title: Impaired cell-mediated immunity function in thyroid cancer.
abstract: Immunological parameters were studied in 31 patients with thyroid cancer. Serum immunoglobulin levels, T and B cell percentages in peripheral blood, showed no significant difference as compared with those of control group. The blastogenesis with phytohemagglutinin P (PHA) was significantly reduced, especially, in those having larger tumor size or metastasis or in those over age 60. The positive rate of skin test with purified-protein-derivative (PPD) and Streptokinase-Streptodornase (SK-SD) was also markedly reduced. The impaired blastogenesis of lymphocyte and reduced positive rate of skin test in those cancer patients suggested that the cell-mediated immunity function, in spite of adequate count of T-cells, was impaired.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008875:Middle Aged; D012882:Skin Tests; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G