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- Title
Comparative analysis of NK cell subset distribution in normal and lymphoproliferative disease of granular lymphocyte conditions.
- Authors
Pascal, Véronique; Schleinitz, Nicolas; Brunet, Corinne; Ravet, Sophie; Bonnet, Elodie; Lafarge, Xavier; Touinssi, Mhammed; Reviron, Denis; Viallard, Jean Francois; Moreau, Jean Francois; Déchanet-Merville, Julie; Blanco, Patrick; Harlé, Jean Robert; Sampol, José; Vivier, Eric; Dignat-George, Françoise; Paul, Pascale
- Abstract
We have characterized the heterogeneity of human blood NK cell subsets defined by expression of KIR, lectin like receptors and NK cell differentiation markers within a cohort of 51 healthy Caucasian individuals. High inter-individual variability in cell surface expression of most NK cell markers is observed. Range values defining NK cell subsets in healthy donors were further used as references to characterize 14 patients with NK-type lymphoproliferative disease of granular lymphocytes (NK-LDGL). Alterations of the KIR repertoire were noted in all NK-LDGL patients. NK cell expansions were classified as oligoclonal KIR or as non-detectable KIR (KIR) using anti-KIR2DL1/2DS1, anti-KIR2DL2/2DL3/2DS2, anti-KIR3DL1 and anti-KIR2DS4 monoclonal antibodies. A major reduction in the size of the CD56 NK cell subset was a constant feature of NK-LDGL. Altered distribution of CD94, CD161, and CD162R NK cell subsets was also observed in NK-LDGL patients. Considering the potential role of NK cells in eliminating tumors or virus-infected cells, the reference values defined in this study should be valuable to characterize both quantitative and qualitative alterations of the NK cell repertoire in pathological conditions and to monitor NK cell reconstitution following hematopoietic transplantation.
- Publication
European Journal of Immunology, 2004, Vol 34, Issue 10, p2930
- ISSN
0014-2980
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/eji.200425146