T lymphocytes. Thus, a deficiency exists in patients with Down's syndrome in the CD4+ CDW29+ helper/inducer T cell subset which may contribute to their impaired cell-mediated immunity.     

成人隐匿性自身免疫性糖尿病患者CD4+CD25+T细胞的变化研究

目的：通过观察成人隐匿性自身免疫性糖尿病（LADA）患者CD4^＋CD25^＋T细胞的变化并与速发性1型糖尿病（T1 DM）比较，了解成人隐匿性自身免疫性糖尿病患者T细胞免疫功能的变化及与1型糖尿病的异同点。方法：LADA组24例，速发性T1DM18例，对照组20例，应用流式细胞技术测定3组人选者T细胞表面分子CD4、CD8、CD25、CD4^＋CD25^＋、CD8^＋CD25^＋、CD4^＋CD25^＋CD62L^＋，以百分比表示各表面分子阳性T细胞占外周血淋巴细胞的比例。结果：LADA与T1DM组CD4^＋T细胞、CD4／CD8比值明显高于健康对照组（P〈0．01），LADA与T1DM对比无差异。LADA组CD25^＋、CD4^＋CD25^＋、CD4^＋CD25^＋CD62L^＋T细胞高于健康对照组（P〈0．05），明显高于T1 DM组（P〈0．01）。T1 DM组CD25^＋、CD4^＋CD25^＋、CD4^＋CD25^＋CD62L^＋T细胞略低于健康对照组，但无统计学意义（P〉0．05）。结论：LADA患者外周血中诱导免疫耐受的CD4^＋CD25^＋、CD4^＋CD25^＋CD62L^＋T细胞较对照组升高并明显高于T1 DM患者。LADA患者胰岛B细胞功能下降较速发性T1 DM患者相对缓慢可能与CD4^＋CD25^＋T细胞的免疫保护有关。     

Phenotypic and functional characteristics of CD4+ CD39+ FOXP3+ and CD4+ CD39+ FOXP3neg T-cell subsets in cancer patients

Human CD4(+) CD39(+) regulatory T (Treg) cells hydrolyze exogenous adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and participate in immunosuppressive adenosine production. They contain two T-cell subsets whose role in mediating suppression is not understood. Frequencies of both CD4(+) CD39(+) subsets were evaluated in peripheral blood lymphocytes of 57 cancer patients and in tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) of 6 patients. CD4(+) CD39(+) and CD4(+) CD39(neg) T cells isolated using immunobeads and cell sorting were cultured under various conditions. Their conversion into CD39(+) FOXP3(+) CD25(+) or CD39(+) FOX(neg) CD25(neg) cells was monitored by multiparameter flow cytometry. Hydrolysis of exogenous ATP was measured in luminescence assays. Two CD4(+) CD39(+) cell subsets differing in expression of CD25, FOXP3, CTLA-4, CD121a, PD-1, latency associated peptide (LAP), glycoprotein A repetitions predominant (GARP), and the cytokine profile accumulated with equal frequencies in the blood and tumor tissues of cancer patients. The frequency of both subsets was significantly increased in cancer. CD39 expression levels correlated with the subsets' ability to hydrolyze ATP. Conventional CD4(+) CD39(neg) T cells incubated with IL-2 + TGF-β expanded to generate CD4(+) CD39(+) FOXP3(+) Treg cells, while CD4(+) CD39(+) FOXP3(neg) CD25(neg) subset cells stimulated via the TCR and IL-2 converted to FOXP3(+) CTLA4(+) CD25(+) TGF-β-expressing Treg cells. Among CD4(+) CD39(+) Treg cells, the CD4(+) CD39(+) FOXP3(neg) CD25(neg) subset serves as a reservoir of cells able to convert to Treg cells upon activation by environmental signals.     

