title: B and T cell surface markers on peripheral lymphocytes from diabetic patients.
abstract: A study of T and B cell surface markers was carried out on peripheral blood lymphocytes from diabetic patients, employing immunofluorescent staining for membrane Ig, and the E rosette test. According to the immunofluorescent studies the % of sIg bearing lymphocytes decreases with age; this trend is more evident in healthy individuals. Lymphocytes from diabetic patients posses a higher amount of membrane IgG than age-matched controls. It was only in the younger diabetic patients that a definite decrease was observed in the % of IgM bearing lymphocytes. The evaluation of E rosette-forming lymphocytes revealed a similar age-associated reduction both in diabetics and in controls. Some common features of the pattern of T and B cell markers on lymphocytes from younger diabetic patients and older controls suggest that the former undergo, at least from the immunological standpoint, a more precocious ageing process. It is possible that some metabolic disorders in lymphocyte activity may play a role in this, resulting in a deficiency in the control of immunological mechanisms.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007158:Immunologic Techniques; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell / Q000032:analysis*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D011947:Receptors, Antigen, B-Cell