[Increased percentage of "double phenotype" form T lymphocytes in blood of patients with multiple sclerosis]

Neurol Neurochir Pol. 2000 Nov-Dec;34(6):1137-43.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

We studied the percentage of double positive (CD4+CD8+) form of T-cells in a group (total 77) multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, measured by means of monoclonal antibodies anti-CD3, CD4/FITC, CD8/RPE and flow cytometry FACScan (Becton Dickinson). In our study we have shown that the percentage of the double positive T cells is higher (p < 0.05) in the peripheral blood of patients with acute exacerbation of MS (n = 21), and in the course of chronic progressive MS (n = 27) comparing to MS remission (n = 29) and other neurological diseases (n = 25) groups. In the study we have shown that the percentage of double positive T-cells in peripheral blood depends mainly on disease activity.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Controlled Clinical Trial
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • CD4-CD8 Ratio
  • Chronic Disease
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Sclerosis / immunology*
  • Phenotype
  • T-Lymphocytes / immunology*