title: [Factors associated with Th1 cytokine disorders in children with newly diagnosed  type 1 diabetes].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To measure levels of cytokines including IL-1β, IL-12, IL-18 and TNF-α in children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes and to analyze their correlation with clinical indices such as infection and onset time.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 33 children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes were assigned to the case group, and 27 healthy children to the control group. The case group was further divided into increased white blood cell (WBC) and normal WBC subgroups according to peripheral WBC level. The serum levels of cytokines including IL-1β, IL-12, IL-18 and TNF-α were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Blood pH, blood sugar, blood lactate, fructosamine, peripheral leukocytes and neutrophils and some other clinical indices were also measured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The level of IL-12 in the case group was higher than in the control group (P<0.001). In the case group, the level of IL-18 was negatively correlated with onset time (r=0.413, P=0.015), the neutrophil count was positively correlated with IL-1β level (r=0.413, P=0.023) and the WBC count was positively correlated with IL-18 level (r=0.352, P=0.038). IL-1β, IL-12 and IL-18 levels in the increased WBC subgroup were higher than in the normal WBC subgroup (P<0.05 for all comparisons).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Cytokine secretion disorders of Th1 cells exist in children with type 1 diabetes. Infections may induce cytokine secretion and might contribute to the early onset of diabetes.
authors: Department of Endocrinology, Tianjin Children's Hospital, Tianjing, China. lvlingzhuren@163.com
authors: Ling
authors: L
authors: Lv
authors: Jia-Yue
authors: JY
authors: Liu
authors: Jing
authors: J
authors: Ma
authors: Shu-Xiang
authors: SX
authors: Lin
authors: Le
authors: L
authors: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines