Determination of Correlative Immunomolecules in Peripheral Blood From 16 Patients With Leprosy / 中国医师杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the relationship between leprosy and some correlative immunomolecules in peripheral blood.Methods lymphocytes from peripheral blood in 16 leprosy patients in different periods were immunologically labeled by monoclonal antibodies from mouse CD 3/CD 4/CD 8,CD 3/CD (16+56) (NK) and CD 3/HLA-DR were determined by using flow cytometry(FCM).Results The levels of CD 3 +/CD 4 +,CD 3 +/HLA-DR and CD 4/CD 8 ratio in active period were lower in 16 patients than those of normal group,while CD 3 +/CD (16+56) +,CD 3 +/HLA-DR + were higher,NK was in the normal range.In stable period 2～4 week after treatment CD 3 +/CD 4 +,CD 3/HLA-DR - and CD 4/CD 8 were gradually increased,CD 3 +/CD (16+56) +,CD 3 +/CD 8 + and CD 3 +/HLA-DR + were increased slightly or no change ,and NK was increased slightly in 13 cases in unstable period.In other 3 case,CD 3 +/CD 4 +,CD 3 +/HLA-DR and CD 4/CD 8 were decreased than that in stable period,while the CD 3 +/CD (16+56) +,CD 3 +/HLA-DR + and NK were double increased than that in stable period.Conclusions Dynamic determination of associated immunlogical molecules in peripheral blood of leprosy patients is helpful to evaluate the change of illness state,it also play an important role in the treatmant of the disease.