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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-10-25
pubmed:abstractText
In 76 muscle specimens (normal controls, 9; Duchenne dystrophy, 11; scleroderma, 11; dermatomyositis, 13; polymyositis, 15; inclusion body myositis, 17), mononuclear cells were analyzed at perivascular, perimysial, and endomysial sites of accumulation. Monoclonal antibodies reactive for B cells, T cells, T cell subsets, killer (K) or natural killer (NK) cells, and the Ia antigen were used for cell typing. Macrophages were identified by the acid phosphatase reaction. Few extravascular mononuclear cells occurred in normal muscle. In all inflammatory myopathies, a mixed exudate of T cells, B cells, and macrophages was present. Mature K/NK cells were rare in all diseases. In dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and inclusion body myositis, there was a positive gradient for T cells, T8+ cells, and activated T cells and a negative gradient for B cells and T4+ cells between perivascular and endomysial sites. In scleroderma the predominant perimysial exudate consisted mostly of T cells and macrophages. The percentage of B cells at all sites, and the T4+/T cell ratio in the endomysium, were significantly higher in dermatomyositis than in the other diseases. In polymyositis and inclusion body myositis, the endomysial exudate contained a large number of T cells, T8+ cells, and activated T cells but only sparse B cells. T cells accompanied by macrophages focally surrounded and invaded nonnecrotic fibers in polymyositis and inclusion body myositis. Rare fibers in Duchenne dystrophy and a very few fibers in dermatomyositis and scleroderma were similarly affected. We infer that (1) T-B, T-T, and T-macrophage cooperativities are likely to exist in muscle in different myopathies; (2) T cell-mediated fiber injury plays a role in polymyositis and inclusion body myositis; (3) T cell-mediated fiber injury can also occur in inherited diseases, such as Duchenne dystrophy; and (4) a local humoral response may occur in muscle in dermatomyositis and possibly in polymyositis and inclusion body myositis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0364-5134
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
193-208
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Child, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Dermatomyositis, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Female, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Fluorescent Antibody Technique, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Immunity, Cellular, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Immunoenzyme Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Killer Cells, Natural, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Leukocyte Count, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Macrophages, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Male, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Muscles, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Muscular Dystrophies, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Myositis, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Neuromuscular Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-Scleroderma, Systemic, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:6383191-T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
Monoclonal antibody analysis of mononuclear cells in myopathies. I: Quantitation of subsets according to diagnosis and sites of accumulation and demonstration and counts of muscle fibers invaded by T cells.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't