Abstract: Nineteen patients with nephrotic syndrome received administration of glucocorticoid after they receired the blood test for lymphocyte and restrain test. Seventeen out of 19 patients completed the 8 week observation. Ten patients were sensitive to the glucocorticoid, whereas 7 were resistant to it. There was significant difference in the results of lymphocyte transform and restrain test between the sensitive and resistant patients. The result indicates that the lymphocyte transform and restrain test can be used as a method to predict the reaction to glucocorticoid in patients with nephrotic syndrome.

Key words: lymphocyte transform and restrain test, nephrotic syndrome, glucocorticoid