OKT-3/cyclophosphamide up-regulation of peripheral blood killer-lymphocyte subsets in human cancer patients.

We have initiated a clinical trial in 7 patients using low-dose OKT-3 monoclonal antibody, 50 mcg, followed 24 hours later by low-dose cyclophosphamide, 300 mg/m2. Complete data in 5 patients indicate a significant up-regulation of the number of peripheral blood lymphocytes. Before treatment, the mean (+/- standard deviation) total lymphocyte count was 524 (+/- 364)/mm3. After 4 weeks the value rose 64% to 860 (+/- 243)/mm3, (P less than .025, Student's t test). Similar changes were observed for the CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, and CD16+ (NK) lymphocyte subsets. The mean CD3+ population rose from 372 (+/- 325)/mm3 to 593 (+/- 300)/mm3 (P less than .025), the mean CD4+ group rose from 209 (+/- 142)/mm3 to 321 (+/- 104)/mm3 (P less than .05), the CD8+ cells rose from 218 (+/- 205)/mm3 to 341 (+/- 197)/mm3 (P less than .05), and the CD16+ (NK cells) rose from 80 (+/- 37)/mm3 to 157 (+/- 63)/mm3 (P less than .025). Statistically significant up-regulation occurred for all patients. The fraction of each lymphocyte subset and the T4/T8 ratio did not change. OKT-3/cyclophosphamide appears to modulate the number of circulating lymphocytes in human cancer patients.     

Phenotypic and functional characterization of kidney-infiltrating lymphocytes in renal ischemia reperfusion injury

T and B lymphocytes have been implicated in the pathogenesis of renal ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI). The trafficking of lymphocytes into kidneys during IRI has been postulated to underlie this effect, but has not been rigorously studied. We therefore characterized the lymphocyte populations infiltrating into mouse kidneys 3 and 24 h after renal IRI. Immunohistochemistry and flow cytometry staining of kidney lymphocytes showed increased trafficking of CD3+ T cells and CD19+ B cells in both sham-operated and IRI mice 3 h after renal IRI. In the IRI mice, increased infiltration of NK1.1+ and CD4+ NK1.1+ cells compared with normal and sham-operated mice was observed 3 and 24 h after renal IRI, respectively. After 24 h of renal IRI, the decreased percentages of CD3+, CD19+, and NK1.1+ populations in the IRI mice compared with control groups were observed. Increased TNF-alpha and IFN-gamma production of kidney infiltration CD3+ T cells in IRI mice but not sham-operated mice was found. Unexpectedly, isolation and transfer of kidney-infiltrating lymphocytes 24 h after renal IRI into T cell-deficient mice reduced their functional and histological injury after renal IRI, suggesting that kidney-infiltrating lymphocytes could have a protective function. These quantitative, qualitative, and functional changes in kidney lymphocytes provide mechanistic insight into how lymphocytes modulate IRI, as well as demonstrating that abdominal surgery alone leads to lymphocyte changes in kidney.     

乌苯美司联合紫杉醇与顺铂治疗晚期非小细胞肺癌的疗效及对患者免疫功能的影响

目的:探讨乌苯美司联合紫杉醇与顺铂(TP)方案治疗晚期非小细胞肺癌的临床疗效及对患者免疫功能的影响。方法:选择2013年10月-2015年6月在我院接受治疗的晚期非小细胞肺癌患者60例,随机分为研究组和对照组。两组患者均给予全身化疗治疗,研究组在此基础上给予口服乌苯美司治疗。观察并比较两组患者的临床疗效、免疫功能变化及不良反应的发生情况。结果:研究组患者治疗有效率明显高于对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);两组肿瘤控制情况比较,差异无统计学意义(P0.05);与治疗前比较,两组患者治疗后外周血CD3~+,CD4~+,CD4~+/CD8~+及NK细胞升高,而CD8~+下降,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);与对照组比较,研究组患者治疗后外周血CD3~+,CD4~+,CD4~+/CD8~+及NK细胞显著升高,而CD8~+显著降低,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);研究组患者白细胞减少、恶心、呕吐及骨髓抑制等不良反应的发生率低于对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:乌苯美司联合TP方案能够改善晚期非小细胞肺癌患者机体免疫功能,减少不良反应的发生率,值得临床推广应用。     

