Review Article

Predicting Severe Enterovirus 71-Infected Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease: Cytokines and Chemokines

Table 1

The association between cytokines, chemokines, and EV71-infected HFMD.

Cytokines/chemokines (sources)Countries/regionsStudy typeSample typeComplications/severe casesOR/ROCLevel/valueProgression valueStudy (year)

TNF-α (Mφ)China-ZhengzhouCase-controlSerumFatal cases (): BE+NPE+sepsis4.325Peak value
Declined
The 2nd day
3-5 days
Duan et al. (2014) [10]
China-ShandongCase-controlSerumNPE (), CNSF ()4.593ElevatedThe 3rd day0.001Sun et al. (2018) [12]
China-ZhejiangCase-controlSerumSevere (): AFP, convulsions
Critical (): coma, dyspnea, PE
ElevatedHospitalized<0.01Zheng et al. (2017) [11]

IFN-γ (Th1)China-ZhengzhouCase-controlSerumFatal cases (): BE+NPE+sepsis4.325Low
High
The 2nd day
3-5days
0.017
<0.017
Duan et al. (2014) [10]
China-ShandongCase-controlSerumNPE ()
CNSF ()
4.593Elevated
Declined
The 1st day
The 3rd day
<0.01Sun et al. (2018) [12]
China-QingdaoCase-controlBloodEncephalitis ()2.04(A allele)
Elevated
<0.01Yang et al. (2012) [15]
TaiwanCase-controlPlasmaANSD (), PE (), BE ()Elevated0.048Wang et al. (2003) [17]

IL-1β (Mφ)MalaysianCase-controlSerum, CSFAM (), E (), AFP (), CRC ()ElevatedHospitalized0.013Griffiths et al. (2012) [14]
China-NanjingCase-controlPlasma, CSFSevere (): myoclonus, ataxia
Critical (): coma, RF, CC
2.168Elevated
Declined
Acute stage
Convalescence
<0.05
<0.05
Ye et al. (2015) [20]

IL-6 (Th2, Mφ)TaiwanCase-controlCSF, serumE (12), PLS (3), AM (7), PE (8)ElevatedThe 2nd day<0.001Lin et al. (2003) [33]
China-ZhengzhouCase-controlSerumFatal cases (): BE+NPE+sepsis4.325Elevated
Declined
2-3 days
4-5 days
0.003
<0.001
Duan et al. (2014) [10]
China-ZhejiangCase-controlSerumSevere (): AFP, convulsions
Critical (): coma, dyspnea, PE
Elevated
Declined
Hospitalized convalescence<0.01
<0.01
Zheng et al. (2017) [11]
China-GuangdongCase-controlSerumStages II (), III (), IV ()ElevatedTP0<0.01Chen et al. (2014) [31]
China-QingdaoCase-controlCSF, serumEncephalitis ()3.31(G allele)
Elevated
<0.001Yuan et al. (2015) [34]
Korea, SeoulCase-controlSerumAseptic meningitis ()7.44/Elevated<0.001Lee et al. (2018) [35]

IL-8 (Mφ)China-ShandongCase-controlPlasmaSevere (): E (36) + CNSF + RF+ dysaemia1.8(T allele)
Elevated
0.012Xu et al. (2016) [37]
China-NanjingCase-controlPlasmaSevere (): myoclonus, ataxia
Critical (): coma, RF, CC
2.168Elevated
Declined
Acute stage
Convalescence
<0.05
<0.05
Ye et al. (2015) [20]
China-ShenzhenCase-controlSerumSevere (): CNSF+CRC
Critical (): convulsions+coma +BH+dyspnea
Elevated<0.001He et al. (2019) [38]
BeijingCase-controlSerumMild (): CNSF, RF
Severe (): PE (8), GT (16), MI (4), death (4)
Peak value
Peak value
The 6th day
The 11th day
<0.001Han et al. (2014) [22]
BeijingCase-controlSerumBE ()
PE ()
BE+PE ()
5.833Peak value
Declined
The 1st day
The 4th day
NS
NS
0.002
Wang et al. (2014) [39]

IL-4 (Th2)China-ZhengzhouCase-controlSerumFatal cases (): BE+NPE+sepsis4.325Elevated2-4 days0.001Duan et al. (2014) [10]
ChinaCase-controlSerumViral encephalitis ()15.721Elevated<0.001Zhang et al. (2015) [29]
BeijingCase-controlSerumMild (): CNSF, RF
Severe (): PE (8), GT (16), MI (4), death (4)
Higher
Higher
2-6 days
7-14 days
<0.001Han et al. (2014) [22]

IL-10 (Th2, Mφ)TaiwanCase-controlPlasmaANSD (), PE (), BE ()Elevated<0.001Wang et al. (2003) [17]
China-ShandongCase-controlSerumNPE ()
CNSD ()
4.593Elevated
Declined
The 3rd day
The 5th day
0.001
<0.05
Sun et al. (2018) [12]
China-QingdaoCase-controlPlasmaSevere (): vomiting, convulsion
Critical (): coma, CRC, PE, CC
2.998(C allele)
Elevated
<0.01Zhao et al. (2017) [40]
China-GuangdongCase-controlSerumStages II (), III (), IV ()ElevatedTP0<0.01Chen et al. (2014) [31]
China-QingdaoCase-controlBloodEncephalitis ()1.86(A allele)
Elevated
<0.05Yang et al. (2012) [15]

