Article
Phenotype and functional profile of T cells expressing gamma delta receptor from patients with active Behçet's disease.
The Journal of rheumatology - 1 Dec 1994
Hamzaoui K, Hamzaoui A, Hentati F, Kahan A, Ayed K, Chabbou A, Ben Hamida M, Hamza M
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to investigate the TCR gamma delta+ subset in Behçet's disease (BD) inflammatory sites, which better reflects changes associated with the pathologic process than peripheral blood. METHODS: Forty-five patients with active BD, 10 patients with recurrent aphthous ulcers, 12 pa...
Topics
- Adult
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Behcet Syndrome
- Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
- Female
- Fluorescent Antibody Technique
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic