title: CD4/Leu7 and CD8/Leu7 large granular lymphocytosis: comparative studies between NK cells and T cells.
abstract: Lymphocytes, co-expressing CD4/Leu7 and CD8/Leu7 markers respectively, taken from two patients having large granular lymphocytosis taking an indolent clinical course have been comparatively studied for function as NK cells and T cells. Both large granular lymphocytes (LGLs) were acid phosphatase positive and showed a beta-glucuronidase reaction in their cytoplasmic granules. Studies on case 1 indicated that the CD4/Leu7 lymphocytosis with LGL morphology takes a benign clinical course with mild neutropenia as well as those of CD8/Leu7 LG lymphocytosis. Both CD4/Leu7 and CD8/Leu7 LGLs behave similarly in their lack of NK activity, and manifest decreased IL-2 production in vitro and show a low IL-2 receptor expression unrelated to their T cell phenotype, but behave differently in influencing the immunoglobulin production in vitro and the ADCC activity, depending on their T cell phenotype and on the expression of Fc receptor, respectively. Furthermore, the altered Fc receptors which were undetectable by the Leul 1 antibody but were still effective for ADCC activity might be present in case 2 LGLs.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishinarita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iizuka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kubo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakurada
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamei
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yanagi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akahoshi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oshimi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sawada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte / Q000276:immunology*; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D016827:CD8 Antigens; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology*; D008218:Lymphocytosis / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000945:Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte; D015704:CD4 Antigens; D016827:CD8 Antigens