| Literature DB >> 2961788 |
R Gerli1, C Riccardi, I Nicoletti, S Orlandi, C Cernetti, F Spinozzi, P Rambotti.
Abstract
The phenotype and function of T cells circulating in patients with pathological hyperprolactinemia were analyzed and compared to those in sex- and age-matched control subjects. Two-color immunofluorescence study revealed an increased number of CD4+ TQ1+ cells and the presence of phenotypically immature CD1+ T cells, also exhibiting transferrin surface receptor, in peripheral blood of the hyperprolactinemic patients. After chronic treatment with the dopamine agonist bromocriptine, T-cell abnormalities disappeared. In addition, some untreated patients showed enhanced T-cell suppressor activity in an in vitro pokeweed mitogen-driven B-cell transformation assay. These immunological findings confirm a link between neuroendocrine and immune systems in humans.Entities:
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Year: 1987 PMID: 2961788 DOI: 10.1007/bf00915056
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Immunol ISSN: 0271-9142 Impact factor: 8.317