ISSN:
1365-3083
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Peripheral blood lymphocytes from patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), progressive systemic sclerosis (PSS). Reiter's disease, osteoarthritis, and from healthy volunteers were investigated for interferon-γ (IFN-γ) production after mitogen activation. Phytohaemagglutinin stimulation revealed an impaired IFN-γ production in RA, SLE, and PSS but normal levels to Reiter's disease and osteoarthritis. In RA this deficiency was also seen after pokeweed mitogen. OKT3, and concanavalin A activation. No major differences were found in interleukin 2 (IL-2) production and cell proliferation. The IL-2 receptor expression was reduced on stimulated RA lymphocytes. The deficient IFN-γ production was compensated in RA by co stimulation of PHA or OKT3 with phorbol myristic acetate (PMA). In addition, the combination of the calcium ionophore A 23187 and PMA induced a strong IFN-γ secretion in all patient groups and in the controls.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3083.1988.tb02324.x
