| Autor: |
Barrena, M. J., Echaniz, P., Garcia-Serrano, C., Cuadrado, E. |
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Scandinavian Journal of Immunology; Oct1993, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p323-326, 4p |
| Abstrakt: |
Peripheral blood lymphoid subsets expressing either CD45RA or CD29 antigens, were quantified in 30 children and 59 adults with Down Syndrome and appropriate age-matched controls, by dual immunofluorescence and flow cytometry. Down's patients, both adults and children, displayed a significant decrease of CD4+CD45RA+ cells in comparison with the observed in their age-matched controls, but no difference was found in the CD4+CD29+ subset. These results show clearly the imbalance of these subpopulations in the peripheral blood of individuals with Down syndrome that result in the inversion of the CD45RA/CD29 ratio, due to a major reduction of the CD45RA subset. No obvious difference was found in the CD45RA/CD29 ratio within the CD4 negative cells. Abnormalities of these subpopulations could be indicative of early senescence of the immune system, since age-related changes in Down's persons were in parallel with those observed in normal individuals and the proportion of both subpopulations were roughly similar in Down's children and normal adults. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: |
Complementary Index |
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