title: [T-cells in thyroid disease (author's transl)].
abstract: Thymus-derived peripheral blood lymphocytes were studied in untreated (n = 18), methimazole-treated (n = 28) thyrotoxicosis, after radioiodine (n = 14), in Hashimoto thyroiditis (n = 7) and in euthyroid goiter (n = 7). The results were compared with normal persons (n = 40) without thyroid disease. There was no significant difference in the total and relative counts of T-cells either between the different groups nor compared with the controls. These findings confirm that T-cells in peripheral blood cannot give any information about activity or prognosis of the various thyroid diseases. Thus T-cells give no further suggestion concerning the possible pathogenetic role of cell-mediated-immunity.
mesh_terms: D006042:Goiter / Q000276:immunology; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D007104:Immune Adherence Reaction; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000276:immunology
vernacular_title: T-Lymphocyten bei Schilddrüsenerkrankungen