Correlation between the expression of Fas, Bcl-2 in peripheral blood lymphocytes and the level of IFN-γ, IL-4 in serum of patients with condyloma acuminata

Abstract

In order to investigate the correlation between the expression of the apoptotic regulatory proteins (Fas, Blc-2) in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLC) and the level of IFN-γ and IL-4 in serum of the patients with condyloma acuminata (CA) in the immune pathogenesis of CA, indirect immunofluorescence labeling method of flow cytometer and solid sandwich ELISA method were performed for detecting the expression of Fas, Bcl-2 in PBLC and the level of IFN-γ and IL-4 in serum of 60 cases of CA. The results showed the expression level of Fas in PBLC of CA was significantly higher than in the normal control group, but the expression level of Bcl-2 was significantly lower (bothP<0.01). The level of IFN-γ in serum of CA was significantly lower than in the normal control group (P<0.01), but IL-4 was significantly lower (bothP<0.01). The expression of Fas in PBLC had a negative correlation with the level of IFN-γ in serum of patients with CA, but had a positive correlation with the level of IL-4: The expression of Bcl-2 had a positive correlation with the level of IFN-γ, but had a negative correlation with the level of IL-4. All the correlation coefficients had significant differerce byt test (P<0.01). It was suggested abnormal apoptosis in PBLC, the suppressed secretion of the TH1-associated cytokines (eg: IFN-γ) and the increased secretion of the TH2-associated cytokines (eg: IL-4) existed in the patients with CA and might play an important role in the immune pathogenesis of CA.

Keywords

condyloma acuminata / Fas / Bcl-2 / IFN-γ / IL-4

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