Author/Authors :
Zqair, Ayaid K. Baghdad University - College of Science - Dept- of Biology, Iraq , Salih, Dhuha S. Baghdad University - College of Science - Dept- of Biology, Iraq , Muhammad, A.Z.K. Baghdad University - College of Science - Dept- of Biology, Iraq , S., Ghadah, M. Baghdad University - College of Science - Dept- of Biology, Iraq , Al-Kayat, Ramzia Central Public Health LAB, Iraq
Abstract :
This study included 13 patients with Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB), 9 individuals were diagnosed with Healthy carriers (HBV–HC) and 7 patients with autoimmune chronic active hepatitis (AICAH), and 16 human as control group. The number and the percentage of T- Lymphocyte (CD3+ Cells) in the peripheral blood of these groups of patients showed no significant differences but in the patients with CHB showed reduction in the percentages and absolute numbers of CD4+ cells (P 0.001), significant decreased CD4+ /CD8+ cells ratio (P 0.001) and increase in the percentages and absolute number of CD8+ cells (P 0.001) were found, in compared with healthy control group. HBV-HC group showed no significant difference in all these values. The patients with AICAH demonstrated a slight significant increase in CD4+ /CD8+ cell ratio (P 0.05) but the percentage and absolute number of CD8+ and CD4+ cells were normal in AICAH when compared their results with control group
