title: [Expression profile of immune effector molecules in natural killer cells in patients with chronic hepatitis B].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the expression profile of immune effector molecules in peripheral natural killer cells (NK) in patients with chronic hepatitis virus B.
  
  
  METHODS
  According to the infection status, patients were divided into four experiment groups: normal hepatic function and high HBV DNA level group, normal hepatic function and low HBV DNA level group, abnormal hepatic function and high HBV DNA level group and abnormal hepatic function and low HBV DNA level group. The expression of perforin (PF), granzyme B (Gr B), granulysin (GNLY), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFa) and interferon gamma (IFNr) in NK cells were detected by flow cytometer.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Compared with control group (31.50%+/-27.64%), the expression of GNLY was significantly increased in normal hepatic function and high HBV DNA level group (59.74%+/-30.82%) and normal hepatic function and low HBV DNA level group (61.89%+/-33.30%); the expression of IFNr in normal hepatic function and high HBV DNA level group (39.89%+/-21.30%) and abnormal hepatic function and high HBV DNA level group (37.54%+/-18.79%) was lower than that in normal control group (57.38%+/-23.69%); the expression of PF, GrB, GNLY in abnormal hepatic function and high HBV DNA level group (35.47%+/-29.64%, 66.55%+/-22.92%, 42.03%+/-33.17%) was lower than that in normal hepatic function and high HBV DNA level group (56.98%+/-38.34%, 81.53%+/-19.58%, 59.74%+/-30.82%) and normal hepatic function and low HBV DNA level groups (62.95%+/-31.98%, 84.51%+/-14.57%, 61.89%+/-33.3%); there were positive correlations between ef PF, Gr B, GNLY, TNFa, and IFNr.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The expression of IFNr in NK cells from patients with high HBV DNA replication level is lower than that in normal control group; the expression of PF, Gr B and GNLY in NK cells from patients with normal hepatic function is higher than that in NK cells from patients with abnormal hepatic function.
authors.affiliation: Shuguang Hospital and Key Laboratory of Liver and Kidney Diseases of Ministry of Education, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200021, China.
authors.forename: Man
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Yue-qiu
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000378:metabolism*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D020869:Gene Expression Profiling; D053804:Granzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054353:Perforin / Q000378:metabolism; D014779:Virus Replication; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D016207:Cytokines; D004279:DNA, Viral; C075005:GNLY protein, human; D054353:Perforin; D053804:Granzymes