title: Levels of interleukin-35 and its relationship with regulatory T-cells in chronic hepatitis B patients.
abstract: Interleukin-35 is a novel inhibition cytokine secreted by CD4+CD25+ regulatory T-cells (Treg) in murine. However, it is disputed whether IL-35 could be secreted by Treg cells in humans. In this study, the levels of IL-35 were detected, and its relationship with regulatory T-cells in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients was investigated. It was shown that the levels of IL-35 in CHB patients were higher than those in normal controls, and the levels increased gradually, accompanied with the severe liver inflammation and necrosis and poor synthesis function. Treg cells may secrete IL-35, whose levels would become higher, accompanied by a longer activated time. Thus, IL-35 as a cytokine secreted by Treg cells may accelerate liver inflammation and necrosis, and inhibit the synthesis function.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Infectious Diseases, First Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical College , Xuzhou, China .
authors.forename: Yin-yue
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Ming-jia
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Dai
authors.forename: Gui-ping
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Pei-pei
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Xue-bing
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Yan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007378:Interleukins / Q000097:blood*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007378:Interleukins; C532417:interleukin-35, human