Comparative study of peripheral blood IL-2 determination by ELISA with PBL IL-2 mRNA expression by real time PCR in recipients of renal transplantation / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To compare the consistency and accuracy of determination of peripheral blood lymphocyte(PBL)interleukin-2(IL-2)with ELISA and evaluation of the expression of PBL IL-2 mRNA with real time PCR(RT-PCR).Methods In 20 kidney recipients,the PBL IL-2 level was determined with ELISA and the mRNA expression in PBL IL-2 was evaluated by real time fluorescence quantitative PCR(RT-FQ-PCR)before operation and C0/C2 time on the 7th day after operation.The same detection and evaluation were also done in 15 chronic allograft nephropathy(CAN)patients and 5 non CAN patients.Results IL-2 and IL-2 mRNA expression showed positive correlation before operation and 1 year later after operation,R2=0.58 and 0.4 respectively,both P0.05.On the 7th day after operation,IL-2 and the inhibition rate of IL-2 mRNA expression were(16.31?9.59)% and(69.92?7.10)%,respectively.A positive correlation existed between C2 IL-2 concentration and the inhibition rate of IL-2 mRNA expression,R2=0.56,P0.05.Also,IL-2 inhibition and PBL IL-2 mRNA inhibition showed no linear correlation.Conclusions The technique of determining PBL IL-2 by ELISA can be used for evaluating immunity status and immunosuppressive tolerance in patients with renal transplantation before the operation and at stable stage after operation.However,it should not be used for assessing perioperative immunity status and evaluating effect of cyclosporine.