Elevated IL-6 Receptor Expression on CD4+ T Cells contributes to the increased Th17 Responses in patients with Chronic Hepatitis B

Table 1 Clinical Characteristics of the Populations Enrolled in the Study

Group	HD^a	AsC^b	CHB^c	AHB^d
Case	29	25	40	11
Sex(male/female)	20/9	16/9	28/12	7/4
Age(years)	24.5 ± 7.5	29.3 ± 9.2	30.6 ± 7.7	25.5 ± 4.0
ALT^e (U/L)	< 40	21.9 ± 8.4	264.2 ± 171.2	1169.8 ± 617.8
TBIL^f (μmol/L)	< 20	13.7 ± 4.2	27.3 ± 19.3	214.7 ± 116.6
HBV DNA (log10 copies/mL)	ND^g	3.8 ± 3.6	6.0 ± 1.4	5.1 ± 1.4
HBsAg (+/-)	0/29	25/0	40/0	11/0
HBeAg (+/-)	0/29	13/12	21/19	6/5
HBeAb (+/-)	0/29	12/13	19/21	5/6

Data are expressed as mean ± 1 standard deviation (SD). ^a HD, healthy donor; ^b AsC, asymptomatic HBV carrier; ^c CHB, chronic hepatitis B; ^d AHB, acute hepatitis B; ^e ALT, alanine amino-transferase; ^f TBil, total bilirubin; ^g ND, not determined.

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