JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2019, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (2): 180-183.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2019.02.007

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Changes of peripheral blood CD8+CD28+T lymphocyte percentages in patients with hepatitis B

Zhou Jiyun, Ma Yong, Ding Tilong, Tu Yuanhang, Chen Ce   

  1. Liver Centre,902rd Hospital of PLA,Bengbu Medical College,Bengbu 233015,Anhui Province,China
  • Received:2018-08-31 Online:2019-03-10 Published:2019-03-19

Abstract: Objective To investigate the changes of peripheral blood CD8+CD28+T lymphocyte percentages in patients with hepatitis B. Methods A total of 88 patients with hepatitis B and 20 healthy individuals were recruited in 902nd hospital of PLA between April 2018 and August 2018,and the patients with hepatitis B included patients in immune tolerance phase(n=20),immune clearance phase(n=28),low replication phase (n=20),and re-activation phase(n=20). The percentages of CD8+CD28+T lymphocytes in peripheral blood were measured by flow cytometry. Results The percentages of CD8+CD28+T lymphocytes in patients in immune tolerance phase were(26.3±3.4)%,not significantly different as compared to(26.1±3.5)% in healthy persons(P>0.05);the percentages of CD8+CD28+T lymphocytes in patients in immune clearance were(40.1±4.7)%,significantly higher than that in healthy control(P<0.05);the percentages of CD8+CD28+T lymphocytes in patients inactive phase and reactive stage were (20.3±2.2)% and (26.1±2.2)%,respectively,significantly lower than that in healthy control (P<0.05);the CD8+CD28+T lymphocytes in patients with high,moderate and low serum HBsAg level were(24.0±7.5)%,(28.4±8.9)% and (33.2±8.5)%,respectively,with statistically significant differences among them (P<0.05). Conclusion s There are significant differences in the percentages of peripheral blood CD8+CD28+T lymphocytes in patients with hepatitis B at different immune phases,which might be related to the dysfunctions of immune system activated by the viral infection.

Key words: Hepatitis B, Immune stage, Hepatitis B surface antigen, CD8+CD28+T lymphocytes