Objective:To analyze the changes and its clinical significance of cellular immunity, humoral immunity, complement system in children with autoimmune encephalitis. Methods:Thirty children with clinically diagnosed autoimmune encephalitis in our hospital were selected as the case group, and 30 healthy children in the same period as the control group. The number of T lymphocyte subsets such as CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, the proportion of NK cells, the humoral immune factors such as IgA, IgG, IgM and the levels of complement C3 and C4 in peripheral blood of the two groups were measured respectively and were compared. Results:There was no significant difference in the number of CD3+, CD8+ T cell subsets and the levels of complement C4, IgA and IgM between the two groups(P>0.05). However, the number of CD4+ T cell subsets and the proportion of NK cells were decreased, and the levels of complement C3 and IgG were increased significantly in the case group, and the changes of the above 4 indicators were the most remarkable in anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptorencephalitis. The area under receiver operating characteristic curve(AUC) of the peripheral blood CD4+ T cell subset, IgG, complement C3 and NK cells ratio in distinguishing children with autoimmune encephalitis and healthy children were 0.932(95%CI0.879-0.985, P<0.001), 0.901(95%CI0.840-0.963, P<0.001), 0.786(95%CI0.702-0.871, P<0.001) and 0.684(95%CI0.592-0.776, P<0.001),respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of each index were 90.9% and 90.1%, 76.1% and 88.5%, 88.7% and 76.1%, and 71.8% and 59.2%, and the corresponding critical values were 458 μl-1,16.24 g·L-1,1.75 g·L-1 and 11.46%. Whenperipheral blood CD4+ T cell subsets, NK cells ratio, complement C3, and IgG were combined, the AUC in distinguishing children with autoimmune encephalitis and healthy children was 0.952(95%CI0.904-0.999, P<0.001). In parallel, the sensitivity and specificity were 94.6% and 86.4%, respectively. In series, the sensitivity and specificity were 69.7% and 98.6%, respectively. Conclusion:Peripheral blood CD4+ T cell subsets, NK cells ratio, complement C3 and IgG levels are expected to provide new ways and ideas for the diagnosis and treatment of children with autoimmune encephalitis. |