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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-2-17
pubmed:abstractText
Plasma membrane "fluidity" of peripheral blood T lymphocytes from untreated patients with Hodgkin's disease (HD) and healthy controls was studied using the fluorescent probes 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (DPH) and 1-(4(trimethylamino)phenyl)-6-phenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (TMA-DPH). In 13 consecutive patients a significant increase of T lymphocyte plasma membrane microviscosity was observed with both DPH and TMA-DPH. These alterations seemed unrelated to the cholesterol (Chol) and phospholipid (PL) content of HD T lymphocytes since the Chol/PL ratio was comparable in both HD and control cells. Since prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) from monocytic origin has been claimed to be responsible for the impairment of cell-mediated immunity (CMI) associated with HD, we studied the effect of exogeneously added PGE2 (0.1 microM) on control subjects T lymphocyte membrane "fluidity". Using the fluorescent probe DPH and the spin labelled fatty acid probe 16 NMS for electron paramagnetic resonance study, we observed a PGE2-induced fluidization of control T lymphocyte membranes which is specifically located in the inner part of the plasma membrane, whereas the plasma membrane surface seemed unaffected by PGE2 as judged by the TMA-DPH probe. Thus, PGE2 does not appear to be responsible for the alterations of T lymphocyte membranes observed in HD. Intrinsic alterations and/or other mediators might be involved.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0145-2126
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1477-84
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Decreased membrane "fluidity" of T lymphocytes from untreated patients with Hodgkin's disease.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article