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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-3-22
pubmed:abstractText
Nine patients with chronic hepatitis type B were treated with recombinant interleukin 2 (rIL-2). Side effects were limited to low-grade fever and headache, which were transient and tolerable for the patients. Seven normal volunteers and nine patients with chronic active hepatitis were administered by one bolus of 500 units of rIL-2. Acute effects of rIL-2 administration on lymphoid cells included a rapid decrease in lymphocytes, especially in cytotoxic T cells and natural killer cells. These acute effects resolved within 24 hours. There was no difference in the changes of immunological parameters between normal volunteers and patients. The same effects were seen during 28 days of rIL-2 administration. The number of lymphocytes and CD4 positive cells was increased after rIL-2 administration for 28 days (P less than 0.01). Natural killer cell activity, especially that of CD16+ and Leu-7- cells was also increased (P less than 0.05). These effects may favour the elimination of virus-infected hepatocytes.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0009-9104
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
74
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Immunologic effects on peripheral lymphoid cells from patients with chronic hepatitis type B during administration of recombinant interleukin 2.
pubmed:affiliation
Third Department of Internal Medicine, Ehime University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article