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The NLR reflects the balance between innate immune activation and adaptive immune suppression, yet its association with clinical severity in Gloydius brevicaudus envenomation has not been systematically evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We performed a retrospective cohort study of 203 patients with confirmed G. brevicaudus envenomation. Clinical severity at presentation was assessed using a simplified bedside severity score based exclusively on clinical manifestations and dichotomized as mild or moderate-to-severe. Admission NLR was evaluated as a marker of inflammatory phenotype. Multivariable logistic regression models were constructed adjusting for demographic and bite-related factors. Dose\u2013response relationships were explored using log-transformed NLR and quartile-based analyses with trend testing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients with moderate-to-severe envenomation exhibited significantly higher admission NLR values. After adjustment for baseline clinical characteristics, log-transformed NLR remained independently associated with inflammatory severity (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 1.98, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.39\u20132.81). This association persisted after additional adjustment for infection status and leukocytosis. Quartile analyses demonstrated a clear dose\u2013response relationship, with patients in the highest NLR quartile showing a nearly fourfold increased risk of moderate-to-severe envenomation compared with those in the lowest quartile (adjusted OR 3.94, 95% CI 1.69\u20139.17; P for trend &amp;lt; 0.001).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Elevated admission NLR is strongly associated with inflammatory severity in G. brevicaudus envenomation and exhibits a robust dose\u2013response relationship. These findings support NLR as a readily available marker reflecting envenomation-associated immune dysregulation and highlight the contribution of neutrophil\u2013lymphocyte imbalance to severe inflammatory phenotypes following snakebite.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fimmu.2026.1799662","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,25]],"date-time":"2026-03-25T05:34:26Z","timestamp":1774416866000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Dose\u2013response association between admission neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and clinical severity in Gloydius brevicaudus envenomation"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Yu-hong","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Emergency, the Fourth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital","place":["Beijing, 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