Expression and clinical significance of CD8 + T cells in gastric carcinoma tissues

Objective To study the expression and clinical significance of infiltrating lymphocytes CD8 + T in gastric carcinoma tissues.Methods The expression of infiltrating lymphocytes CD8 + T in 102surgically resected specimens of gastric cancer tissues was detected by using immunohistochemistry.Results CD8+ T cells were expressed both in gastric carcinoma,gastritis and gastric polyp tissues,but the number of CD8 + T cells in gastric carcinoma tissues [(29.53 ± 14.71 )/high powered field (HPF)]wassignificantly greater than in gastritis tissues [( 19.54 ±8.10)/HPF]and polyp tissues [( 14.26 ±6.83)/HPF](P ＜0.05).No correlation was found between CD8 + T lymphocyte count and gender,age,tumor location,tumor size,lymph node metastasis,tumor relapse,pathological grade or TNM stage ( P ＞ 0.05 ).However,there was a statistically significant correlation between the number of CD8 + T cells and the histological type,invasive depth.The CD8 + T cell count was obviously higher in the differentiated group [(33.9 ± 18.4)/HPF]than in the undifferentiated group [(27.6 ± 12.0)/HPF]( t = 2.04,P＜0.05 ).And the number of CD8 + T cells was greater in the non-invasive group [(38.8 ± 13.8)/HPF]than in the invasive group [(27.7 ± 14.1 )/HPF]( t = 2.45,P＜0.05 ).The median survival time of gastric cancer patients with high expression of CD8 + T cells was 5 months longer than in those with low expression,but there was no significant difference.Multi-factor COX model analysis demonstrated that the risk of death in gastric cancer patients was lower in the CD8 + T cells high expression group than in the low expression group ( RR = 0.82,95%,CI = 0.41-1.65 ).Conclusion Detection of infiltrating lymphocytes CD8 + T expression in gastric carcinoma tissues will be beneficial to the judgment of the prognosis. Key words: Gastric carconoma;  Infiltrate;  Lymphocytes;  CD8