Cytokines/chemokines (sources) Countries/regions Study type Sample type Complications/severe cases OR/ROC Level/value Progression valueStudy (year) TNF-α (Mφ ) China-Zhengzhou Case-control Serum Fatal cases ( ): BE+NPE+sepsis 4.325 Peak value Declined The 2nd day 3-5 days Duan et al. (2014) [10 ] China-Shandong Case-control Serum NPE ( ), CNSF ( ) 4.593 Elevated The 3rd day 0.001 Sun et al. (2018) [12 ] China-Zhejiang Case-control Serum Severe ( ): AFP, convulsions Critical ( ): coma, dyspnea, PE — Elevated Hospitalized <0.01 Zheng et al. (2017) [11 ] IFN-γ (Th1) China-Zhengzhou Case-control Serum Fatal cases ( ): BE+NPE+sepsis 4.325 Low High The 2nd day 3-5days 0.017 <0.017 Duan et al. (2014) [10 ] China-Shandong Case-control Serum NPE ( ) CNSF ( ) 4.593 Elevated Declined The 1st day The 3rd day <0.01 Sun et al. (2018) [12 ] China-Qingdao Case-control Blood Encephalitis ( ) 2.04 (A allele) Elevated — <0.01 Yang et al. (2012) [15 ] Taiwan Case-control Plasma ANSD ( ), PE ( ), BE ( ) — Elevated — 0.048 Wang et al. (2003) [17 ] IL-1β (Mφ ) Malaysian Case-control Serum, CSF AM ( ), E ( ), AFP ( ), CRC ( ) — Elevated Hospitalized 0.013 Griffiths et al. (2012) [14 ] China-Nanjing Case-control Plasma, CSF Severe ( ): myoclonus, ataxia Critical ( ): coma, RF, CC 2.168 Elevated Declined Acute stage Convalescence <0.05 <0.05 Ye et al. (2015) [20 ] IL-6 (Th2, Mφ ) Taiwan Case-control CSF, serum E (12), PLS (3), AM (7), PE (8) — Elevated The 2nd day <0.001 Lin et al. (2003) [33 ] China-Zhengzhou Case-control Serum Fatal cases ( ): BE+NPE+sepsis 4.325 Elevated Declined 2-3 days 4-5 days 0.003 <0.001 Duan et al. (2014) [10 ] China-Zhejiang Case-control Serum Severe ( ): AFP, convulsions Critical ( ): coma, dyspnea, PE — Elevated Declined Hospitalized convalescence <0.01 <0.01 Zheng et al. (2017) [11 ] China-Guangdong Case-control Serum Stages II ( ), III ( ), IV ( ) — Elevated TP0 <0.01 Chen et al. (2014) [31 ] China-Qingdao Case-control CSF, serum Encephalitis ( ) 3.31 (G allele) Elevated — <0.001 Yuan et al. (2015) [34 ] Korea, Seoul Case-control Serum Aseptic meningitis ( ) 7.44/ Elevated — <0.001 Lee et al. (2018) [35 ] IL-8 (Mφ ) China-Shandong Case-control Plasma Severe ( ): E (36) + CNSF + RF+ dysaemia 1.8 (T allele) Elevated — 0.012 Xu et al. (2016) [37 ] China-Nanjing Case-control Plasma Severe ( ): myoclonus, ataxia Critical ( ): coma, RF, CC 2.168 Elevated Declined Acute stage Convalescence <0.05 <0.05 Ye et al. (2015) [20 ] China-Shenzhen Case-control Serum Severe ( ): CNSF+CRC Critical ( ): convulsions+coma +BH+dyspnea Elevated — <0.001 He et al. (2019) [38 ] Beijing Case-control Serum Mild ( ): CNSF, RF Severe ( ): PE (8), GT (16), MI (4), death (4) — Peak value Peak value The 6th day The 11th day <0.001 Han et al. (2014) [22 ] Beijing Case-control Serum BE ( ) PE ( ) BE+PE ( ) 5.833 Peak value Declined The 1st day The 4th day NS NS 0.002 Wang et al. (2014) [39 ] IL-4 (Th2) China-Zhengzhou Case-control Serum Fatal cases ( ): BE+NPE+sepsis 4.325 Elevated 2-4 days 0.001 Duan et al. (2014) [10 ] China Case-control Serum Viral encephalitis ( ) 15.721 Elevated — <0.001 Zhang et al. (2015) [29 ] Beijing Case-control Serum Mild ( ): CNSF, RF Severe ( ): PE (8), GT (16), MI (4), death (4) — Higher Higher 2-6 days 7-14 days <0.001 Han et al. (2014) [22 ] IL-10 (Th2, Mφ ) Taiwan Case-control Plasma ANSD ( ), PE ( ), BE ( ) — Elevated — <0.001 Wang et al. (2003) [17 ] China-Shandong