title: Surface marker studies on activated peripheral blood lymphocytes in idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Expression of interleukin 2 (IL-2) receptor on peripheral blood lymphocytes after stimulation with concanavalin A (Con A) or anti-T3 monoclonal antibody was analyzed in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in order to clarify the abnormalities of lymphocyte activation mechanism in DCM. The expression of IL-2 receptor after the stimulation with either Con A or anti-T3 monoclonal antibody was found to be reduced in the patients with DCM when the results were compared with those of controls. A significant correlation was noticed between the expression of IL-2 receptor after Con A stimulation and T4+/T8+ cell ratio, and between the expression of IL-2 receptor after anti-T3 monoclonal antibody stimulation and the left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP). The results suggest that there are abnormalities of lymphocyte activation in DCM and that the alteration may be associated with the cause or clinical conditions of DCM.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis*; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000276:immunology*; D003208:Concanavalin A; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic / Q000032:analysis*; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000954:Antigens, Surface; D007376:Interleukin-2; D011971:Receptors, Immunologic; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D003208:Concanavalin A