In situ pulmonary responses of T cell and macrophage subpopulations to a challenge infection in mice vaccinated with irradiated cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni

Cellular events related to the resistance induced by radiation-attenuated cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni were determined immunocytochemically in the lung tissues of mice. Thy-1, CD4, CD8, Mac-1 MOMA-1, MOMA-2, and Ia antigens were identified on cryostat sections by the immunogold-silver staining technique with specific monoclonal antibodies. In mice vaccinated with irradiated cercariae and challenged with normal cercariae, the number of Thy-1+ and CD4+ lymphocytes was increased dramatically relative to the normal numbers both in perivascular tissues and in focal cellular aggregates in the parenchyma of the lungs. A high ratio of CD4+/CD8+ T cells was noted in the aggregates, both in perivascular tissues and in the foci. Macrophages showing positive reactions for Mac-1, MOMA-1, MOMA-2, and Ia also infiltrated the foci. In control mice that were unvaccinated and challenged, foci showing positive reactions for the lymphocyte subpopulations barely were detectable in the lungs by day 14. The numbers of Thy-1+, CD4+, and CD8+ cells and the CD4+/CD8+ ratio in controls were considerably less than those in vaccinated/challenged mice over the period of observation. In conclusion, pulmonary cellular aggregates in vaccinated and challenged mice were composed mainly of Thy-1+ and CD4+ cell populations characteristic of delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) reactions. Thus, Thy-1+ and CD4+ cells in the lungs of vaccinated mice may be involved in the elimination of challenge parasites through DTH reactions.     

Immunological roles of Pasteurella multocida toxin (PMT) using a PMT mutant strain

The immunological role of the Pasteurella multocida toxin (PMT) in mice was examined using a PMT mutant strain. After a nasal inoculation, the mutant strain failed to induce interstitial pneumonia. Moreover, PMT had no significant effect on the populations of CD4+, CD8+, CD3+, and CD19+ immunocytes in blood or on the populations of CD4+ and CD8+ splenocytes (P<0.01). However, there was a significant increase in the total number of cells in the BAL samples obtained from the wild-type P. multocida-inoculated mice. On the other hand, the level of IL-1 expression decreased when the macrophages from the bronchio-alveolar lavage were stimulated with PMT. Overall, PMT appears to play some role (stimulating and/or inhibiting) in the immunological responses but further studies will be required to confirm this.     

Regulatory function for murine intraepithelial lymphocytes. Two subsets of CD3+, T cell receptor-1+ intraepithelial lymphocyte T cells abrogate oral tolerance

The murine intraepithelial lymphocyte (IEL) population is enriched in T cells that express the gamma delta-TCR, however, the biologic function served by these T cells remains obscure. IEL are considered to be major effector cells in mucosal immunity, and we have investigated whether IEL subsets could reverse orally induced systemic unresponsiveness (oral tolerance; OT) and support secondary type responses when adoptively transferred to mice orally tolerized with SRBC. When purified CD3+ IEL from mice orally primed with SRBC were transferred to adoptive hosts and challenged with SRBC, splenic IgM, IgG1, IgG2b, and IgA anti-SRBC plaque-forming cell responses were observed. However, CD3+ IEL from HRBC orally primed mice did not abrogate SRBC induced OT. Further, HRBC-primed CD3+, IEL converted HRBC-specific OT but not SRBC-specific OT. CD3+ IEL could be separated into four subsets based on expression of CD4 and CD8. CD3+, CD4-, 8+ T cells were the major subset (74.5%), with smaller numbers of CD4- and CD8- (double negatives, DN) (7.8%), CD4+, 8- (7.6%) and CD4+, CD8+ (double positives) (10.1%) T cells. Interestingly, both the CD3+, CD8+, and the CD3+, DN IEL subsets abrogated OT, resulting in significant IgM, IgG1, IgG2b, and IgA anti-SRBC plaque-forming cell responses when adoptively transferred to mice with OT. However, neither CD3+, CD4+, CD8-, nor double positive T cells affected OT when studied in this system. The CD3+, CD8+ IEL subset could be further separated into Thy-1+ (16.6%) and Thy-1- (83.4%) cells; adoptive transfer of Thy-1- cells abrogated oral tolerance whereas the Thy-1+ subset was without effect. When the expression of TCR on IEL with this biologic function was determined by use of monoclonal anti-alpha beta TCR (H57.597), TCR2-, CD3+ IEL possessed immunoregulatory function whereas the alpha beta-TCR+ (TCR2+) fraction did not abrogate OT. Immunoprecipitation of membrane fractions obtained from purified CD3+, CD4-, CD8+, Thy-1- IEL with polyclonal anti-delta peptide (Tyr-Ala-Asn-Ser-Phe-Asn-Asn-Glu-Lys-Leu) antibody revealed bands of 45 and 35 kDa, corresponding to the delta- and gamma-chains, respectively. These results suggest that gamma delta-TCR+ IEL possess a regulatory function, namely the restoration of immune responses in a state of oral tolerance. Further, both CD3+, CD4-, CD8+, Thy-1-, and CD3+, DN IEL T cells exhibit this effector contrasuppressor function.     

