Objective Detected the levels of CD19+CD24hiCD27+ regulatory B cells (Bregs) of peripheral blood and serum cytokines IL-10 and IFN-γ before and after treatment in patients with acute and chronic Brucellosis. The characteristics of Bregs and cytokines in different courses of brucellosis were analyzed, and the immune response status was evaluated. Method?Twenty patients with acute brucellosis and 20 patients with chronic brucellosis diagnosed in the Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University were selected. Blood samples were taken before and after treatment, 20 healthy control population were set up. Flow cytometry was used to detect the level of Bregs in each group, the level of IL-10 and IFN-γ in peripheral blood were detected by ELISA, the results of each group were statistically analyzed. Result?Compared with healthy control group, the levels of Bregs were significantly increased before treatment in both acute and chronic groups, all decreased after treatment, the chronic stage group was still higher than the control group and acute stage group, the differences were statistically significant, P<0.05. Compared with healthy control group, IL-10 was significantly increased in acute and chronic groups, the levels were still higher than those of the healthy control group after treatment, and the differences were statistically significant, P<0.05. The serum IFN-γ level of acute and chronic Brucellosis groups were significantly increased before treatment, and significantly decreased in the 2 groups after treatment, but the acute stage group was still higher than the control group, the differences were statistically significant, P<0.05. Conclusions?After the infection of Brucella, with a high level of IFN-γ, there is an increase in Bregs and IL-10 in both acute and chronic groupss The high levels of IFN-γ and Bregs in the acute group, decreased significantly after treatment. Patients with increased Bregs and IL-10 level after treatment in the chronic group suggested the probably occur of comorbidities and chronicity. |