title: Correlation between peripheral lymphocyte subsets and antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen response in hepatitis B vaccine recipients.
abstract: Peripheral lymphocyte subsets of 14 heterosexual recipients of hepatitis B vaccine were measured by indirect immunofluorescence using specific monoclonal antibodies. 12/14 vaccine recipients developed antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen after the second injection of vaccine; however, 2 recipients remained seronegative. Prior to the vaccination, these two vaccine non-responders had been found to have a significantly reduced ratio of peripheral helper-inducer T cells to suppressor/cytotoxic T cells (1.15 +/- 0.02 vs. 1.79 +/- 0.12), and an increase in the proportion of natural killer/killer cells (25.6 +/- 1.5% vs. 13.8 +/- 1.6%) as compared to the 12 responders. Enumeration of peripheral lymphocyte subsets prior to vaccination may be useful in predicting the immune response of hepatitis B vaccine recipients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines