Abstract:Objective To investigate the changes and significance of serum IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-10 in children with asthma. Methods A total of 120 children (asthma group) with acute bronchial asthma and 60 healthy children diagnosed in our hospital from January 2015 to August 2018 were selected as the control group. The levels of serum IFN-γ, IL-4 and IL-10 were measured in the two groups. The lung function indexes were FVC, FEV1, MEF75%, MEF50%, MEF50%, and PEF. Results The serum IL-4 level in the asthma group was significantly different from that in the control group (P?< 0.05), and the asthma group was higher than the control group. The levels of serum IFN-γ, IL-10, FVC, FEV1, MEF75%, MEF50%, MEF25% and PEF in the asthma group were significantly different from those in the control group (P?< 0.05), and the asthma group was lower than the control group. After treatment, the serum levels of IFN-γ and IL-10 in the asthma group were significantly different from those before treatment (P?< 0.05), which were higher than those before treatment. Serum IL-4 levels in the asthma group were significantly different and lower than that before treatment (P?0.05); serum levels of IFN-γ and IL-10 were positively correlated with FVC, FEV1, and PEF in children with acute asthma (P?0.05); there were significant negative correlations between IL-4 level and FVC, FEV1 and PEF values (P?0.05). Conclusion Serum IL-4 levels elevates, and serum IFN-γ, IL-10 levels decrease in the asthma group, which are associated with decreased lung function in children.