目的通过对外周血和肠道组织CD3+CD4+T淋巴细胞整合素α4β7表达率的检测,从分子水平为肠道作为HIV感染的主要部位提供依据。方法采用流式细胞仪对外周血和肠道组织中CD3+CD4+T淋巴细胞整合素α4β7表达情况进行分析,并对数据进行统计学处理。结果外周血CD3+CD4+T淋巴细胞整合素α4β7表达率为(30.2±5.1)%,肠道组织CD3+CD4+T淋巴细胞整合素α4β7表达率为(45.2±6.2)%,差异有统计学意义(P〈0.01)。结论整合素α4β7受体使CD3+CD4+T淋巴细胞向肠相关淋巴组织归巢,肠道组织CD3+CD4+T淋巴细胞整合素α4β7表达率高于外周血。肠道CD3+CD4+T淋巴细胞高表达于整合素α4β7,使肠道作为HIV感染的主要部位成为可能。
[Objective] To provide evidence of molecular level of intestine as major site of HIV infection, we detected α4β7^+ CD3^+ CD4^+ T lymphocytes expression rate in peripheral blood and intestinal tissue. [Methods] The expression of integfin α4β7^+, CD3^+ and CD4^+ in T lymphocytes were tested by flow cytometry, hen data were analyzed statistically. [ Results] The expression rate of α4β7 CD3^+ CD4^+ T lymphocytes was (30.2 ±5.1)% in peripheral blood and (45.2 ±6,2)% in intestinal tissue respectively, it was significantly different between peripheral blood and intestinal tissue (P〈0.01). [Conclusion] Integrin α4β7 makes CD3^+ CD4^+ T lymphocytes to the gut-associated lymphoid tissue, the expression rate ofα4β7^+ CD3^+ CD4^+ T lymphocytes is higher in intestinal tissue than in peripheral blood. The high expression of integrin α4β7 in CD3^+ CD4^+ T lymphocytes makes intestinal tissue become maior site of HIV infection possibly.