Abstract:Objective To analyze the influencing factors of non-response after adult hepatitis B vaccination, and the relationship between non-response and peripheral follicular T cells.Methods Retrospective analysis was made on the clinical data of 129 patients who received hepatitis B vaccination from January 2022 to December 2022 in our hospital. According to the level of HBsAb after vaccination, 100 patients with HBsAb ≥10 mIU/mL after vaccination were listed as the response group, and 29 patients with HBsAb <10 mIU/mL after vaccination were listed as the non-response group. The general data and clinical data of patients in the two groups were collected and compared. Statistical single factor analysis and logistic multi-factor regression analysis summarized the influencing factors that can lead to non-response of adults after hepatitis B vaccination. The difference between peripheral blood follicular T cells of the two groups was compared, and the correlation between peripheral blood follicular T cells and non -response after hepatitis B vaccination was tested by Spearman correlation coefficient.Results The results of statistical univariate analysis showed that the proportion of male, aged ≥60 years old, BMI ≥24 kg/m2, had a history of smoking and drinking, received intramuscular injections, received 10 μg 0-1-6 months program vaccination, had a history of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation treatment, combined with HIV infection, high expression of TLRs, low expression of Tfh, low expression of IL-12, high expression of Tfr, and high expression of CXCR5 in the non-response group were higher than those in the response group (P<0.05). The results of logistic multiple regression analysis showed that intramuscular injection, 10 μg 0-1-6 months program vaccination, low expression of Tfh, low expression of IL-12, high expression of Tfr, and high expression of CXCR5 were the main influencing factors of adult hepatitis B non-response after vaccination. The Tfh and IL-12 levels in the non-responsise group were 17.44%±3.25% and 70.33±10.21 ng/mL, lower than the response group (19.25%±3.16% and 75.45±10.23 ng/mL); Tfr and CXCR5 were 7.32%±1.41% and 33.49±5.18 ng/mL, higher than the response group (6.65%±1.24% and 30.23±5.22 ng/mL), P<0.05. According to Spearman correlation coefficient test, Tfh, IL-12 are positively correlated with HBsAb response levels, while Tfr, CXCR5 are negatively correlated with HBsAb response levels.Conclusion Improper hepatitis B vaccination methods, procedures and personal immune dysfunction are important factors that lead to no response or low response after hepatitis B vaccination in adults. Tfh, IL-12 are positively correlated with HBsAb response levels, while Tfr, CXCR5 are negatively correlated with HBsAb response levels.