| Literature DB >> 12008083 |
Monika Podhorecka1, Anna Dmoszynska, Jacek Rolinski, Ewa Wasik.
Abstract
The impairments in immune cell functions as well as changes in cytokine network are the cause of malignant cell accumulation and secondary immune deficiencies in B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL). To broaden the knowledge of immune system in B-CLL we tried to evaluate the Th1/Th2 and Tc1/Tc2 balance in B-CLL patients in comparison with healthy individuals and changes of this pattern during disease progression. The three-color flow cytometry technique was used to analyze IL-4 and IFNgamma expression in peripheral blood CD3+CD4+ and CD3+CD8+ cells. The results indicate the dominance of T type 1 cells and T-cell-mediated immunity in B-CLL patients that is however shifted towards T type 2 during disease progression.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 12008083 DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(01)00194-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Leuk Res ISSN: 0145-2126 Impact factor: 3.156