Abstract:To investigate the value of T lymphocyte subsets in the diagnosis and prognosis with idiopathic pulmonary interstitial fibrosis (IPF). MethodsSity patients with IPF were selected as the IPF group, and divided into poor prognosis group and good prognosis group according to the follow-up results. In addition, 30 healthy subjects were selected as the control group. The levels of peripheral blood T lymphocyte subsets in each group were compared, and the relationship between the levels of T lymphocyte subsets and fibrosis score, pulmonary function and prognosis of patients with IPF were analyzed by high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT). ResultsThe levels of CD8+ cells in IPF group were higher than those in the control group, while the levels of CD3+, CD4+, CD4+/CD8+ cells in IPF group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). The levels of CD3+, CD4+, CD4+/CD8+ cells were positively correlated with pulmonary function index and negatively correlated with HRCT score in the IPF group (P<0.05), the level of CD8+ cells was negatively correlated with pulmonary function index, and positively correlated with HRCT score (P<0.05). The level of peripheral blood CD8+ cells in good prognosis group was lower than that in the poor prognosis group after treatment, while the levels of CD3+, CD4+, CD4+/CD8+ cells were higher (P<0.05). The areas under the ROC curve of peripheral blood CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD4+/CD8+ in patients with IPF were 0.732,0.744,0.756 and 0.796 respectively (P<0.05). ConclusionThe level of T lymphocyte subsets is closely related to the prognosis of IPF, the high expression of CD8+ and the low expression of CD3+ and CD4+ may indicate poor prognosis.