title: [Peripheral T-lymphocyte subpopulations in primary and alcoholic dilated cardiomyopathy].
abstract: In order to test the hypothesis of the role of a suppressor/cytotoxic T lymphocyte deficit in the pathogenesis of dilated cardiomyopathies (DCM), 20 patients (11 alcoholic-A; 9 primary-P) were compared with 24 normal controls (N) and 10 patients with chronic cardiac failure (CCF). The percentage of OKT 3, a global assessment of the T lymphocytes, did not differ significantly between the groups. The percentage of OKT 4 (helper T lymphocytes) was significantly lower in DCM (43 +/- 8.1 p. 100) compared to N (51.92 +/- 8.1 p. 100), p less than 0.001. The percentage of OKT 4 was also lower in CCF (45.3 +/- 3.91 p. 100) compared to N (p less than 0.05). There was a very significant decrease in the percentage of OKT 8 (suppressor/cytotoxic T lymphocytes) in DCM (17.23 +/- 4.78 p. 100) compared to N (26.42 +/- 5.72 p. 100) (p less than 10(-8)). A reduction of OKT 8 was also observed in CCF compared to N (p less than 0.05). The ratio of OKT 4/OKT 8 was significantly higher in DCM (2.7 +/- 0.97) compared to N (2.08 +/- 0.6) (p less than 0.05). This difference was not observed in CCF (2.19 +/- 0.48). There were no differences between DCM A and P. These results indicate that chronic cardiac failure is associated with an equal reduction in the percentage of OKT 4 and OKT 8 lymphocytes. Dilated cardiomyopathy is associated with a large reduction in the OKT 4 and especially in the of OKT 8 with a statistically significant increase in the OKT 4/OKT 8 ratio. Although chronic cardiac failure seems to affect lymphocytes, these results are compatible with a deficit of suppressor/cytotoxic T lymphocytes in dilated cardiomyopathies.
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Sachs
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Hatron
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saizy
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lanfranchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002310:Cardiomyopathy, Alcoholic / Q000276:immunology*; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008231:Lymphopenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000145:classification*; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000276:immunology; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal
vernacular_title: Etude des sous-populations lymphocytaires T périphériques au cours des myocardiopathies dilatées primitives et alcooliques.