[Lymphocyte transformation test of peripheral and tonsillar lymphocytes in chronic tonsillitis].
Transformation tests of tonsillar and blood lymphocytes with many streptococcal extracellular antigens and streptococcal membrane antigen in patients suffering from chronic tonsillitis were performed. The in-vitro cellular immunoresponse depends on the antigen, the age of the patient, and the origin of the lymphocytes: blood or tonsil. There is good evidence that there is a selective unresponsiveness of the blood lymphocytes in adult patients, stimulated with streptococcal membrane antigen.
D000328:Adult; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D014066:Palatine Tonsil / Q000276:immunology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000276:immunology; D014068:Tonsillectomy; D014069:Tonsillitis / Q000276:immunology*
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial
Lymphozytentransformationstests peripherer und tonsillärer Lymphozyten bei chronischer Tonsillitis.