Objective To explore the proportion change of CD4+CD25+regulatory T cells (Treg) in peripheral blood of children with asthma and to analyze its significance. Methods A total of 150 asthmatic children were divided into three groups according to their clinical features50 subjects in acute asthma attack group, 50 subjects in clinical re-mission of asthma group and 50 subjects in cough variant asthma group,meanwhile, 50 healthy children were enrolled in the control group. The levels of CD4+CD25+Treg in peripheral blood of all children were detected by flow cytometer. Results The CD4+CD25+Treg level in acute attack group were lowest of the four groups (P<0.05), but the level in the control group was not significantly different from the clinical remission group and the cough variant asthma (all P>0.05). Conclusion The CD4+CD25+regulatory T cells may be involved in the pathogenesis of asthma,the level of CD4+CD25+regulatory T cells correlated with the severity of asthma in children.

Administration, Sublingual ; Bacterial Vaccines ; administration & dosage ; immunology ; Child ; Child, Preschool ; Double-Blind Method ; Female ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin A ; blood ; Immunoglobulin A, Secretory ; analysis ; Male ; Pseudomonas Vaccines ; Recurrence ; Respiratory Tract Infections ; immunology ; prevention & control ; Treatment Outcome