TKI治疗晚期非小细胞肺癌患者免疫功能的变化及意义

目的:通过观察晚期非小细胞肺癌患者TKI治疗前后外周血IgG、IgM、IgA、C3、C4、C-反应蛋白及CD3+、CD4+、CD8+、CD4+/CD8+细胞的表达变化,探讨TKI治疗对晚期非小细胞肺癌患者免疫功能的影响及意义。方法:检测TKI组30例非小细胞肺癌患者TKI治疗前、治疗一个月后外周血IgG、IgM、IgA、C3、C4、C-反应蛋白及CD3+、CD4+、CD8+、CD4+/CD8+细胞表达水平,分析表达变化及与疗效的关系。30例非小细胞肺癌患者作为对照组。结果:治疗前,TKI组与对照组IgG、IgM、IgA、C3、C4、C-反应蛋白水平基本正常,但CD4+细胞数量减低、CD4+/CD8+比值较低、CD8+细胞数量增高,两组相比IgG、IgM、IgA、C3、C4、C-反应蛋白、CD3+、CD4+、CD8+、CD4+/CD8+差异均无统计学意义(P0.05);TKI治疗一个月后,TKI组与对照组IgG、IgM、IgA、C3、C4、C-反应蛋白水平无明显变化,而CD4+细胞数量增多、CD4+/CD8+较前增高,CD8+细胞数量较前减低,两组相比CD3+、IgG、IgM、IgA、C3、C4、C-反应蛋白差异无统计学意义(P0.05),而CD4+、CD4+/CD8+、CD8+差异有统计学意义(P0.01)。结论:TKI治疗后,晚期非小细胞肺癌患者细胞免疫功能得到改善,体现在CD4+、CD8+细胞数量的变化上,且TKI治疗的疗效可通过比较外周血CD4+、CD4+/CD8+、CD8+细胞表达变化体现。     

Predominant CD4 T-lymphocyte tropism of human herpesvirus 6-related virus.

Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6)-related virus was isolated from CD4+ CD8- and CD3+ CD4+ mature T lymphocytes but could not be isolated from CD4- CD8+, CD4- CD8-, and CD3- T cells in the peripheral blood of exanthem subitum patients. HHV-6-related virus predominantly infected CD4+ CD8+, CD4+ CD8-, and CD3+ CD4+ cells with mature phenotypes and rarely infected CD4- CD8+ cells from cord blood mononuclear cells, which suggested predominant CD4 mature T-lymphocyte tropism of HHV-6-related virus.     

The clinical value of the changes of peripheral lymphocyte subsets absolute counts in patients with non-small cell lung cancer

