title: Flow cytometric method to detect lymphocyte transformation in drug-allergic hepatic injury.
abstract: Flow cytometric methods for the analysis of incorporated bromodeoxyuridine are extremely rapid and simple. We investigated whether these methods were useful for detecting drug-allergic hepatic injury in 18 patients with drug-allergic hepatic injury, 18 healthy controls, and 9 nonallergic patients receiving drugs. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were stimulated with drug solutions. Incorporation of bromodeoxyuridine was detected after labeling with FITC, and S-phase cells were counted by flow cytometry. Percentages of S-phase cells in drug-stimulated culture minus those in spontaneous cultures were less than 1% in both healthy controls and nonallergic patients receiving drugs. Taking 1% as the upper limit, 13 patients (72%) were judged as positive. After the in vitro addition of interleukin-2, two patients among five who had been judged as negative were judged as positive. Lymphocyte transformation test by flow cytometry may be useful in the diagnosis of drug-allergic hepatic injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Yokosuka Kyousai Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tozuka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tokushima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Marumo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sato
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000494:pharmacology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016196:S Phase; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2