title: [The action of D-penicillamine on the distribution of T and B-lymphocytes in rheumatoid arthritis].
abstract: Comparative study of the numbers of T and B lymphocytes in cases of rheumatoid polyarthritis treated and untreated with D-penicillamine shows that in the untreated subjects  the distribution of these two types of lymphocytes is comparable with that in normal subjects and that D-penicillamine does not alter this distribution. This purely quantitative investigation does not rule out the possibility of functional modifications in the cells studied.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007104:Immune Adherence Reaction; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010396:Penicillamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D010396:Penicillamine
vernacular_title: Etude de l'action de la D-pénicillamine sur la répartition des lymphocytes T et B dans la polyarthrite rhumatoïde.