摘要
目的:探讨用Th/Tr淋巴细胞比值评估乳腺癌患者的抗肿瘤免疫状态。方法:采用流式细胞术检测53例不同分期的乳腺癌患者化疗前外周血中CD4+Th细胞、CD4+CD25+Tr细胞水平,计算Th/Tr比值,并与30例健康志愿者进行比较。结果:有转移与无转移的乳腺癌患者Tr细胞绝对值差异无统计学意义(103±75vs 109±70,P=0.722)。有转移的乳腺癌患者Th/Tr淋巴细胞比值小于无转移者(3.83±1.37 vs 6.11±2.93,P<0.001),无转移患者小于健康志愿者(6.11±2.93 vs 11.24±1.84,P<0.001)。结论:Th/Tr比值对乳腺癌患者抗肿瘤免疫状态的评估优于Tr细胞计数,Th/Tr比值在乳腺癌患者尤其是有转移的乳腺癌患者中显著降低,其水平变化可作为评估乳腺癌患者免疫状态的有效指标。
Objective:To explore the use of Th/Tr lymphocyte ratio to assess the anticancer immune status in breast cancer patients.Methods: The number of CD4^+ helper T cells and CD4^+CD25^+regulatory T cells in peripheral blood of 53 patients with breast cancer and 30 healthy donors was determined by flow cytometry,the Th/Tr lymphocyte ratio was then computed.Results: The difference of Tr cells absolute mean number between breast cancer patients with and without metastasis was not statistically significant(103±75 vs 109±70,P=0.722).The Th/Tr lymphocyte ratio of metastatic patients was lower than that of non-metastatic patients(3.83±1.37 vs 6.11±2.93,P〈0.001),and the ratio of non-metastatic patients was lower than that of healthy donors(6.11±2.93 vs 11.24±1.84,P〈0.001).Conclusion: The Th/Tr lymphocyte ratio is better than cell number in assessment of the anticancer immune status in breast cancer patients.The decrease of the Th/Tr lymphocyte ratio may be related to immunosuppression and tumor progression in breast cancer patients.The change of Th/Tr lymphocyte ratio will provide a clinical index for judging the immune status.
出处
《现代肿瘤医学》
CAS
2010年第4期689-691,共3页
Journal of Modern Oncology
基金
军队十一五攻关课题(编号:06G106)