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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-2-14
pubmed:abstractText
Monoclonal antibodies to antigens on the surfaces of mononuclear cells (MNC) were used to characterize lymphocyte subpopulations infiltrating portal areas and parenchyma of livers in 31 patients with chronic active hepatitis (CAH). The distribution and numbers of infiltrating lymphocytes were determined in serial sections immunostained by the avidin-biotin-peroxidase complex method. T lymphocytes were the major component of inflammatory cells in the portal tracts. In the peripheral blood and portal areas, T helper-inducer (T4+) cells were the more numerous subpopulation. However, the hepatic lobules and areas of "piecemeal" necrosis always contained more T suppressor-cytotoxic (T8+) cells. The latter were demonstrated in contact with HBsAg-containing hepatocytes in tissues of patients with HBsAg-positive CAH. The mean numbers of T lymphocytes infiltrating the portal and periportal areas of livers from patients with HBsAg-negative and HBsAg-positive CAH were not different. Large numbers of B cells forming distinct follicles were seen in tissues from patients with HBsAg-positive CAH. The presence of increased numbers of portal T and B lymphocytes correlated with progressive liver damage as observed in two patients studied at yearly intervals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0271-9142
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
3
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
408-19
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Studies of lymphocyte subpopulations in the liver tissue and blood of patients with chronic active hepatitis (CAH).
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article