title: [Evaluation of selected cellular immunity parameters in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis].
abstract: The aim of the study was the estimation of selected parameters of cellular immunity in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis and also the estimation of histamine effect on T lymphocytes. The study comprised 240 persons--180 patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis, 30 patients with nonallergic rhinitis (positive control group) and 30 healthy persons (negative control group). In all persons the following examinations were carried on: allergic skin tests, serum level of IgE, Multitest CMI, percentage of lymphocytes T (CD3), percentage of lymphocytes T helper (CD4), percentage of lymphocytes T cytotoxic (CD8) and influence of histamine on T lymphocytes in vitro. The analysis of acquired results suggests that the inflammatory changes in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis arose from hypofunction of T lymphocytes, especially of lymphocytes T cytotoxic (CD8) in their reaction with histamine.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Otolaryngologiczna CSK WAM w Warszawie.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jurkiewicz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017252:CD3 Complex / Q000032:analysis; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006632:Histamine / Q000276:immunology / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D012882:Skin Tests; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D013602:T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D017252:CD3 Complex; D015704:CD4 Antigens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D006632:Histamine