Immunologic analysis of mononuclear cells in liver tissues and blood of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis
โ Scribed by Theresa L. Whiteside; Steven Lasky; Lusheng Si; David H. van Thiel
- Book ID
- 102850605
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 842 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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โฆ Synopsis
Using monoclonal antibodies to surface antigens, we typed and quantitated the mononuclear cells (MNCs) infiltrating liver tissues from 23 patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis. The circulating T lymphocytes were also enumerated by flow cytometry in 12 of these patients. In blood, T lymphocytes and especially T8+ cells were decreased. T cells were the major components of MNCs (78%) in portal tracts. Few of these cells were Tac+ or HLA-DR+. Total MNCs (929 & 90 vs. 106 & 18 in controls) included 11% M1+ and 8% B1+ cells. Aggregates of T4+ and T8+ cells were common in portal areas. The portal T4/TS ratio of 1.27 2 0.1 was significantly (p <
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