Article
High percentage of CD8+, Leu-7+ cells in rheumatoid arthritis synovial fluid.
Arthritis and rheumatism - 1 Aug 1992
Burns C M, Tsai V, Zvaifler N J
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: While analyzing the phenotype of the synovial fluid mononuclear cells (SFMC) clustered about dendritic cells in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) joint effusions, it was noted that most of the clustering cells were CD8+ and coexpressed Leu-7. Therefore, the present study was conducted to inves...
Topics
- Antigens, Differentiation
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
- CD57 Antigens
- CD8 Antigens
- Cell Count
- Flow Cytometry
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Humans
- Microscopy, Electron
- Monocytes
- Phenotype
- Synovial Fluid
- T-Lymphocytes