[The state of cellular immunity in patients with systemic scleroderma]

Ter Arkh. 1987;59(4):46-8.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

A study of 50 patients with autoimmune diseases (of them 35 suffered from systemic scleroderma, 10 from systemic lupus erythematosus, 4 from fibrosing alveolitis and 1 from Goodpasture's syndrome) showed the importance of the functional state of the immune system for pathogenesis of the disease. The predominance of DTH reactions expressed in leukocyte migration inhibition, was noted in patients with minimum activity of the process. The effect of serum factors on the patients' lymphocyte functional activity was shown.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Cell Migration Inhibition
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Cellular
  • Lymphocytes / immunology
  • Neutrophils / immunology
  • Rosette Formation
  • Scleroderma, Systemic / immunology*