[Increased percentage of "double phenotype" form T lymphocytes in blood of patients with multiple sclerosis].
We studied the percentage of double positive (CD4+CD8+) form of T-cells in a group (total 77) multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, measured by means of monoclonal antibodies anti-CD3, CD4/FITC, CD8/RPE and flow cytometry FACScan (Becton Dickinson). In our study we have shown that the percentage of the double positive T cells is higher (p < 0.05) in the peripheral blood of patients with acute exacerbation of MS (n = 21), and in the course of chronic progressive MS (n = 27) comparing to MS remission (n = 29) and other neurological diseases (n = 25) groups. In the study we have shown that the percentage of double positive T-cells in peripheral blood depends mainly on disease activity.
Ziaber
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Kliniki Neurologicznej Wojskowej Akademii Medycznej w Łodzi.
Stopczyk
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Tchórzewski
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Chmielewski
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Baj
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Paśnik
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D000328:Adult; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio; D002908:Chronic Disease; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000276:immunology*; D010641:Phenotype; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*