Article
Increased antiplatelet T helper lymphocyte reactivity in patients with autoimmune thrombocytopenia.
Blood - 15 Nov 1991
Semple J W, Freedman J
Abstract excerpt
Chronic autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura (ATP) is a common hematologic disorder in which platelet-specific autoantibodies bind to platelets and enhance their destruction by the reticuloendothelial system. While there has been considerable investigation of the humoral immune abnormalities in ATP, little work has been performed on the cellular immunoregulatory aspects of this autoimmune disorder. We describe...
Topics
- Adult
- Antigens, CD
- Blood Platelets
- CD8 Antigens
- Cells, Cultured
- Complement System Proteins
- Female
- Humans
- Interleukin-2
- Kinetics
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Lymphocyte Subsets
