title: Evaluation of certain immunity parameters in rheumatoid arthritis, treated with cortisone.
abstract: The authors present their study on interleukin-2 receptors (IL-2R), transferrin receptors (R-Tr), CD-4/CD-8 ratio, T-lymphocytes after therapy with a corticosteroid (125 mg/die), in 7 female geriatric patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. The study was performed with conjugated monoclonal antibody marking the lymphocytes with fluorescein (FITC) and phycoerythrin (PE). Using the considered parameters a depressant effect was presumed on T-lymphocytes and on the immune defences in the first 6 hours after starting therapeutic cortisone infusion. The proliferative effect on T-lymphocytes, CD4 and on the receptor state of the membrane, for IL-2R and Tr-R, was already evident in the 11-12th hour with a peak at 24 hours. It is therefore useful to follow the evolution of the immune state, even using the above parameters, in order to evaluate the correct therapeutic course.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry-INRCA, Fermo AP, Italy.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Venarucci
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Catalini
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scendoni
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Venarucci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Casado
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De La Torre
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio; D003348:Cortisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000187:drug effects; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D003348:Cortisone