Clinical Focus ›› 2016, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (1): 63-67.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-583X.2016.01.016

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Change of Tregs cells percentage, interferon-γ, interleukin-4 and CD25 level in sepsis patients of intensive care unit

Dong Hong, Zhang Huizhi,Qian Qinjuan   

  1. Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Tianjin Haibin People’s Hospital, Tianjin 300280, China
  • Received:2015-10-22 Online:2016-01-05 Published:2016-04-19
  • Contact: Dong Hong,Email: donghongtjhb@sina.com

Abstract: Objective To observe the change of CD4+CD25+regulatory T cells(Tregs) in early-stage sepsis patients of intensive care unit(ICU).Methods The subjects were 74 early-stage sepsis patients in ICU of Tianjin People's Hospital from June 2012 to December 2013,30 patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) and 44 healthy controls. The percentage of Tregs cells in the blood, the level of plasma interferon-γ(IFN-γ),interleukin-4(IL-4) and soluble CD25 of the early-stage sepsis patients were tested.Results Compared with the control group, the level of plasma IFN-γ and IL-4 in the early-stage sepsis patients increased significantly(P<0.01). The value of IFN-γ/IL-4 was significantly higher in patients with sepsis and SIRS(P<0.01).There were no difference about the indicators between SIRS patients and early-stage sepsis patients (P>0.05). The percentage of Tregs in early-stage sepsis patients was significantly higher than that of SIRS and health control cases(P<0.01). Using the percentage of Tregs could distinguish early-stage sepsis and SRIS. The plasma soluble CD25 levels in patients with early-stage sepsis also improved significantly, and the level was positively correlated with the percentage of Tregs(r=0.391,P=0.004).Conclusion The results suggest that Tregs can be used as an index of early diagnosis of sepsis, and using the percentage of Tregs could distinguish early-stage sepsis and SRIS. The ratio can be used for evaluating immune status in patients and help doctors formulate the best immune adjustment therapy.

Key words: systemic inflammatory response syndrome, sepsis, intensive care

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