IntroductionImmune function strongly influences the outcome of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It's vital to understand the immune state of patients through detecting the percentage and number of lymphocyte subsets accurately, and helpful to evaluate conditions of prognosis and adjust treatment for patients.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study in First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China. The absolute counts and percentages of CD3+, CD3 + CD4+, CD3 + CD8+, B and NK cells were determined by single platform technologies. 172 patients received treatment including surgery or chemotherapy after surgery. The factors affecting disease progression were analyzed by Binary Logistic regression. Progression free survival (PFS) calculating survivals were with the method of Kaplan-Meier. The log-rank test and cox's proportional hazard regression (enter method) were used for univariable and multivariable analyses respectively.ResultsRelative to normal controls, patients with NSCLC at different stages showed decreased absolute lymphocyte count obviously, rather than lymphocyte percentages.Different treatments had unlike influence on the homeostasis of lymphocytes and the effects last for a long time. Logistic regression showed CD3 + CD4+ and CD3 + CD8+ could contribute to favorable prognosis. Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors of PFS showed CD3 + CD4+ cell was independent factor for predicting PFS.ConclusionsThe absolute count of CD3+, CD3 + CD4+, CD3 + CD8+, B and NK cells were better indication of the patient's immune state than percentages of each lymphocyte subsets. Immune function was impaired in patients with non-small cell lung. The high level of baseline absolute CD3 + CD4+ cells count contributed to longer progression free survival.Chinese Clinic Trial Registry number: ChiCTR-IOR-17014139; Registry date: 2017/12/25.     

Individual immunological parameters in clean-up team members and patients with sequelae of acute radiation sickness 5 years after the effects of the Chernobyl accident]

A study was made of deviations, beyond 1 sigma and 1.5 sigma of a mean value (M) of a donor group, in individual immunological parameters (for instance, the number of CD5+, CD2+, CD4+, CD8+, CD25+ and B-cells; alpha 1-thymosin concentration; and autoantibody titers to antigens of epithelial reticulum cell cytoplasm) in patients suffered acute radiation sickness (ARS) and liquidators of Chernobyl NPP accident. The radiation damage to the immune system was reliably detected in the affected subjects examined: they exhibited a decrease in the alpha 1-thymosin level below M = -1.5 sigma and in absolute B cellularity below M = -1 sigma; and increase in the number of CD25+ cells and in the level of serum autoantibodies to antigens of thymus epithelial reticulum cell cytoplasm. When several parameters selected were examined simultaneously the frequency of recording the deviations in merely one of them markedly increased.     

SLE带状疱疹患者外周血CD4~+CD28~+和CD4~+CD25~+FoxP3~+调节性T细胞的表达及相关性研究

目的:检测系统性红斑狼疮(systemic lupus erythematosus,SLE)合并带状疱疹患者外周血CD4~+CD28~+和CD4~+CD25~+Fox P3~+调节性T细胞的表达及相关性,探讨其在SLE合并带状疱疹发病中的临床意义。方法:采用流式细胞术检测30例SLE患者、30例SLE合并带状疱疹患者及30例健康对照者外周血中CD4~+/CD8~+T淋巴细胞亚群表面CD28的表达及CD4~+CD25~+Fox P3~+Treg细胞的表达水平,并分析SLE合并带状疱疹患者外周血CD4~+CD28~+和CD4~+CD25~+Fox P3~+调节性T细胞表达的相关性。结果:SLE合并带状疱疹组患者急性期外周血CD4~+T淋巴细胞比率、绝对计数显著降低,CD4~+、CD8~+T淋巴细胞表面的CD28表达下调,CD4~+CD25~+Fox P3~+Treg细胞水平显著高于SLE组及健康对照组,SLE合并带状疱疹组患者外周血CD4~+CD25~+Fox P3~+Treg水平与CD4~+CD28~+水平成负相关(P均0.05)。结论:SLE合并带状疱疹患者CD4~+、CD8~+T细胞活化异常,CD4~+CD25~+Fox P3~+Treg细胞可能参与抑制了T细胞的活化。     

The repertoire of CD4+ CD28- T cells in rheumatoid arthritis.

