HUANG Hui, YI Hongru, ZHONG Wenhua, CHANG Penghuan, YANG Zhaoxin.
Objective To investigate the effect of estradiol valerate on Th1/Th2 cells in BALB/c mice after hysterectomy. Methods The mice were randomly divided into blank control group, model group and treatment group, the mice in the treatment group were given estradiol valerate by gavage on the 6th day after operation, while the blank control group and the model group were given equal volume of sterile water for injection, once a day for 15 days; Keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) was injected subcutaneously on the 5th and 12th day after treatment; The changes of lymphocyte subsets(CD4+, CD8+) and Th1,Th2 cells were detected by flow cytometry; T-cell dependant antibody response test (TDAR) was performed using immune microsphere technology. Results Compared with the control group, the ratio of CD4+ and CD8+ subpopulations, antibody IgG content, and the levels of Th1 and Th2 decreased in the model group after surgery (P<0.05). The Th1/Th2 ratio increased slightly, but the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05). After the administration of estradiolvalerate, the above indexes were restored to different degrees, the proportions of CD4+ and CD8+ subsets, the content of antibody IgG, and the levels of Th1 and Th2 cells were significantly increased (compared with the model group, P<0.05); however, the Th1/Th2 ratio was reduced compared with the model group (P<0.01), inducing the body's immune function to be biased in the direction of humoral immunity. Conclusions Estradiol valerate can improve humoral immunity in mice after total hysterectomy by regulating the differentiation of Th1 and Th2 cells.