Abstract: Objective To investigate the influence of antiviral therapy on the expression of T lymphocytes
chemokine receptors and serum chemokines in patients with chronic hepatitis B. Methods Total of 100
patients with hepatitis in Chengdu Public Health Clinical Medical Center from May 2012 to December 2012
were selected and divided into CHB group and chronic severe hepatitis group. Among the patients, 68 cases
were male and 32 cases were female, the average age was (54.6 ± 4.3) years (34~72 years) old. The serum
HBV DNA, HBsAg, ALT, chemokines (CXCL9, CXCL11, CCL20) and T lymphocytes chemokine receptors
(CXCR3, CCR6) were detected before and after the interferon treatment for 4 weeks, 12 weeks, 24 weeks,
and 48 weeks. Total of 20 healthy persons who accepted health examination in our hospital were selected as
the healthy control. Results Among the CHB group, chronic severe hepatitis group and the healthy control
group, the expression of T lymphocytes chemokine rceptors (CXCR3, CCR6) and serum chemokines
(CXCL11, CXCL9, CCL20) had significant difference (F = 2.067, 2.914, 4.791, 2.582, 3.802; P = 0.043, 0.031,
0.011, 0.034, 0.024, respectively). The serum HBV DNA, HBsAg, ALT, chemokines and T lymphocytes
chemokine receptors had declined significantly after the interferon treatment for 12 weeks, 24 weeks, 48
weeks (P < 0.05), and for 4 weeks, there was no statistical difference (t = 1.23, 0.74, 1.64; P = 0.063, 0.481,
0.051, respectively). Conclusions CXCR3, CCR6 and the ligands (CXCL9, CXCL11, CCL20) were involved
in HBV-related liver damage. Interferon therapy can influence the expression levels of CXCR3, CCR6 and the
ligands (CXCL9, CXCL11, CCL20).
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