Natural killer cells in patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome

被引:18
作者
Yoshii, F [1 ]
Shinohara, Y
机构
[1] Tokai Univ, Sch Med, Dept Neurol, Isehara, Kanagawa 2591193, Japan
[2] Hiratsuka City Hosp, Dept Neurol, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa 2540065, Japan
关键词
natural killer cells; Guillain-Barre syndrome; natural killer cell activity; lymphocyte subsets; plasmapheresis;
D O I
10.1016/S0022-510X(98)00065-3
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
We studied natural killer (NK) cell activity and NK cell number in peripheral blood of 20 patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS). NK cell activity obtained within 7 days after onset of neuropathic symptoms in patients with GBS was significantly decreased compared with that in 20 control subjects. NK cell activity was not well correlated with disease severity. After plasmapheresis, NK cell activity recovered to the normal range. Two-color flow cytometry showed that the NK cell subsets studied were quantitatively similar in GBS patients and controls. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
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