Article
Interleukin-7 is a growth factor for Sézary lymphoma cells.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Sept 1992
Dalloul A, Laroche L, Bagot M, Mossalayi M D, Fourcade C, Thacker D J, Hogge D E, Merle-Béral H, Debré P, Schmitt C
Abstract excerpt
Sézary syndrome is a cutaneous T cell lymphoma characterized by infiltration of the skin by CD4+ cells. These cells generally respond poorly to mitogens and T cell activators. We have studied the action of IL1 to IL4, IL6, and IL7 on the proliferation of Sézary cells from 12 patients. With the ex...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Antigens, CD
- Antigens, CD7
- Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte
- CD4 Antigens
- Female
- Gene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor
- Humans
- Interleukin-2
- Interleukin-7
- Lymphocyte Activation