Case-control Serum NPE ( ) CNSD ( ) 4.593 Elevated Declined The 3rd day The 5th day 0.001 <0.05 Sun et al. (2018) [12 ] China-Qingdao Case-control Plasma Severe ( ): vomiting, convulsion Critical ( ): coma, CRC, PE, CC 2.998 (C allele) Elevated — <0.01 Zhao et al. (2017) [40 ] China-Guangdong Case-control Serum Stages II ( ), III ( ), IV ( ) — Elevated TP0 <0.01 Chen et al. (2014) [31 ] China-Qingdao Case-control Blood Encephalitis ( ) 1.86 (A allele) Elevated — <0.05 Yang et al. (2012) [15 ] IL-12 (Th1) China-Hangzhou Case-control Plasma Mild ( ): typical symptom Severe cases ( ): E (17), E+PE (11) — Elevated Within 24 h <0.01 Shang et al. (2017) [16 ] IL-13 (Th2) Taiwan Case-control Plasma ANSD ( ), PE ( ), BE ( ) — Elevated — 0.048 Wang et al. (2003) [17 ] China-Guangdong Case-control Serum Stages II ( ), III ( ), IV ( ) — Elevated TP0 <0.01 Chen et al. (2014) [31 ] China-Dongying Case-control Serum Severe ( ): vomiting, AFP, convulsions, etc. 0.969 (G allele) NS — >0.05 Zhang et al. (2019) [32 ] IL-17F (Th17) China-Qingdao Case-control Blood Encephalitis ( ) 0.31 (C allele) Declined — 0.006 Lv et al. (2013) [41 ] China-Qingdao Case-control Blood Severe ( ): typical symptom encephalitis ( ) 1.916 (T allele) Elevated — 0.001 Li et al. (2018) [42 ] IL-18 (Th1) Beijing Case-control Serum Mild ( ): CNSF, RF Severe ( ): PE (8), GT (16), MI (4), death (4) — Peak value Peak value The 3th day The 11th day <0.001 Han et al. (2014) [22 ] IL-22 (Th17, Th22) China Case-control Serum Viral encephalitis ( ) 8.28 Elevated — 0.026 Zhang et al. (2015) [29 ] China-Zhejiang Case-control Plasma Mild ( ): typical symptom Severe ( ): CRC, BH, MI, etc. — Elevated — <0.01 <0.001 Cui et al. (2017) [43 ] IL-23 (DC, Mφ ) China Case-control Serum Viral encephalitis ( ) 4.564 Elevated — 0.002 Zhang et al. (2015) [29 ] IL-33 (DC, Mφ ) Shenzhen Case-control Plasma Severe ( ): myoclonus, vomiting Critical ( ): acute RF, PE 2.348 Elevated Hospitalized <0.01 Zhang et al. (2013) [24 ] IL-27 (APC) China-Guangzhou Case-control Serum Stages II ( ), III ( ), IV ( ) — — Elevated Declined TP0 TP1 TP2 — <0.05 <0.01 Huang et al. (2016) [44 ] IL-35 (Treg) China-Henan Case-control Serum Mild ( ): typical symptom Severe ( ): CNSF, CRC — Declined — <0.0001 Huang et al. (2017) [45 ] IL-37 (APC) China-Hefei Case-control Blood Patients ( ): typical symptom — Elevated — <0.05 Lv et al. (2019) [27 ] IP-10 (Mφ ) Shenzhen Case-control Plasma Severe ( ): myoclonus, vomiting Critical ( ): acute RF, PE 2.348 Elevated Hospitalized <0.01 Zhang et al. (2013) [24 ] China-Qingdao Case-control Blood Patients ( ): typical symptom 0.35 (T allele) Declined — <0.05 Yang et al. (2013) [46 ] MCP-1 (Mφ ) China-Hangzhou Case-control Plasma Mild ( ): typical symptom Severe cases ( ): E (17), E + PE (11) — Elevated Within 24 h <0.01 Shang et al. (2017) [16 ] Shenzhen Case-control Plasma Acute RF ( ) 2.348 Elevated Hospitalized <0.01 Zhang et al. (2013) [24 ] RANTES (NK, CD8+ ) China-Hangzhou Case-control Plasma Mild ( ): typical symptom Severe cases ( ): E (17), E + PE (11) — Elevated Within 24 h <0.01 Shang et al. (2017) [16 ] HMGB1 (Mφ ) China-Zhejiang Case-control Serum Severe ( ): AFP, convulsions Critical ( ): coma, dyspnea, PE — Elevated Declined Hospitalized recovered <0.01 <0.01 Zheng et al. (2017) [11 ] G-CSF (EC, FB) Malaysian Case-control CSF AM ( ), E ( ), AFP ( ), CRC ( ) — Elevated Hospitalized <0.01 Griffiths et al. (2012) [14 ]