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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1979-4-25
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pubmed:abstractText |
Changes in thymus-derived (T) lymphocyte subpopulation numbers were studied in patients with acute and convalescent Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-induced infectious mononucleosis (LM). T cell subsets were characterized by the presence of Fc receptors for IgG (TG), for IgM (TM) or by the absence of either receptor (Tnon-M, non-G). We found that in acute IM, total numbers of T and B lymphocytes were elevated (p less than 0.01). Of the T lymphocyte subsets, the total number of Tnon-M, non-G lymphocytes was increased six fold compared to normal subjects (p less than 0.001) and included the majority of the atypical T lymphocytes. The number of total TG and TM lymphocytes was moderately increased (p less than 0.05). In convalescent IM patients, the number of total T cells remained slightly elevated (p less than 0.02) whereas proportions and absolute numbers of B lymphocytes and T cell subsets returned to near normal levels. Thus, acute Epstein-Barr virus-induced IM is associated with a T lymphocytosis which is composed predominantly of atypical T cells which lack detectable Fc receptors for IgG or IgM.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Feb
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pubmed:issn |
0022-1767
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
122
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
699-702
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:216749-Acute Disease,
pubmed-meshheading:216749-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:216749-Cell Separation,
pubmed-meshheading:216749-Herpesvirus 4, Human,
pubmed-meshheading:216749-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:216749-Immunoglobulin G,
pubmed-meshheading:216749-Immunoglobulin M,
pubmed-meshheading:216749-Infectious Mononucleosis,
pubmed-meshheading:216749-T-Lymphocytes
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pubmed:year |
1979
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Characterization of thymus-derived lymphocyte subsets in acute Epstein-Barr virus-induced infectious mononucleosis.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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