Lymphocyte populations in chronic active liver disease: in vitro effect of levamisole on T-lymphocyte populations
Pozsonyi, T.; Fehér, J.; Jakab, L.
Allergologia et Immunopathologia 9(1): 37-44
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-0546 PMID: 6973266 Document Number: 169219
Changes of T and B lymphocyte populations have been studied in chronic active hepatitis and liver cirrhosis. It was found that E rosette-forming T lymphocyte counts were significantly lower in this group of diseases than in the controls. The B cell count did no change significantly as compared to the controls. Incubation with levamisole was followed by a significant increase in active E rosette-forming and total T-cell counts. The authors have appraised the experimental results by comparison to published findings.