title: Th1/Th2 balance in canine peripheral blood lymphocytes--a flow cytometric study.
abstract: The canine immune system undergoes continuous remodeling with advancing age. We measured the Th1/Th2 balance in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) obtained from 23 Beagles ranging in age from 0.5 to 11.8 years by flow cytometric analysis using intracellular cytokine staining. The percentage of CD4 cells producing interferon-gamma (Th1) increased with age. The percentage of CD4 cells producing interleukin-4 (Th2) increased but much less so. In conclusion, we demonstrated that the Th1/Th2 balance in canine peripheral blood could be measured by this flow cytometry technique and the Th1/Th2 balance inclined to dominance of the Th1 subpopulation in PBLs as the dog matured.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Radiology, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan. gr86514h@st.brs.nihon-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Horiuchi
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: Youko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nariai
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Asanuma
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuwabara
authors.forename: Masayoshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yukawa
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D005434:Flow Cytometry / Q000662:veterinary*; D015759:Ionomycin; D008297:Male; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids; D018417:Th1 Cells / Q000166:cytology*; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000166:cytology*
chemical_list: D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids; D015759:Ionomycin