title: [CD4+ T cell activation and IL-5 production in atopic and nonatopic asthmatics].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand the reasons and roles of CD4+ T cell activation and IL-5 production in atopic and asthmatic patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Bronchoalveolar lavage(BAL) cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from 12 atopic and 10 nonatopic asthmatics, 9 atopic nonasthmatics, and 10 normal controls were cultured with or without house dust mite(HDM), CD4+ T cell activation, and IL-5 production were assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The percentage of CD4+, CD25+ in unstimulated PBMC cultures were not significantly different in the four groups, but it increased following HDM stimulation in both PBMC and BAL cultures in two atopic groups(P < 0.01). The percentage of CD4+, CD25+ in unstimulated BAL cell culture increased in two asthmatic groups (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). The levels of spontaneous IL-5 released from both BALF cells and PBMC in two asthmatic groups were higher than those in AN and N (P < 0.05, P < 0.01). A significant elevation in IL-5 release following HDM stimulation in PBMC and BALF cells was observed in the both asthmatic and atopic groups; but the value in AA was higher than that in NAA, and it was also higher in BALF cells than in PBMC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The allergen stimulation is important reasons for CD4+ T cell activation and IL-5 production in atopics. CD4+ T cell activation and IL-5 production are common feature in atopic and nonatopic asthma, it correlates with both asthmatic and atopic status.
authors.affiliation: 202nd Hospital, PLA, Shenyang 110003.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Quan
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology*; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000737:chemistry; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015848:Interleukin-5 / Q000378:metabolism*; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015704:CD4 Antigens; D015848:Interleukin-5; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2