特发性肺纤维化患者辅助性T细胞1/辅助性T细胞2的研究

目的 对特发性肺纤维化(IPF)患者辅助性T细胞1(Th1)/辅助性T细胞2(Th2)进行研究,探讨Th1/Th2能否反映疾病的严重性,能否预测疾病的进展.方法 入选83例IPF患者,应用酶联免疫吸附测定法检测所有受试者血清、支气管肺泡灌洗液(BALF)中γ干扰素(IFNγ)、白细胞介素-4(IL-4)水平,并进行相关性分析.结果 (1)基线资料:IPF患者血清、BALF中IFNγ/IL-4比值(0.8±0.3；0.8±0.3)较对照组(1.4±0.2；1.4±0.2)显著降低；血清、BALF中IFNγ/IL-4比值与病程、呼吸困难评分、第1秒用力呼气容积(FEV1)占预计值百分比、用力肺活量(FVC)占预计值百分比、肺总量(TLC)占预计值百分比、最大去氧饱和度、6分钟步行距离(6MWD)、CT间质纤维化评分显著相关(血清:r值分别为-0.426、-0.623、0.487、0.455、0.517、-0.491、0.263、-0.569,P值均＜0.05；BALF:r值分别为-0.434、-0.637、0.480、0.456、0.501、-0.507、0.253、-0.605,P值均＜0.05)；血清中IFNγ/IL-4比值与CT磨玻璃影评分呈正相关(r=0.340,P＜0.01).(2)随访:IPF患者血清中IFNγ、IL-4、IFNγ/IL-4在糖皮质激素治疗者与非糖皮质激素治疗者间差异无统计学意义.随访6个月后的呼吸困难评分、FEV1占预计值百分比、TLC占预计值百分比、CT磨玻璃影评分、CT间质纤维化评分、IFNγ和IL-4较基线值显著恶化.血清中IFNγ/IL-4比值变化与呼吸困难评分、FVC占预计值百分比、TLC占预计值百分比、肺一氧化碳弥散量占预计值百分比、6MWD、CT间质纤维化评分的变化显著相关(r值分别为-0.297、0.462、0.315、0.353、0.420、-0.307,P值均＜0.05).结论 IPF患者血清和BALF中Th1/Th2存在失衡,Th1/Th2可能反映IPF的严重性,随访时血清中Th1/Th2的变化可能会预测IPF的疾病进展.

The correlation of helper T lymphocyte 1/helper T lymphocyte 2 with clinical and image features in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Objective To identify whether the helper T lymphocyte 1 (Th1)/helper T lymphocyte 2 (Th2) of patients' serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) at admission could represent the severity of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and whether its change at six months could predict the progression of the disease.Methods Eighty-three patients with IPF were subjected to pulmonary function tests (PFTs), dyspnea scores, arterial blood gas analysis, six-minute walk test (6MWT) and high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT). The serum and BALF specimen of these patients were obtained as well as 20 control serum and 10 control BALF specimen. A total of 55 patients were followed up, and their BALF and serum levels of interferon γ(IFNγ) and IL-4 were detected by enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay (ELISA). The correlation between the IFNγ/IL-4 levels (at admission and the change of that at six months follow-up) and the clinical, physiological and image features in the IPF patients were analyzed.Results The baseline serum and BALF level of IFNγ/IL-4 (0.8±0.3) in the IPF patients was lower than that in the control group (1.4±0.2), which showed significant correlation with the course of disease, dyspnea scores, FEV₁%, FVC%, TLC%, maximum desaturation, 6MWD and CT-fib (all P values<0.05). The serum level of IFNγ/IL-4 showed positive correlation with CT-alv (r=0.340, P<0.01). During follow-up, no statistic difference was found in the serum levels of IFNγ, IL-4 and IFNγ/IL-4 between the IPF patients with or without glucocorticoids treatment. There were significant aggravation in the dyspnea scores, FEV₁%, FVC%, CT-alv, CT-fib, IFNγ and IL-4 at six months follow-up. Significant correlation had been showed between the change of the serum IFNγ/IL-4 level with the changes of the dyspnea scores, FVC%, TLC%, D_LCO%, 6MWD and CT-fib in the IPF patients (P<0.05).Conclusions There are disequilibrium of the Th1/Th2 in the serum and the BALF of the IPF patients. The Th1/Th2 level could represent severity of the disease, and the serum level change of Th1/Th2 in the follow-up could predict the progression of the diseases in the IPF patients.