Viral Hepatitis
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2004.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 1, 2004; 10(11): 1578-1582
Published online Jun 1, 2004. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v10.i11.1578
Table 2 Memory immune responses of PBMCs from patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB), acute hepatitis B (AHB) and normal donors (mean ± SD)
GroupnPercent CD8+T cells secreting cytokines
IFN-γ/CD8IL-2/CD8TNF-α/CD8
CHB70.18 ± 0.140.13 ± 0.050.37 ± 0.18
AHB44.26 ± 2.494.80 ± 2.234.57 ± 2.29
Donor60.28 ± 0.130.59 ± 0.270.68 ± 0.33
P valuea0.0190.0240.010
P valuec0.0130.0310.010