BACKGROUND: While oligoclonality of circulating CD4- CD8 and of CD8+ T cells is not uncommon, clonal dominance within the CD4 compartment is not frequently found in healthy individuals. In contrast, the majority of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have clonally expanded CD4+ T cell populations. Previous studies have demonstrated that these clonogenic CD4+ T cells do not express the CD28 molecule. To examine the correlation between CD28 expression and clonal proliferation, we have analyzed the T cell receptor (TCR) diversity of CD4+ CD28- T cells in normal individuals and in RA patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The size of the peripheral blood CD4+ CD28- compartment was determined in 30 healthy individuals and 30 RA patients by two-color FACS analysis. In 10 RA patients and five controls with more than 2.5% CD4+ CD28- T cells, TCR BV gene segment usage was analyzed with 19 BV-specific antibodies. Oligoclonality was assessed in sorted CD4+ CD28+ and CD28- T cells using TCR BV-BC-specific polymerase chain reaction and size fractionation. Clonal dominance was confirmed by direct sequencing. RESULTS: The CD4+ CD28- T cell compartment was expanded to more than 2.5% in 70% of the RA patients and 30% of the normal individuals. Compared with the CD4+ CD28+ T cells, the TCR BV gene segment usage among CD4+ CD28- cells was grossly skewed with the dominance of single BV elements. Molecular TCR analysis provided evidence for oligoclonality in 17 of 21 expanded BV elements. In two unrelated RA patients who shared both HLA-DRB1 alleles, the TCR beta-chain sequences of dominant clonotypes were highly conserved. CONCLUSIONS: Oligoclonality is a characteristic feature of CD4+ CD28- T cells which are expanded in some healthy individuals and in the majority of RA patients. The lack of CD28 expression is a common denominator of CD4+, CD8+, and CD4- CD8- T cells prone to develop clonal dominance. The limited TCR diversity of clonal CD4+ CD28- populations in RA patients suggests that these T cells recognize a limited spectrum of antigens. The fact that the majority of individuals with marked expansions and oligoclonality of CD4+ CD28- T cells are RA patients suggests a role for these unusual lymphocytes in the pathogenetic events leading to RA.     

Isolation and characterization of mononuclear cells from various thyroid tissue specimens

Extensive studies of humoral and cell mediated autoimmune responses to thyroid antigens have been performed in order to understand the underlying mechanisms of autoimmune thyroid disorders. Very little is known, however, about the nature of the lymphocyte subpopulations in the thyroid gland and their possible involvement in the pathogenesis of thyroid diseases. We have developed a Percoll gradient technique to separate mononuclear cells from thyroid cells of resected thyroid glands. Thyroid tissue was minced, incubated with Dispase and passed through a tissue sieve. The filtrate was layered onto a four step discontinuous Percoll gradient (densities 1.140, 1.077, 1.061, 1.030 g/ml). Thyroid cells appeared in band II and mononuclear cells in band III. Mononuclear cells were characterized using the monoclonal antibodies OKT-3, OKT-8, OKI-a and OKM-1, and the levels of these populations in peripheral blood and thyroid tissue compared. Patients have been classified by conventional clinical, immunological and histological criteria. The studies involved thyroid tissues from 8 patients with euthyroid nodular goitre, 7 patients with Graves' disease and 1 with Hashimoto's thyroiditis. In the thyroid tissue of non-autoimmune thyroid diseases we find significantly less OKT-3+ cells compared to peripheral blood. In thyroid tissue of autoimmune thyroid diseases there are significantly less OKT-8+ cells compared to peripheral blood. These preliminary results might be linked to the hypothesis of decreased suppressor T-cell activity in autoimmune thyroid disease.     

地佐辛对妇科恶性肿瘤患者术后镇痛疗效及免疫功能的影响

目的:探究地佐辛在妇科恶性肿瘤术后镇痛中的疗效及对其围手术期免疫功能的影响,为临床手术用药提供依据。方法:选择2012年7月~2015年9月期间我院行妇科恶性肿瘤手术患者87例为研究对象,采用随机数字法将其分为地佐辛组(45例)和对照组(42例),地佐辛组患者给予全身麻醉联合地佐辛治疗,对照组患者给予全身麻醉联合芬太尼治疗,记录并分析两组患者术中、术后VAS疼痛评分、Ramsay镇静评分及免疫指标。结果:两组患者术后各时间点的VAS评分均分均小于4分,地佐辛组患者在T3时刻VAS评分显著低于对照组(P0.05);与T1时刻比较,T2、T4时刻地佐辛组患者CD3~+、CD4~+、CD4~+/CD8~+及NK细胞水平均显著降低(P0.05),T2时刻地佐辛组患者CD8~+水平显著升高(P0.05);对照组T2时刻CD3~+、CD4~+、CD4~+/CD8~+及NK细胞水平,T4时刻CD3~+、NK细胞水平,T5时刻NK细胞水平均出现明显降低(P0.05);地佐辛组患者T5时刻CD3~+、CD4~+、CD4~+/CD8~+及NK细胞水平均显著高于对照组(P0.05)。结论:地佐辛治疗妇科肿瘤患者术后镇痛效果较好、安全性高,与芬太尼比较,其对机体的免疫抑制作用轻,更利于患者疾病的控制与康复,值得在临床应用推广。     

