Article
In vivo and in vitro activation and expansion of gammadelta T cells during Listeria monocytogenes infection in humans.
Infection and immunity - 1 Oct 1997
Jouen-Beades F, Paris E, Dieulois C, Lemeland J F, Barre-Dezelus V, Marret S, Humbert G, Leroy J, Tron F
Abstract excerpt
Serial flow cytometry analyses of peripheral blood mononuclear cells obtained from 8 patients infected with Listeria monocytogenes showed a higher percentage (P < 0.01) of gammadelta T cells (median, 11.7; range, 3.7 to 35.3) than did 16 age-matched uninfected controls (1.7, 0.4 to 13). Most in v...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Biomarkers
- Female
- Flow Cytometry
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Humans
- Immunity, Cellular
- Immunologic Memory
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Leukocyte Common Antigens
- Listeriosis
- Longitudinal Studies