传染性非典型肺炎患者CD4阳性T细胞在发病早期显著下降

为了解传染性非典型肺炎患者早期的免疫状态 ,采用流式细胞仪以三色荧光标记的单克隆抗体 (CD4 FTTC/CD8 PE/CD3 PC5 )检测入院时 30例非典型肺炎或疑似患者的外周血T细胞亚群比例 ,并作绝对计数和计算CD4 +/CD8+比值。结果表明 ,11例非典型肺炎患者的CD3+、CD4 +T淋巴细胞比例、CD4 +/CD8+比值和CD3+、CD4 +和CD8+T淋巴细胞计数均明显低于 34例健康人 (P <0 0 0 1)。如CD4 +T细胞比例从健康人的 4 0 6 %降至 14 5 % ,细胞计数从健康人的 712 1/mm3 降至 15 1 1/mm3。患者CD8+T淋巴细胞比例也有一定程度的下降 (从健康人的 2 8 7%降至 2 2 6 % ,P <0 0 5 )。 19例疑似患者的上述大部分指标亦较健康人群有明显降低 (P <0 0 0 1)。非典型肺炎患者组与疑似患者组比较 ,前者CD3+T细胞和CD4 +T细胞比例进一步下降 (P <0 0 1) ,CD4 +/CD8+比例也倒置至 0 70。患者病程早期CD4 +T细胞比例下降可引起T细胞免疫功能低下 ,表明非典型肺炎和免疫功能失调有关。     

癌灶CD4~+CD25~+和CD8~+ T细胞亚群与卵巢浆液性癌患者生存期相关

检测卵巢浆液性癌患者癌组织中CD4+CD25+及CD8+T细胞的数目,探讨其两种T细胞介导的免疫功能对疾病发展及预后的影响。免疫组织化学双标及单标的染色方法检测41例卵巢浆液性癌患者手术切除癌组织标本中CD4+CD25+和CD8+T细胞的数目。结果显示,癌灶中CD4+CD25+T淋巴细胞为(19.95±11.50)个/10HPF,CD8+T淋巴细胞为(43.46±16.69)个/10HPF。生存分析发现高CD4+CD25+T细胞组患者总生存期较低CD4+CD25+T细胞组缩短,差异有显著性(P<0.05);而高CD8+T细胞组患者总生存期与低CD8+T细胞组相比延长,且差异有显著性(P<0.05),此外两种T细胞数目与患者年龄、病理分级、临床分期、腹水细胞学及淋巴结转移等临床病理因素均无关(P>0.05)。结果表明,卵巢浆液性癌中高CD4+CD25+T细胞提示患者预后不良,可能与CD4+CD25+T细胞介导的免疫抑制导致肿瘤免疫逃逸有关;癌组织中高CD8+T细胞提示患者预后较好,两种T细胞对卵巢浆液性癌预后的评估有重要的价值,同时可以通过阻断CD4+CD25+T细胞的免疫抑制作用改善卵巢浆液性癌患者的预后,为卵巢癌治疗提供靶目标。     

乙型肝炎肝硬化患者外周血Toll样受体2和4及CD4+CD25+调节性T细胞的变化

目的 检测乙型肝炎肝硬化患者外周血单个核细胞(peripheral blood mononuelear cells,PBMCs)表面Toll样受体(Toll-like receptor,TLR)2和TLR4以及CD4+CD25+调节性T细胞(regulato-ry T cells,Treg)的表达,并探讨TLR2、TLR4与Treg的相关性.方法 分别应用抗-TLR2-PE、抗-TLR4-APC、抗-CD14-FITC及抗-CD4-PerCP、抗-CD25-FITC、扰-CD127-PE对67例研究对象[乙型肝炎肝硬化患者(HBV related liver cirrhosis,LC)30例、慢性乙型肝炎患者(chronic hepatitis B,CHB)21例、健康对照(normal control,Nc)16例]PBMCs表面分子进行免疫荧光染色,应用流式细胞仪分别对TLR2、TLR4及Treg进行检测.组间比较采用Kruskal-wallis秩和检验,相关性分析采用Spearman秩相关.结果 LC组、CHB组、NC组单核细胞表面TLR2、TLR4的平均荧光强度(MFI)分别为200.3±96.8和32.1±7.2、214.0±72.6和25.2 ±8.3、94.1 ±17.6和17.8 ±3.9.LC组与NC组、CHB组与NC组TLR2 MFI比较差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05),LC组与CHB组TLR2 MFI差异无统计学意义(P>0.05).LC组与NC组、CHB组与NC、LC与NC组TLR4 MFI比较差异均有统计学意义(P<0.05).LC组、CHB组、Nc组Treg占CD4+T淋巴细胞的比例分别为(5.07%±1.43%、5.88%±1.66%、4.21%±1.24%),CHB组与NC组、CHB组与LC组比较差异有统计学意义(P<0.05),而LC组与NC组比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05).在LC组,TLR4的表达与Treg呈正相关(r=0.469,P=0.032),TLR2与血清病毒载量呈负相关(r=-0.428,P=0.021).结论 LC患者,TLR2、TLR4的表达显著上调,TLR2、TLR4可能与乙型肝炎肝硬化的发生有关.