Abstract:
The changes of immune indexes and cytokines of patients with Graves'disease before and after treated with 131I and their correlation with thyroid function are studied in order to dicuss the pathogenesis of GD. Serum immune indexes IgG, IgA, IgM, C3, C4 and cytokines IL2, IL6, IL8 in 45 GD patients before treated with 131I, 40 GD patients of hyperthyroidism remission after treated with 131I,and 30 normal controls are measured by automatic biochemical analysis and in vitro radioassay methods. The results shows that IgG, IgM, C3, C4 and IL2, IL6, IL8 has taken part in the GD pathogenesis, the levels of IgG, IL2, IL6 had reflected the activation of GD in a way and could act as referance index to evaluate patient's condition and development of GD.