Abstract:
Objective To detect the frequency of CD4
+T,CD8
+ T,CD4
+CD25
-T,CD4
+CD25
+T cells in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), and to explore the objective clinical index to evaluate the immunity of NPC. Methods Flow Cytometry was to calculate the frequency of CD4
+T,CD8
+T,CD4
+CD25-T,CD4
+CD25
+T cells in tumor tissue and peripheral blood from forty NPC and ten control. Results The proportion of CD4
+T cells and ratio of CD4
+/CD8
+in NPC are significantly lower than those in control group(
P<0.05),but there was no difference in CD8
+T cells between two groups(
P>0.05),there was also no significant difference in CD4
+/CD8
+between tumor tissue and peripheral blood in NPC(
P>0.05). The ratios of CD4
+CD25
+T cells in tissue and peripheral blood of NPC was higher than control group, and the ratio in tumor tissue was dramatically higher than in peripheral blood in NPC(
P<0.05).There was negative correlation between CD4
+CD25
+T cells and CD8
+,CD4
+CD25-T cells in tumor tissue of NPC respectively(
r=-0.70,-0.675,
P<0.05),but this was not seen in peripheral blood (
P>0.05).According to the tumor sizes, patients with NPC were divided into four groups. The ratio of CD4
+CD25
+T cells in T4 tissue was higher than that in T1,T2,T3 respectively(
P<0.05),but there was no difference among T1,T2,T3 groups(
P>0.05).There was no correlation between frequency of CD4
+CD25
+T cells and lymphonode metastasis(
P>0.05).The ratio of CD4
+CD25
+T cells in tumor tissue at stage Ⅲ+Ⅳ was higher than the stage Ⅰ+Ⅱ of NPC(
P<0.05),but there was no difference between the two stage in peripheral blood in NP(
P>0.05). Conclusion CD4
+CD25
+T cells was not correlated to the NPC prognosis, but detection of CD4
+CD25
+T cells in tissue and peripheral blood in NPC joint the ratio of CD4
+/CD8
+ which was used in the past will all-round evaluate the immunity of NPC, It may provide evidence for clinical therapy.