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Twenty-five recently diagnosed insulin-dependent diabetic patients were screened for the presence of activated T lymphocytes using the anti-IL-2 receptor monoclonal antibody; thirteen had elevated levels of activated T lymphocytes. The activated cells were mostly confined to the CD4 subset, with the CD4/CD8 ratio in IL-2 receptor expressing cells averaging 5 +/- 1 (s.d.) compared with 1.3 +/- 0.3 for all T cells. In recent onset insulin-dependent diabetes blood there was no lack of CD4 CD45R+ (suppressor/inducer) T cells. The activated IL-2 receptor, expressing cells belonged to both CD4 subsets, 'helper inducer' (CD44B4) and 'suppressor inducer', (CD42H4).

Type

Journal article

Journal

Clin Exp Immunol

Publication Date

08/1988

Volume

73

Pages

255 - 259

Keywords

Adolescent, Adult, Antigens, Differentiation, Antigens, Surface, Child, Child, Preschool, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Female, HLA-DR Antigens, Humans, Lymphocyte Activation, Male, Receptors, Interleukin-2, T-Lymphocytes, T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory