Expression and significance of treg cells and IDO in blood of the HBV-induced hepatocellar cancinoma / 国际检验医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the clinical significance of the level of regulatory T(Treg)cells and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase(IDO)in HBV-induced hepatocellar cancinoma.Methods 51 cases of HBV-DNA positive primary liver cancer(HCC),44 cases of chronic hepatitis B(CHB),29 cases of cirrhosis and 28 cases of healthy volunteers(control group)were used RT-PCR and flow cytometry to detect the expression of Treg cells and IDO in peripheral blood of each group.Results The expression of IDO mRNA from high to low were HCC group,CHB group,liver cirrhosis group and control group.The control group and the liver cirrho-sis group were lower than the other 2 groups(P<0.01),and the difference between the other groups was sta-tistically significant(P<0.05).Treg counts from high to low were HCC group,cirrhosis group,CHB group and control group.HCC group was significantly higher than that of control group(P<0.05),except for CHB group,Treg cells in each group were statistically significant compared with control group(P<0.05).The cor-relation analysis of expression of IDO mRNA and Treg:r=0.912,P=0.000,indicating that the expression of IDO in peripheral blood was positively correlated with the Treg cells.Conclusion IDO is over expressed in HCC with the high Treg cell level.Treg cells and IDO may associated with hepatocellular carcinoma immune escape mechanisms.