IL-12 (Th1)China-HangzhouCase-controlPlasmaMild (): typical symptom
Severe cases (): E (17), E+PE (11)
ElevatedWithin 24 h<0.01Shang et al. (2017) [16]

IL-13 (Th2)TaiwanCase-controlPlasmaANSD (), PE (), BE ()Elevated0.048Wang et al. (2003) [17]
China-GuangdongCase-controlSerumStages II (), III (), IV ()ElevatedTP0<0.01Chen et al. (2014) [31]
China-DongyingCase-controlSerumSevere (): vomiting, AFP, convulsions, etc.0.969(G allele)
NS
>0.05Zhang et al. (2019) [32]

IL-17F (Th17)China-QingdaoCase-controlBloodEncephalitis ()0.31(C allele)
Declined
0.006Lv et al. (2013) [41]
China-QingdaoCase-controlBloodSevere (): typical symptom encephalitis ()1.916(T allele)
Elevated
0.001Li et al. (2018) [42]

IL-18 (Th1)BeijingCase-controlSerumMild (): CNSF, RF
Severe (): PE (8), GT (16), MI (4), death (4)
Peak value
Peak value
The 3th day
The 11th day
<0.001Han et al. (2014) [22]

IL-22 (Th17, Th22)ChinaCase-controlSerumViral encephalitis ()8.28Elevated0.026Zhang et al. (2015) [29]
China-ZhejiangCase-controlPlasmaMild (): typical symptom
Severe (): CRC, BH, MI, etc.
Elevated<0.01
<0.001
Cui et al. (2017) [43]

IL-23 (DC, Mφ)ChinaCase-controlSerumViral encephalitis ()4.564Elevated0.002Zhang et al. (2015) [29]

IL-33 (DC, Mφ)ShenzhenCase-controlPlasmaSevere (): myoclonus, vomiting
Critical (): acute RF, PE
2.348ElevatedHospitalized<0.01Zhang et al. (2013) [24]

IL-27 (APC)China-GuangzhouCase-controlSerumStages II (), III (), IV ()
Elevated
Declined
TP0
TP1
TP2

<0.05
<0.01
Huang et al. (2016) [44]

IL-35 (Treg)China-HenanCase-controlSerumMild (): typical symptom
Severe (): CNSF, CRC
Declined<0.0001Huang et al. (2017) [45]

IL-37 (APC)China-HefeiCase-controlBloodPatients (): typical symptomElevated<0.05Lv et al. (2019) [27]

IP-10 (Mφ)ShenzhenCase-controlPlasmaSevere (): myoclonus, vomiting
Critical (): acute RF, PE
2.348ElevatedHospitalized<0.01Zhang et al. (2013) [24]
China-QingdaoCase-controlBloodPatients (): typical symptom0.35(T allele)
Declined
<0.05Yang et al. (2013) [46]

MCP-1 (Mφ)China-HangzhouCase-controlPlasmaMild (): typical symptom
Severe cases (): E (17), E + PE (11)
ElevatedWithin 24 h<0.01Shang et al. (2017) [16]
ShenzhenCase-controlPlasmaAcute RF ()2.348ElevatedHospitalized<0.01Zhang et al. (2013) [24]

RANTES (NK, CD8+)China-HangzhouCase-controlPlasmaMild (): typical symptom
Severe cases (): E (17), E + PE (11)
ElevatedWithin 24 h<0.01Shang et al. (2017) [16]

HMGB1 (Mφ)China-ZhejiangCase-controlSerumSevere (): AFP, convulsions
Critical (): coma, dyspnea, PE
Elevated
Declined
Hospitalized recovered<0.01
<0.01
Zheng et al. (2017) [11]

G-CSF (EC, FB)MalaysianCase-controlCSFAM (), E (), AFP (), CRC ()ElevatedHospitalized<0.01Griffiths et al. (2012) [14]

Mφ: monocytes/macrophages; Th: helper T lymphocytes; DC: dendritic cells; APC: antigen-presenting cells; Treg cells: regulatory T cells; NK: natural killer cell; EC: endothelial cells; FB: fibroblasts; E: encephalitis; AM: aseptic meningitis; AFP: acute flaccid paralysis; NPE: neurogenic pulmonary edema; CNSF: central nervous system failure; CSF: cerebrospinal fluid; PLS: poliomyelitis-like syndrome; BE: brainstem encephalitis; PE: pulmonary edema; CRC: cardiorespiratory complication; RF: respiratory failure; CC: circulatory collapse; BH: brain hernia; GT: gastrointestinal symptoms; MI: myocardial injury; ANSD: autonomic nervous system dysregulation; AUC: area under the curve; IP-10: interferon-induced protein 10; MCP-1: monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; HMGB1: high mobility group protein 1; G-CSF: granulocyte colony-stimulating factor. Stage II means involvement of the nervous system; stage III means early cardiopulmonary failure; and stage IV means cardiopulmonary failure. TP0 means the day of admission; TP1 means the day the disease improved; and TP3 means the day the disease recovered.