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Number of helper T cells and phytohemagglutinin stimulation correlate in cancer patients
- Source :
- Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy; March 1991, Vol. 34 Issue: 2 p138-142, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 1991
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Abstract
- Summary Mononuclear cells from 12 normal controls (co), 10 advanced untreated (c1), and 6 advanced treated cancer patients (c2) have been isolated. The numbers of mononuclear cells bearing Leu1, Leu2, Leu3, Leu2/HLA-DR and LeuM3 were measured with a fluorescence-activated cell sorter. Only the quantity of helper T cells (Leu3) was decreased in cancer patients (co: 0.89, c1: 0.32, c2: 0.44 × 10<superscript>9</superscript>/1). Expression of all other markers, including activated suppressor T cells (Leu2/HLA-DR), did not differ significantly from the control. The proliferation of the lymphocytes was determined in a phytohemagglutininculture assay. The cancer groups showed a significantly decreased response (co: 95.8 × 10<superscript>9</superscript>, cl: 28.7 × 10<superscript>9</superscript>, c2: 25.7 × 10<superscript>9</superscript> cpm). These values correlated with the number of helper T cells but not with the suppressor T cells. Monocytes of cancer patients adsorbed significantly more immunoglobulins than the monocytes of controls. The addition of indomethacin or isoprinosine to phytohemagglutinin-culture assay increased the proliferation of lymphocytes from both the cancer patients and normal controls.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03407004 and 14320851
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs15245996
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01741349