肝细胞癌患者肝脏组织中CD4+CD25+调节性T淋巴细胞的表达及意义

目的探讨CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T淋巴细胞在肝细胞癌患者肝脏组织中的表达及意义。方法利用流式细胞仪对31例肝细胞癌患者肝脏组织及末梢静脉血、15份正常肝脏组织、48名正常人末梢静脉血中的CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T淋巴细胞、CD8^＋T淋巴细胞进行定量及量化关系分析,同时对肝脏组织中CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T淋巴细胞进行定位分析。结果肝组织CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T淋巴细胞含量：肝细胞癌组肿瘤周围组织为10．8%±2．3%,远离肿瘤部位组织为4．6%±0．9%、15份正常人肝脏组织为6．0%±0．6%,肿瘤周围组织和远离肿瘤部位组织与正常对照组相比,t值分别为2．05和2．04,P值均＜0．05,差异有统计学意义。外周血中CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T淋巴细胞含量：肝细胞癌组末梢静脉血中为9．4%±1．0%,正常对照组为12．9%±1．3%,t=13．05,P＜0．01,差异有统计学意义。在肿瘤周围随着CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T淋巴细胞的增加,CD8^＋T淋巴细胞出现了减少的趋势。结论CD4^＋CD25^＋调节性T淋巴细胞通过对CD8^＋T淋巴细胞的抑制参与肝癌细胞抗肿瘤免疫的作用。

The presence and the significance of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in livers of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

OBJECTIVE: To study the presence and clinical significance of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in liver tissues of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. METHODS: CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells and CD8+ cells and their relative proportions in liver tissues and peripheral blood of HCC patients and of healthy volunteers were analyzed using flow cytometry. The distributions of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in liver tissues were also analyzed. RESULTS: Around the tumor tissues (peri-tumor), the percentage of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells was 10.8% +/- 2.3%, which was obviously higher than in the tissues away from the cancer tissues (P < 0.05). The percentage of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in the peripheral blood of HCC patients was 9.4% +/- 1.0%, which was obviously lower than that of the healthy volunteers (12.9% +/- 1.3%) (P < 0.01). With increasing CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in the peri-tumor tissue, there was a trend of CD8+ cells decreasing. CONCLUSION: CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells played an anti-tumor immunity role in hepatocellular carcinoma by restraining the CD8+ cells.