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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-8-27
pubmed:abstractText
Using monoclonal antibodies and flow cytometry, wer serially monitored lymphocyte subpopulations in renal-allograft recipients treated with either conventional immunosuppression or a monoclonal antibody. In 29 patients given conventional suppression, highly significant correlations between changes in T-cell subsets and rejection were noted. Normal or elevated ratios of OKT4 (helper/inducer) to OKT8 (suppressor/cytotoxic) cells were associated with rejection unless the donor was HLA identical or the total number of T cells was extremely low. In patients with low ratios, rejection seldom occurred. Two patients treated with OKT3 monoclonal antibody for acute rejection had rapid disappearance of OKT3-reactive cells from the peripheral blood and prompt reversal of rejection. The use of monoclonal antibodies allows the precise determination of changes in T-cell subsets and promises the development of therapeutic protocols that can be designed to manipulate selected lymphocyte populations.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0028-4793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
6
pubmed:volume
305
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
308-14
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Use of monoclonal antibodies to T-cell subsets for immunologic monitoring and treatment in recipients of renal allografts.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't