Phenotype of peripheral blood leukocytes and survival of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

Immune dysfunction is prevalent in metastatic cancer. Few patients with colorectal cancer metastases are cured, and among the strategies aimed at improving the therapeutic results in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, immunotherapy is being increasingly investigated. We evaluated retrospectively the prognostic significance of peripheral blood leukocytes in 59 patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. The relative numbers of CD3+, CD3+CD4+, CD3+CD8+, NK (CD3-CD16+CD56+), CD3+DR+, CD3+CD25+, CD3+CD69+, CD19+, CD19+CD23+, CD8+CD28+, CD8-CD28+, CD8+CD57+, CD14+DR+ and CD14+CD16+ leukocytes were analyzed by two-color flow cytometry. A three-step approach was adopted to identify predictors of prognosis using regression analysis. Based on the results of univariate survival analysis, the absolute number of white blood cells, NK/CD3+CD69+ and NK/white cell count ratios were significant indicators of prognosis. In the multivariate regression analysis a model was obtained using a single parameter, the NK/CD3+CD69+ ratio, predicting the survival with 10-15% power of regression. The present results indicate that the NK/CD3+CD69+ ratio in peripheral blood may be an independent variable in a regression model predicting the overall survival of patients with colorectal cancer metastases to be tested in prospective studies.     

氟比洛芬酯对食管癌患者围术期外周血淋巴细胞亚群的影响

目的:探究氟比洛芬酯对食管癌患者围术期外周血淋巴细胞亚群的影响。方法:选择2014年6月~2016年8月期间在我院择期行食管癌根治术患者72例为研究对象,采用随机数字法将其分为氟比洛芬酯组(39例)和对照组(33例),患者均给予常规麻醉处理,对照组患者泵入5 mg托烷司琼与20μg/kg芬太尼;氟比洛芬酯组患者给予氟比洛芬酯2 mg/kg。评价术后12 h、24 h和48 h患者疼痛情况(VAS评分),并于术前1 h、术后24 h、术后72 h检测患者血清T细胞中CD3~+、CD4~+、CD8~+及CD56~+比例。结果:两组患者术后不同时刻VAS评分比较,差异均无统计学意义(P0.05);术后24 h两组患者CD3~+、CD4~+、CD4~+/CD8~+均显著降低(P0.05),术后72 h两组患者CD3~+、CD4~+、CD4~+/CD8~+水平均升高,且氟比洛芬酯组患者恢复到术后1 h水平,而对照组患者均仍低于术后1 h,且术后72 h氟比洛芬酯组CD3~+、CD4~+、CD4~+/CD8~+均高于对照组,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05),而CD8~+与CD56~+比例在两组各个时点均没有变化(P0.05);两组患者均未发生严重不良反应。结论:食管癌患者在手术过程中均出现免疫抑制,氟比洛芬酯麻醉效果较好,且对机体免疫功能具有保护作用,促进手术患者免疫功能的恢复,具有重要的临床价值。     

胎盘多肽对子宫肌瘤患者T 淋巴细胞亚群、NK细胞及炎症因子水平的影响

目的:探讨胎盘多肽对子宫肿瘤切除术后患者血清炎症因子变化和免疫功能的影响。方法:收集我院收治的子宫肿瘤切除术后患者57例,根据就诊先后顺序不同分为对照组和实验组,实验组采用胎盘多肽治疗,对照组采用常规治疗。检测两组患者CD3~+、CD4~+、CD8~+、NK细胞、CRP及IL-6水平,并比较两组的临床效果。结果:治疗后,两组患者血清CRP及IL-6水平均低于治疗前,且实验组明显低于对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。治疗后,两组患者CD3~+、CD4~+、CD4~+/CD8~+、NK细胞均高于治疗前,而CD8~+低于治疗前,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05);实验组患者治疗后CD3~+、CD4~+、CD4~+/CD8~+、NK细胞显著高于对照组,而CD8~+低于对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。与对照组相比,实验组患者的首次排气和排便时间明显较短,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:胎盘多肽能够明显改善子宫肌瘤切除患者的免疫功能,降低炎症反应,有助于患者术后康复。     

