ABSTRACT
Objective To explore the influence of bacteria lipopolysaccharide on the cytokine production of flour mite allergic rhinitis patients. Methods 8 cases with perennial allergic rhinitis were selected. Then the heparin anticoagulation venous blood was taken from the same patient and was added to fetal calf serum,with ultimate volume 1 ml. The two experimental groups were added 10μg LPS and 1 μg LPS respectively, forming the high LPS dose group and low LPS dose group,while the control group was added nothing. Results The contents of IL-4、IL-5、IL-10、IL-12、IFN-γwere tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The findings were that there was significant difference in the productive contents of IL-4、IL-5、IL-10、IL-12 and no significant difference in that of IFN-γ between the high LPS dose group and the low LPS dose group. When compared in two groups,significant difference was found in the productive contents of IL-4 ,IL-10 and IL-12 between the two experimental groups and between the high LPS dose group and the control group, while no obvious difference existed between the low LPS group and control group. However, significant difference was altogether found in the productive content of IL-5 when compared one with another among the three groups,and the result was that low dose of LPS obviously promoted the production of cytokine while high dose of LPS restrained the production of cytokine; no significant difference was found in the production of IFN-γ in all comparisons between the three groups. Conclusion This research, through the experiments in vitro, proved that LPS could effectively adjust the cytokine production of perennial flour mite allergic rhinitis patients and the balance of Th1/Th2 ,whose effect depends on the dose of LPS. This research suggested that the practical future in which special cytokine target treatment will be adopted on perennial flour mite allergic rhinitis patients.