[A case of sarcoidosis with increased CD3+ WT31- CD16+ lymphocytes].
Increase of CD16+ cells in the peripheral blood is not uncommon for sarcoidosis. However, further subclassification of such cells have not been reported yet. Here, we report a case of sarcoidosis developed in 71 year-old female who had abundant CD16+ lymphocytes in the peripheral blood and most of them were revealed to be CD3+ WT31- by analysis using cell sorting. Although exact role of these cells is remained to be solved, they seem to be implicated in the immune disorder of this disease.
Yoshida
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Central Clinical Laboratory, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu.
Okabe
H
H
Ochi
Y
Y
Hosoda
T
T
Fujiyama
Y
Y
Hosoda
S
S
D000368:Aged; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation / Q000032:analysis; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000032:analysis; D017252:CD3 Complex; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016131:Lymphocyte Subsets / Q000276:immunology*; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell / Q000032:analysis; D011961:Receptors, Fc / Q000032:analysis; D017452:Receptors, IgG; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000276:immunology*
D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D017252:CD3 Complex; D011948:Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell; D011961:Receptors, Fc; D017452:Receptors, IgG