title: Natural killer cells and lymphocyte subsets in active MS and acute inflammation of the CNS.
abstract: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and peripheral blood (PB) lymphocyte subsets were determined by flow cytometry (FCM) in 15 patients with active multiple sclerosis (MS) and 15 patients with acute inflammatory diseases (ID) of the central nervous system (CNS) in order to establish correlations between the two groups of diseases, as well as between the CSF and PB subsets distribution. A panel of monoclonal antibodies was applied to all the samples: Leu3 (CD4), Leu4 (CD3), Leu2 (CD8), Anti-HLA-DR, Leu11 (CD16). Statistical analysis did not show differences in CD3+ nor in CD3+ DR+ T-cells both in the CSF and PB in the two groups of patients. CD4+ cells were significantly higher in the CSF than in the PB, while CD8+, DR+ CD3- and CD16+ cells were constantly lower in the CSF without differences between the two groups of diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Modena, School of Medicine, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Merelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sola
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Faglioni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Giordani
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mussini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Montagnani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation / Q000032:analysis; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D017252:CD3 Complex; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology*; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D016131:Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000276:immunology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000378:metabolism; D011961:Receptors, Fc / Q000032:analysis; D017452:Receptors, IgG
chemical_list: D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D017252:CD3 Complex; D006684:HLA-DR Antigens; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D011961:Receptors, Fc; D017452:Receptors, IgG