Study of some lymphocyte subset counts and cytokine levels in cryptococcosis associated with AIDS

Approximately 100 new cases per year of cryptococcosis in HIV+ patients are observed in Mu?iz Hospital, 35% of them suffer a fatal outcome within the first four weeks after diagnosis in spite of treatment. Apparently there is not a useful parameter that allows a clear prediction of this early fatal outcome of the disease. The aim of this study is to determine some cytokine levels and several lymphocyte subpopulations counts in order to correlate these results with the evolution of the disease. Forty HIV+ patients suffering culture confirmed cryptococcosis were enrolled in this study, 8 HIV+ patients without cryptococcosis and 8 healthy individuals with negative serology for HIV were included as controls. The following determinations were done in all cases: CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD16+CD3-, CD19+ cell counts, IL-1; IL-12, TNFalpha in serum and TNFalpha in CSF. Ten cases with cryptococcosis and AIDS were controlled three months after treatment. The average of CD4+ and NK cell counts in patients before treatment were 22/microl and 90/microl respectively; IL-1 levels were higher in the patients than in the healthy control group, conversely IL-12 levels did not show significant differences in the three studied groups. Serum concentrations of TNFalpha were higher in patients than in the control group and were not modified after treatment, conversely antifungal medication diminished IL-1 concentration and remarkably increased NK cell counts. At the same time antigen levels in serum and CSF decreased. The results obtained seem to show that the immunological alterations observed in these patients are those characteristically exhibited in severe HIV disease and that some parameters such as CD8+ cell counts lower than 200/microl, less than 50 CD4+/microl, more than 50 pg/ml of TNF-alpha and serum capsular antigen titer higher than 1:5000 seem to predict a rapidly fatal course of infection.     

Reduction of variation in T-cell subset enumeration among 55 laboratories using single-platform,three or four-color flow cytometry based on CD45 and SSC-based gating of lymphocytes

BACKGROUND: Enumeration of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T-cell subsets provides relevant information for diagnosis and monitoring of patients with cellular immunodeficiencies. As a result, an external quality assurance scheme was implemented in Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg in 1995. A workshop was held to train the participants in state-of-the art technology for assessment of absolute T-cell subset counts (i.e., a three or four-color, single-platform assay with lymphocyte gating based on CD45 and sideward light scatter) with the aim to achieve between-site coefficients of variation (CVs) <10% and within-site CVs <5% for > or =75% of the participants. METHODS: Three send-outs of stabilized blood from a healthy donor were distributed to 55 laboratories, each with the request to perform the standard assay on three occasions. For comparison, each laboratory performed its local technique in parallel. RESULTS: With the standard technique, between-site CVs of approximately 8% (CD3+ T cells), approximately 9% (CD4+ T cells), and approximately 10% (CD8+ T cells) were achieved. Within-site CVs were <5% for 82% (CD3+ T cells) and approximately 70% (CD4+ and CD8+ subsets) of the participants. Local techniques yielded between-site CVs of 13%-17% for CD3+, CD4+, and CD8+ T cells. CONCLUSIONS: The state-of-the-art technology for T-cell subset enumeration was implemented successfully among 55 Belgian-Dutch laboratories and resulted in significant reductions of between-site variation of absolute CD3+, CD4+, and CD8+ T-cell counts.     

Characteristics of the immune status in specific and nonspecific prophylaxis of influenza in elderly persons

The results of the comparative analysis of the immunological effectiveness of the anti-influenza vaccine Vaxigrip, the inferferon inductor Arbidol and their combination in 125 elderly persons are presented. In the process of investigations the immunomodulating activity of the preparations under study was noted; this activity was manifested by the increase of the absolute and relative number of cells, carrying markers CD3+, CD4+ and CD16+, but not CD8+, CD19+ and CD25+, the normalization of the immunoregulatory index and the stimulation of the phagocytic function in the absence of essential influence on the level of HLA-DR+ expression and the concentration of immunoglobulins of the main classes. An increase in the frequency of seroconversions and the multiplicity of growth in the titers of specific antibodies to influenza viruses A (H1N1 and H3N2) and B, most pronounced in persons immunized with the vaccine simulianeouslywith the injection of Arbidol, was established.