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Objective:To search for differences in early immune reconstitution after allogenic or autolo-gous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).Methods:The peripheral blood (PB)from 31 adult patients undergoing allogenic HSCT (allo-HSCT,1 5 patients)or autologous HSCT (auto-HSCT, 1 6 patients)for the treatment of hematological malignancies and from 20 related healthy controls (HC) from December 201 1 to August 201 4 was used to analyze the kinetic recovery of lymphocyte subsets by means of flow cytometry during 1 2 months after HSCT.The T cell receptor rearrangement excision circle (TREC)levels among CD3 + T cells were measured in the patients and HC to evaluate the thymic-dependent T cell reconstitution.Results:The allo-and auto-HSCT recipients did not differ significantly in CD4 + T cells,CD8 na?ve T cells,effecter memory T cells (TEM),CD4 central memory T cells (TCM),mid-activated T cells and dendritic cells (DC)during the follow-up (P >0.05).But they both differed significantly from HC (P 0.05).B cells in both the groups were lower than those in HC (P 0.05). Conclusion:The differences of the nature and the speed of lymphocyte reconstitution observed between the two patents groups were minor.This leads us to conclude that in allografted patients,immune recons-titution and subpopulations of peripheral blood lymphocytes are probably not related to the allogenicity of the graft,but due to the impaired thymus functions and slow differentiation of T lymphocytes in thymus.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate cellular immune function and its clinical significance in patients with multiple myeloma (MM).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>45 MM patients were divided into three groups:newly diagnosed (n=18), stable stage (n=17) and relapsed/refractory (n=10). The frequencies of T cell subtypes, natural killer (NK) cells, dendritic cells (DC), helper T cells (including Th1 and Th2), regulatory T cells(Treg) and Th17 cells in peripheral blood were detected by flow cytometry. Serum concentrations of β2 microglobulin (β2-MG), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and hemoglobin (Hb) were also detected, respectively.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Compared with controls and stable stage group, the ratios of CD4+/CD8+, DC1/DC2, and Th1/Th2, the numbers of Treg and NK cells were significantly lower in newly diagnosed group. However, the ratio of IL-17A/Treg was significantly higher in newly diagnosed group (P<0.05). Compared with stable stage group, the ratios of CD4+/CD8+, DC1/DC2 and Th1/Th2 were significantly lower, and the ratio of IL-17A/Treg was significantly higher in relapsed/refractory group (P<0.05). In higher ISS stages, the ratios of CD4+/CD8+ and Th1/Th2 were significantly lower and the ratio of IL-17A/Treg was significantly higher (P<0.05). There were negative correlations between the ratios of CD4+/CD8+, DC1/DC2, Th1/Th2 and the levels of β2-MG and LDH, respectively (P<0.05). The ratio of IL-17A/Treg was positively correlated with the levels of β2-MG and LDH (P<0.05). They were no correlated with the level of Hb (P>0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The abnormal ratios of CD4+/CD8+, DC1/DC2, Th1/Th2 and IL-17A/Treg were closely related with disease condition stages, treatment outcomes, progression and prognosis in MM patients.</p>
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Humans , Dendritic Cells , Flow Cytometry , Immunity, Cellular , Interleukin-17 , Multiple Myeloma , T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer , T-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryABSTRACT
The family of Kazal-type serine protease inhibitor(SPINK)correlates with chronic pancreatitis,Netherton syndrome,esophageal carcinoma,and other humane diseases.The functions of SPINK1,SPINK5 and SPINK7 have been identified.However,other members remain to be explored.In this review,we summarized locations of SPINK genes,protein structures,functions of SPINK proteins,and the relationship between SPINK family and humane diseases.