ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate T cell-mediated anti-HBV effects of dendritic cells (DCs) sensitized by HBsAg in patients with HBV infection in vitro. Methods DCs isolated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of HBV patients were cultured and proliferated in vitro, and then were stimulated with pure HBsAg before DCs maturation, and co-cultured with auto-T lymphocytes after DCs maturation. The T lymphocytes were then harvested 5 days later and added into the supernatant of 2.2.15 cell cultures. The supernatants were collected on 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th day, respectively. ELISA was employed to detect HBeAg and the secretion of HBsAg, as well as to measure the concentration of IFN-? and IL-12 in culture supernatents. Results The proliferation and cytotoxicity of auto-T cells were markedly enhanced in the antigen stimulated DCs group compared with that of DCs without loaded antigen and only T lymphocyte group (P