In:
Journal of Viral Hepatitis, Wiley, Vol. 21, No. 9 ( 2014-09)
Abstract:
Interleukin‐21 ( IL ‐21) participates in tissue damage in various immune‐mediated diseases. Its role in the pathogenesis of chronic active hepatitis B ( CAHB ) has not been clarified. The frequency of circulating IL ‐21 + T cells and the levels of serum and intrahepatic IL ‐21 have been characterized in 70 CAHB patients, 32 inactive carrier ( IC ), 18 chronic hepatitis C ( CHC ) and 20 healthy controls ( HC ). Their potential association with liver injury was analysed. The percentages of IL ‐21 + CD 3 + CD 8 − and IL ‐21 + CD 3 + CD 8 + T cells and the levels of serum IL ‐21 in CAHB patients were significantly higher than that in the IC , CHC patients and HC ( P 〈 0.001) and were correlated positively with the levels of serum alanine aminotransferase ( ALT , r = 0.424, P 〈 0.001; r = 0.392, P = 0.001) and aspartate aminotransferase ( AST , r = 0.388, P = 0.001; r = 0.329, P = 0.005) in CAHB patients, respectively. The levels of IL ‐21 expression in the liver tissues were associated significantly with increased degrees of inflammation and fibrosis in CAHB patients ( P 〈 0.01 or P 〈 0.05). Our findings suggest that aberrant IL ‐21 responses may be associated with the progression of CHB .
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1352-0504
,
1365-2893
DOI:
10.1111/jvh.2014.21.issue-9
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2014
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2007924-2
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