Objective To study the
B lymphocytes counts and the expression of TLR9
mRNA on
B lymphocytes in peripheral
blood from
Chinese HIV-infected
patients.
Methods The
cells from peripheral
blood were stained with
antibodies labeled with
fluorescence and
B lymphocytes were counted with
flow cytometry.Using the
method of
magnetic activated
cell sorting and
real-time PCR,the expression of TLR9
mRNA was measured.Results The
B lymphocytes counts in
HIV/
AIDS patients was significantly lower than that of healthy controls(P <0.01).The
B lymphocytes counts in
HIV/
AIDS patients positively correlated with the CD4 +
T cells counts(r =0.534,P = 0.006).The expression of TLR9
mRNA on
B lymphocytes in
HIV/
AIDS patients was significantly lower than that of healthy controls(P =0.023),and positively correlated with the CD4 +
T cells counts(r = 0.390,P = 0.040).Conclusion The
B lymphocytes counts and the expression of TLR9
mRNA on
B lymphocytes in
Chinese HIV/
AIDS patients were decreased due to
HIV infection,which may correlate with
disease progression.