HU Yunshuang,ZHOU Wangzhan,ZHANG Ying, et al. Analysis of the Th22 and Th17 cell expression in patients with cervical cancer[J]. JOURNAL OF WEZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, 2019, 49(3): 210-213.
Abstract：Objective: To investigate the expression of Th22 and Th17 cells in the peripheral blood of patients with cervical cancer as well as its association with clinical pathologic features of cervical cancer patients.Methods: Flow cytometry was used to assess the frequency of Th22 and Th17 cells in the peripheral blood of chronic cervicitis (CCS), cervical intraepithelialneoplasia (CIN) and cervical cancer (CC) patients. ELISA method was performed to detect the levels of IL-22, IL-17 and TNF-α in serum. Results: The expression of Th22 and Th17 cells were both elevated in CC and CIN patients in comparison with CCS patients. In CC patients, high Th22 expression was closely correlated with higher incidence of lymph node status. In comparison with the CCS group, levels of IL-22, IL-17 and TNF-α were significantly increased in CC and CIN patient. Conclusion: Our results demonstrate that there is a higher circulatory frequency of Th22 and Th17 in CC, and changes of Th22 cells, Th17 cells and related cytokines may conjointly participate in the pathogenesis and growth of CC.
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