Research Article

Analysis of T Cell Subsets in Adult Primary/Idiopathic Minimal Change Disease: A Pilot Study

Table 3

Correlation between lymphocyte and T cell subsets and clinical outcomes in primary MCD.

Immune cell parameterversusClinical outcome value

Circulating total CD8+ T cells (#)Serum creatinine t010.0004
Circulating memory CD8+ T cells (%)Serum creatinine t6−0.94290.0167
Circulating total CD8+ T cells (#)Serum creatinine t120.92760.0167
Circulating monocytes (#)Serum creatinine t120.75450.0377
Circulating memory CD4+ T cells (#)Serum creatinine t24−10.0167
Circulating memory CD4+ T cells (#)Serum creatinine t36−0.97470.0333
Circulating total CD8+ T cells (#)GFR t0−0.92860.0067
Tissue cytotoxic/Treg ratioGFR t0−0.71970.0342
Circulating Th17 cells (%)GFR t60.89860.0278
Blood Th17/Treg ratioGFR t60.89860.0278
Circulating monocytes (#)GFR t6−0.73060.0476
Circulating monocytes (#)GFR t12−0.83330.0154
Circulating naïve CD4+ T cells (%)GFR t361.00000.0167
Circulating naïve CD4+ T cells (%)GFR t361.00000.0167
Circulating naïve CD8+ T cells (%)Proteinuria t00.78570.048
Infiltrating CD4+ T cells (%)Proteinuria t00.76680.0254
Circulating TCRgd2+ T cells (%)Proteinuria t60.78570.048
Circulating monocytes (%)Proteinuria t60.80950.0218
Circulating monocytes (#)Proteinuria t120.76190.0368
Circulating total CD3+ T cells (%)Proteinuria t24−0.97470.0333
Circulating Th17 cells (%)Proteinuria t36−0.97470.0333
Circulating Th17 cells (#)Proteinuria t36−0.97470.0333
Blood Th17/Treg ratioProteinuria t36−0.97470.0333
Tissue cytotoxic/Treg ratioProteinuria t36−0.84070.0444
Circulating TCRgd2+ T cells (%)Time to complete remission0.84690.0238
Circulating TCRgd2+ T cells (#)Time to complete remission0.77480.0492
Circulating monocytes (%)Time to complete remission0.83680.0072
Circulating monocytes (#)Time to complete remission0.82010.0095