| Literature DB >> 6458424 |
C Thielemans, L Vanhaelst, M de Waele, M Jonckheer, B Van Camp.
Abstract
Monoclonal antibodies recognizing specific antigenic determinants of peripheral T-lymphocytes (OKT3PAN), helper T-cells (OKT4IND) and suppressor T-cells (OKT8SUP) were used to study the immune regulation in autoimmune thyroiditis. An indirect immunofluorescence microscopy method was employed to quantify the number of different subtypes. In addition, B-lymphocytes were also studied using a fluorescent surface Ig detection technique. Patients with autoimmune thyroiditis--independent of their clinical status--show a decrease in the number of suppressor T-lymphocytes. This finding, in agreement with other functional tests, indicates that the autoimmune phenomenon is linked to a decreased T-suppressor activity.Entities:
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Year: 1981 PMID: 6458424 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1981.tb00664.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) ISSN: 0300-0664 Impact factor: 3.478