Abstract
ObjectiveThis study aimed to make a comprehensive evaluation of peripheral immune profiles for further understanding the immunopathogenesis of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS). MethodsForty-seven patients with SFTS virus infection were included, of which 24 were deceased. The percentages, absolute numbers, phenotype of lymphocyte subsets were detected by flow cytometry. ResultsIn patients with SFTS, the numbers of CD3+T, CD4+T, CD8+T and NKT cells were decreased compared with healthy controls (HCs), accompanied with highly active and exhausted phenotypes for T cells, and overproliferating plasmablasts. High inflammatory status, dysregulation of coagulation and host immune response were more obvious in deceased patients than that of survivors. Higher levels of PCT, IL-6, IL-10, TNF-α, APTT, TT and the occurrence of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis were poor prognostic indicators of SFTS. ConclusionsThe evaluation of immunological markers in combination with laboratory tests has critical value for selecting prognostic markers and potential treatment target.
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