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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
In this immunohistochemical study we addressed the question whether aberrant class II MHC expression by thyroid epithelial cells (thyrocytes) in established thyroid autoimmune disease is the result of release of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) by adjacent lymphocytes. Thyroids from eight cases of Hashimoto's thyroiditis, 13 cases of Graves' disease and 10 cases of focal thyroiditis were studied. Both thyrocytes expressing class II MHC and lymphocytes containing immunoreactive IFN-gamma were found in all 31 autoimmune thyroids. In a serial section study of these thyroids, IFN-gamma-expressing lymphocytes were found within 50 microns of class II MHC-positive thyrocytes in 89% of 282 randomly selected fields. Conversely, class II MHC-positive thyrocytes were found within 50 micron of aggregates of IFN-gamma-positive lymphocytes in 82% of 272 randomly selected fields. These findings support the view that in established thyroid autoimmune disease expression of class II MHC by thyrocytes is the result of local release of IFN-gamma.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0009-9104
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
83
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
64-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Spatial correlation between thyroid epithelial cells expressing class II MHC molecules and interferon-gamma-containing lymphocytes in human thyroid autoimmune disease.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't