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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY
卷 34, 期 4, 页码 416-420出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/00004836-200204000-00006
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tumor escape mechanism; gastric cancer; colorectal cancer; Th1/Th2 balance; tumor immunology
Balance of the two types of T helper cells is one of the most important factors for regulation of the immune system. This study, examines the production of interleukin (IL)-4, -6, -10, -12, and interferon-gamma by peripheral blood mononuclear cells stimulated with phytohemagglutinin or Staphylococcus aureus. Sixty-one patients. including 25 with gastric and 39 with colorectal cancer. and 39 normal volunteers were entered. The production of IL-4 decreased significantly with advancing disease and was lowest in the patients with distant metastases and cachexia. Compared with normal donors, the production of interferon-gamma decreased in all categories of patients, with no difference among patient groups. Levels of Th2 cytokines. such as IL-4, IL-6. and IL-10. also showed no difference among patient groups. However, production of all these cytokines had increased by 2.5 months after sequential testing in the same cachectic patients. The authors' findings indicate that the induction of Th1 cells seems to be suppressed at a relatively early stage of disease, whereas that of Th2 cells seems to increase in the terminal stage.
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