T cell immune phenotyping in patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis and its significance / 第二军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective:To study the phenotypes of T cell in patients with Hashimoto thyrioditis (HT) and to analyze its relationship with the impairment of follicles, so as to provide evidence for clinical diagnosis and treatment. Methods: Totally 136 HT specimens were obtained by fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) and were divided morphologically(L, P, O type). The serum parameters (TPOAb, TGAb, TSH) were tested, and 20 cases with nontoxic goiter were taken as control. Immuno-histochemical assay was performed with 60 specimens and FCM (Flow cytometry ) was used to study 23 specimens. The T cell infiltration and the distribution of CD3+ . CD4+ . and CD8+ T cells were compared between all types of HT tissues. The correlationship between the atrophic degree of follicle with T lymphocytes infiltration and phenotype was analyzed. Results: It was found that L type (n = 58) and P type (n = 28) had more serious follicle atrophy than that of O type (n = 20) (P