Journal of Jianghan University(Natural Science Edition) ›› 2014, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (4): 63-68.

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Relationship of Cytokines Associated with Th17 Cells and Acute Graft-versus-host Disease

LING Yanying1,a,ZHOU Ming1,b,WANG Ahui1,a,JIANG Xuejie2,LI Qingshan*1,b   

  1. 1.a. Clinical Laboratory,b. Department of Hematology,Guangzhou First People′s Hospital,Guangzhou Medical University,Guangzhou 510180,Guangdong,China;2.Department of Hematology,Nanfang Hospital,Southern Medical University,Guangzhou 510515,Guangdong,China
  • Online:2014-08-25 Published:2014-09-15
  • Contact: LI Qingshan
  • About author:李庆山(1967—),男,主任医师,博士,研究方向:造血干细胞移植。E-mail:drliqingshang@126.com

Abstract: Objective To explore the relationship of cytokones associated with Th17 cells in serum and acute graft-versus-host disease from patients with hematologic diseases who were undergone allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Methods In this study,78 patients with haematological diseases were undergone allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Th17 cell-associated cytokines in serum were examined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)from patients with acute graft-versus-host disease(aGVHD)(n=12),without aGVHD(n=14),and patients with aGVHD who were effectively treated(n=10). Healthy volunteers(n=10) were severed as control. Results ①The serum cytokine levels(pg/mL)of patients with aGVHD(n=12)were significantly higher compared with healthy control group(n=10)and non-aGVHD group(n=14)(P <0. 05). On contrary,The TGF-β1 level(pg/mL)(1 156. 61±458. 04) was significantly lower than the healthy control group(2 978. 34±1 647. 71)and non-aGVHD group(2 541. 62±1 805. 16)(P<0. 05). IL-22:non-aGVHD group was significantly higher than healthy control group(22. 14±2. 49,19. 18±1. 24)(P<0. 05);IL-21,IL-22,IL-23 were higher than healthy control group(P<0. 05),there was no statistical difference about other cytokines between healthy control group and non-aGVHD group(P>0. 05). ②After treatment,the cytokine levels above in 10 cases of effective treatment decreased to considerable extent ,and there was significant difference between before and after effective treatment(P <0. 05),but the IL-22 showed no significant difference between before and after effective treatment(P>0. 05). Conclusion Th17 cell-associated cytokines(IL-17,IL-23,IL-21,IFN-γ,TGF-β1)in serum are assocoated with pathogenesis,development and treatment efficacy of aGVHD,whereas acute GVHD is no relationship with IL-22 cencentration in serum.

Key words: graft-versus-host disease, acute, cytokine, Th17 cell, regulatory T cell

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