Rosette forming T lymphocytes in healthy subjects and patients with liver disease.
The number of rosette forming T cells was significantly reduced in patients with acute viral hepatitis, cirrhosis of the liver and liver cancer. The frequency of T cells in various hepatic disorders correlated well with the impairment of delayed hypersensitivity response to DNCB.
D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000276:immunology; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000276:immunology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology; D012397:Rosette Formation; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*