| Abstract: | In two groups of patients with viral hepatitis B (100 patients in each group) the comparative evaluation of immune response was carried out on the basis of the results obtained in the study of the duration of the presence of HBsAg in the blood, the time of the primary appearance of anti-HBsAg antibodies, cell-mediated and humoral immunity characteristics. The study revealed the aggravating influence of alcohol on the outcome of hepatitis B, manifested by the prolonged circulation of HBsAg, decreased antibody formation and T-immunosuppressive deficiency, which was linked with defective immune response in hepatitis B patients with disposition to the excessive use of alcohol. |
