title: CD3+ and BLA.36+ cells do not occur in the epidermis and adnexal epithelia of normal skin from the dorsolateral trunk of cats.
abstract: A small population of resident T-lymphocytes is present in the normal epidermis of humans, mice, and rats. However, resident epidermal lymphocytes have not been reported in the normal skin of the cat. Skin-biopsy specimens from the normal skin of the dorsolateral trunk from 30 cats were examined histologically and immunohistochemically for the presence of lymphocytes, CD3+ cells, and BLA.36+ cells in epidermis and adnexal epithelia. All examinations were negative. It appears that lymphocytes occur rarely, if at all, in the epidermis and adnexal epithelial of normal cat skin. Hence, the presence of lymphocytes in these structures should be considered abnormal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
authors.forename: Michelle M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Tranchina
authors.forename: Danny W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Sean P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: McDonough
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D017252:CD3 Complex / Q000032:analysis; D002415:Cats; D000078404:Epidermal Cells; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000276:immunology; D012867:Skin / Q000166:cytology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D017252:CD3 Complex
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