目的研究慢性乙型肝炎(CI-IB)患者抗病毒治疗前后T细胞对HBV特异性抗原蛋白(HBeAg)的免疫应答特征。方法分别收集22例慢性乙型肝炎患者抗病毒治疗前、治疗后3月、6月和12月的外周血,以HBeAg蛋白刺激外周血单个核细胞,采用酶联免疫斑点技术fELISPOT)检测产生IFN-1的HBeAg特异性T细胞的频率和强度。结果1)CHB患者抗病毒治疗前和治疗后3Jq、6月、12月总的T细胞反应频率分别为31.8%(7/22)、50.0%f11/22)、77.3%(17/22)和95.5%(21/22),治疗后12月反应频率明显高于治疗前和治疗后3月俨〈O.05),治疗后6月反应频率明显高于治疗前俨〈0.05),核苷类似物治疗组与干扰素治疗组治疗后T细胞反应频率均无明显差异俨〉0.05)。2)治疗后12月T细胞的反应强度明显高于治疗前、治疗后3月及治疗后6月俨〈0.05)。核苷类似物治疗组与干扰素治疗组均分别得出上述相同的结果。3)将患者T细胞的反应强度与HBVDNA载量(取对数值表示)做Spearman秩相关分析,rs=-0.186〈0,P=-O.041.P〈O.05,认为患者T细胞对HBeAg蛋白的反应强度与HBVDNA载量存在负相关关系。结论HBeAg可以刺激CHB患者产生特异性T细胞应答.且随着抗病毒治疗时间的延长,患者HBeAg特异性T细胞的应答频率和应答强度均有所增强,且与血清HBVDNA水平呈负相关关系。
To analyze the characteristics of HBeAg specific T cell immune responses in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) accepting antiviral therapy, total of 22 patients with CHB accepting antiviral therapy were enrolled in this study. PBMCs of patients were collected before treatment, 3 months after treatment, 6 months after treatment and 12 months after treatment. Then the PBMCs sample stimulated by HBeAg protein, and the frequency and strength of HBeAg specific T cell secreting IFN-~/were detected by ELISPOT assay. The data showed that the frequency of HBeAg specific T cell responses in patients at 12 months after treatment were significantly higher as compared with before and 3 months after treatment, and responses in patients at 6 months after treatment were significantly higher than those of before treatment (P〈 0.05). The frequency of T cells responses between nucleoside analogue treatment group and alpha interferon treatment group was no significant difference (P 〉 0.05). The spot forming cell (SFCs) of T cell responses in patients 12 months after treatment were significant higher than those of patients before treatment and 3 months and 6 months after treatment (P〈 0.05). The same tendency appeared in the nucleoside analogue treatment group and alpha interferon treatment group. The SFCs of T cell responses to HBeAg had a negative correlation with serum HBV DNA levels (rs=-0.186〈0, P=0.041, P〈 0.05). All these results suggested that antiviral therapy can improve virus specific T cell reactivity in CHB patients, and the HBeAg specific T cell responses would strengthened as the treatment went on. Furthermore, there was a negative correlation between SFCs of T cell responses to HBeAg and HBV DNA levels.