Expression and significance of Th22 cells and IL-22 in the occurrence and development of primary hepatocellular carcinoma
SHI Zhenjing1, WU Daoyi2, WU Lili3, QIAO Binbin4, ZHENG Bingru1, LI Cheng1, SHI Changsheng1, YU Xixiang5
1.Department of Interventional Medicine, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325200, China; 2.Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325200, China; 3.Department of Radiochemotherapy,
the Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325200, China; 4.Department of Oncology, Ningling People’s Hospital, Shangqiu 310006, China; 5.Department of Vasointerventional Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325015, China; 6.Department of Vasointerventional Surgery, Wenzhou People’s Hospital, Wenzhou 325699, China
SHI Zhenjing,WU Daoyi,WU Lili, et al. Expression and significance of Th22 cells and IL-22 in the occurrence and development of primary hepatocellular carcinoma[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2019, 49(1): 15-19.
Abstract:Objective: To study the expression and significance of Th22 cells and IL-22 in the development and progression of primary hepatocellular carcinoma. Methods: A total of 42 hospitalized patients with chronic hepatitis B cirrhosis (cirrhosis group), 38 hospitalized patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (hepatocellular carcinoma group), 30 healthy volunteers (healthy group) and 21 cases of chronic hepatitis B (CHB group) were randomly selected from the Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University from January 2015 to December 2016. The differences in AST, ALT, TBIL and ALB values were analyzed. Blood was collected intravenously into 2 heparin anticoagulant tubes, one for testing IL-22 expression level and the other for determination of Th22 cell levels using flow cytometry. The statistics of Th22 and IL-22 levels were analyzed. Results: The AST, ALT, TBIL and ALB values in patients with cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma were significantly higher than those in the CHB group and healthy group (P<0.01). The AST, ALT, TBIL and ALB values of patients in the hepatocellular carcinoma group were higher than those in cirrhosis group (P<0.01). There was no significant difference between CHB group and healthy group (P>0.05). In addition, the AST, ALT, TBIL and ALB gradually increased with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (P<0.05). The levels of Th22 and IL-22 in liver cirrhosis group and hepatocellular carcinoma group were higher than those in healthy subjects (P<0.05). Th22 and IL-22 levels in hepatitis B liver cancer group were higher than those in hepatitis B cirrhosis group (P<0.05). The levels of Th22 and IL-22 were gradually increased with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (P<0.05). Conclusion: Th22 and IL-22 may be related to the occurrence and development of HCC.
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