JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL HEPATOLOGY ›› 2017, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (1): 34-37.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-5069.2017.01.010

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Changes of peripheral blood T lymphocyte subsets and IL-2 in patients with chronic hepatitis B receiving Bupleurum Jiedu decoction combined with adefovir dipivoxil therapy

Xiao Yuzhu.   

  1. Department of Liver Diseases,Infectious Disease Hospital,Tangshan 063000,Hebei Province
  • Received:2016-07-11 Online:2017-01-20 Published:2017-02-10

Abstract: Objectives To investigate the changes of peripheral blood T lymphocyte subsets and IL-2 in patients with chronic hepatitis B(CHB) receiving Bupleurum Jiedu decoction combined with adefovir dipivoxil (ADV) therapy. Methods 60 patients with CHB were recruited in our hospital between December 2013 and March 2015. They were treated with Bupleurum Jiedu decoction in group A (n=20),with ADV in group B (n=20) and with both in group C(n=20). All regimens lasted for 12 months. Serum HBV markers and IL-2 were detected by ELISA,and T lymphocyte subsets and natural killer cells were detected by flow cytometry. Results At the end of 12-month treatment,the serum HBV DNA loss,ALT normalization rate and HBeAg negative rate in group C were 85.00%,80.00% and 80.00%,much higher than in group A(50.00%,65.00% and 45.00%,respectively) or in group B(65.00%,55.00% and 50.00%,respectively,P<0.05);the proportion of peripheral CD3+T cells and CD4+T cells and ratio of CD4+/CD8+ cells in groups C were(65.2±9.6)%,(28.4±7.2)% and(1.1±0.3),significantly different as compared to those in group A 【(57.5±8.7)%,(45.7±5.4)% and(1.8±0.6), respectively or group B(55.7±6.3)%,(23.2±9.5)% and(0.9±0.1),respectively,P<0.05];the proportion of CD8+T cells in group C was (25.3±4.1)%,much lower than in group B [(28.7±4.3) %,P<0.05];the proportion of NK cells in group C was not significantly different as compared to that in group A or in group B(P>0.05),while serum IL-2 level【(3.6±0.8)ng/mL】 was much higher than in group B【(2.8±0.5)ng/mL,P<0.05】;the increased CD4+T cells was positively correlated to serum HBV DNA loss in group A(P<0.05) and the increased CD3+T cells, decreased CD8+T cells and increased NK cells were positively correlated to serum HBV DNA loss in group C(P<0.05). Conclusions The application of Bupleurum Jiedu decoction combined with adefovir dipivoxil can adjust lymphocyte dysfunction,break immune tolerance and improve the recovery of liver functions.

Key words: Hepatitis B, Herbal medicine, Adefovir dipivoxil, Peripheral lymphocyte subsets