title: [Changes in T-lymphocyte subsets of peripheral blood in patients with filarial chyluria].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the changes in T-lymphocyte subsets CD4+:CD8+ of peripheral blood in 29 patients with present chyluria(PPC), 29 patients with chyluria history but without chyluria (PNPC) and 38 healthy controls.
  
  
  METHODS
  The determination of CD3+, CD4+ and CD8+ was conducted using test reagents kits.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The percentage of CD3+, CD4+ cell were signfcantly decreased in PPS group than in PNPC and healthy control group, the ratio of CD4+/CD8+ being under 1.0. The T-lymphocyte subsets (CD3+, CD4+, CD8+) and CD4+/CD8+ ratio of both PNPC and healthy control group were all within normal range.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The immune function of the patients with filarial chyluria was impaired in terms of the changes in T-lymphocyte subsets.
authors.affiliation: Health and Anti-epidemic Station of Cangshan County, Shandong Province, Cangshan 277700.
authors.forename: X T
authors.initials: XT
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Z G
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: B R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: G Z
authors.initials: GZ
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: X L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D002913:Chyle / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005368:Filariasis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016176:T-Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*; D014556:Urine / Q000469:parasitology