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- Title
DETECTION OF T LYMPHOCYTES AND T LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS IN LICHEN PLANUS: IN SITU AND IN PERIPHERAL BLOOD.
- Authors
Al-fouzan, Abdulwahab S.; Habib, Mohamld A.; Sallam, Tarif H.; El-Samahy, May H.; Rostom, Amr I.
- Abstract
<em>Background</em>. Abnormal immune mechanisms are thought to be important in the pathogenesis of lichen planus (LP) This is a study to clarify the changes that occur in T lymphocytes and T lymphocyte subsets, both in situ and in peripheral blood. <em>Methods</em>. A group of 100 patients with LP were included in this study T lymphocytes and T lymphocyte subsets were detected in lesional skin by immunoperoxidase cell surface staining using monoclonal antibodies Peripheral T lymphocytes and T lymphocyte subsets were also detected by indirect immunofluorescence using monoclonal antibodies. A group of 10 normal healthy subjects were used as controls <em>Results </em>.The study of the lesional T lymphocytes and T lymphocyte subsets demonstrated that helper T cells was the predominant subset in LP lesions in most of the patients. This predominance was evident irrespective of the duration of the disease and was more evident in late than in early lesions The percentage of both total T lymphocytes and helper T cells in peripheral blood was decreased significantly in patients compared with controls A significant decrease in helper T cells and the helper/cytotoxic T cell ratio was detected in patients with a longer duration of the disease <em>Conclusion</em>. Activation of helper I lymphocytes that were found to be the predominant subsets in LP lesions may be responsible for epidermotropic cellular infiltrates leading to damage and destruction of epidermal cells.
- Subjects
LICHENS; T cells; LYMPHOCYTES; BLOOD; CELL membranes; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; EPIDERMIS
- Publication
International Journal of Dermatology, 1996, Vol 35, Issue 6, p426
- ISSN
0011-9059
- Publication type
Report
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-4362.1996.tb03026.x