简介：Objective:ThisstudyanalyzedtheTlymphocytesandThl/Th2typecytokineprofileshiftintheperipheralbloodofpatientswithrecurrentgenitalherpes(RGH).Methods:Immunofluorescentstainingofcellsurfaceantigenandintracellularcytokines(IL-2,IL-4,IL-12,IFN-r)inperipheralbloodfrom20RGHpatientsand10controlswereanalyzedusingflowcytometrictechniques.Results:RGHpatientshadsignificantlylowerlevelsofCD3^+Tcells,CD4^+TcellsandCD4^+T/CD8^+Tcellsratiocomparedtocontrollevels(P<0.001),andIL-2-producing,IFN-r-producingandIL-12-producingTcellswereincreasedinRGHpatients(CD4^+T:P<0.001,CD8^+T:P<0.05respectively),whereasIL-4-producingTcellswereincreasedinRGHpatientscomparedtocontrols(CD4+T:P<0.05;CDS^+T:P<0.001respectively).Conclusions:RGHpatientshaveTlymphocytesubsetvariationsandThl/Th2cytokinechanges.TheincreaseinTh2cellsThl/Th2imbalancemayhaveimportantimplicationsforRGHpathogenesis.

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