Article
Macrophages (histiocytes) in various reactive and inflammatory conditions express different antigenic phenotypes.
Human pathology - 1 Dec 1992
O'Laughlin S, Braverman M, Smith-Jefferies M, Buckley P
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of this study was to determine whether human tissue macrophages (M phi s) in various inflammatory/reactive conditions express different immunophenotypes. Using a large panel of monoclonal antibodies to monocyte/M phi-related antigens and a frozen-section immunoperoxidase technique, the following conditions were studied: granulomatous inflammation of unknown etiology, sarcoidosis, cat-scratch fever,...
Topics
- Antigens
- Antigens, CD
- Antigens, Differentiation, B-Lymphocyte
- Antigens, Neoplasm
- Biopsy
- Cat-Scratch Disease
- Gaucher Disease
- Humans
- Immunoenzyme Techniques
- Immunohistochemistry
- Immunophenotyping
