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Table 2 Dynamic changes in immune function in children with SDNS/FRNS treated with RTX

From: The efficacy and dynamic changes of immune function of rituximab with mycophenolate mofetil in the treatment of steroid-dependent /frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome: a retrospective follow-up study

Category

Before treatment (n = 7)

1 week after the first dose (n = 7)

1 week after the second dose (n = 7)

2 months after the first dose (n = 7)

3 months after the first dose (n = 7)

5 months after the first dose

(n = 7)

12 months after the first dose (n = 7)

Statis-tic

P

B cells [M(P25 ~ P75)]/ (cells/ul)

364(320~669)a

1(0.6 ~ 5.0)b

0(0 ~ 0)c

0(0 ~ 0)c

0(0 ~ 0)c

76(7.25~107)d

300(253~364)a

-

< 0.001

CD3 T-cells [M(P25 ~ P75)]/ (cells/ul)

2323(1256~3146)a

2539(1339~4260) a

2591(2237~3381) a

2405(1822~3010) a

2797(2373~2927) a

3226(3036~3226 a

2181(1800~2537) a

-

0.083

CD4 T-cells [M(P25 ~ P75)]/ (cells/ul)

1124(907~1478) ab

1240(448~1478) ab

1272(978~1289) ab

917(375~1362)ac

1120(1045 ~ 1154) ab

1376(1326~1515)bd

894(842~1398) ab

-

0.214

CD8 T-cells [M(P25 ~ P75)]/ (cells/ul)

1192(533~1767) a

1063(920~2071) a

1269(933~1602) a

1233(1024 ~ 1405) a

1397(1131 ~ 1403) a

1549(1293~1549) a

836(805~1067) a

-

0.214

CD4/CD8 [n/m]

0.77(0.67~1.18) a

0.83(0.47~1.14) a

0.86(0.71~1.17) a

0.73(0.53~0.95) a

0.84(0.74~0.84) a

0.93(0.89~0.97) a

1.10(1.01~1.37) a

-

0.371

NK cells [M(P25 ~ P75)]/ (cells/ul)

130(104~330) a

234(174~351)ab

337(248~492)bc

295(234~344)ab

310(262~314)ac

397(302~501)b

381(249~477)bc

-

0.080

IgG [\(\:\overline{x}\)±s]/(g/L)

5.90 ± 2.96 a

6.30 ± 2.79 a

7.47 ± 2.49 a

-

-

-

-

F=0.61

0.552

IgM [M(P25 ~ P75)]/ (g/L)

1.11(1.01~1.51) a

0.98(0.85~1.26) b

0.71(0.48~0.75) c

-

-

-

-

-

0.012

IgA [M(P25 ~ P75)]/ (g/L)

1.20(1.02~1.39) a

1.14(0.87~2.51) a

1.48(0.78~1.68) a

-

-

-

-

-

0.829

C4 [M(P25 ~ P75)]/

0.21(0.14~0.30) ab

0.20(0.11~0.23) a

0.28(0.20~0.29) b

-

-

-

-

-

0.418

C3 [M(P25 ~ P75)]/

1.20(1.09~1.36) a

1.13(1.08~1.25) ab

1.10(1.03~1.10) b

-

-

-

-

-

0.225

  1. Note 1: If the same letter appears between the superscripts of two groups, it indicates no statistical significance (P > 0.05), if different letters appear, it indicates statistical significance (P < 0.05). Note 2: RTX: rituximab, SDNS: steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome, FRNS: frequently relapsing nephrotic syndrome