Article
CD29 expression on CD4+ gingival lymphocytes supports migration of activated memory T lymphocytes to diseased periodontal tissue.
Oral microbiology and immunology - 1 Jun 1997
Seymour G J, Taubman M A, Eastcott J W, Gemmell E, Smith D J
Abstract excerpt
The cell surface phenotypes of CD+ cells extracted from inflammatory periodontal disease tissues were analyzed using two- and three-color immunofluorescence and flow cytometry. Cells extracted from both adult periodontal and localized juvenile periodontitis lesions showed a depressed CD4/CD8 rati...
Topics
- Adult
- Aggressive Periodontitis
- Analysis of Variance
- CD4-CD8 Ratio
- CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
- Female
- Gingiva
- Humans
- Immunologic Memory
- Integrin beta1
- Leukocyte Common Antigens
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Male
- Periodontitis
- Phenotype
- T-Lymphocyte Subsets