JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2010, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (3): 178-179.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2010.03.007

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Investigation of T lymphocytes and natural killer cells in patients with chronic hepatitis B

QIU Jie, LONG Qiqiang, FENG Yanhong, et al.   

  1. Department of Liver Diseases,Second Affiliated Hospital,Southeast University,Nanjing 210003
  • Received:2010-01-26 Online:2010-06-10 Published:2016-04-18

Abstract: Objective To investigate the counts of natural killer cells and T lymphocytes in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Methods The CD3+T cells,CD3+CD4+T cells,CD3+CD8+T cells and CD3-CD16+CD56+NK cells in peripheral blood were counted by FCM. Results The T lymphocytes and NK cells decreased in 56 patients with hepatitis B-related hepatic failure;the CD3-CD16+CD56+ natural killer cells in 49 patients with chronic hepatitis B increased as compared to in 41 chronic hepatitis B viral carriers. Conclusions The T lymphocytes and NK cells in patients with hepatic failure decreased while T lymphocytes in patients with chronic hepatitis B with HbeAg positive increased.

Key words: Chronic hepatitis B, Natural killer cells, T lymphocytes