Preliminary evidence of dual-marked lymphocytes in thoracic duct lymph fluid.
Transplant Proc
; 12(3): 490-2, 1980 Sep.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6939162
ABSTRACT
Thoracic duct lymphocytes from patients receiving thoracic duct drainage as a pretransplant therapy were examined for cell surface markers. Patients followed over the drainage time period showed a variable but decreasing percentage of E-rosette-positive cells in the lymph fluid. A substantial percentage of these E-rosette-positive cells also had C3 receptors on their cell surface. Reactions of the whole lymphocytes with a heteroantisera to human B-lymphocyte antigens reflected the increasing proportion of B cells in the samples, but also indicated that a fraction of the T cells have Ia-like antigens on their surface marker characteristics. Significance of these cells with respect to graft survival is discussed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Thoracic Duct
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Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell
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Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell
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Lymph
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Transplant Proc
Year:
1980
Document type:
Article