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- Dahle, Charlotte, et al.
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T lymphocyte subset abnormalities in peripheral blood from patients with the Guillain-Barré syndrome
- 1994
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Ingår i: Journal of Neuroimmunology. - : Elsevier BV. - 0165-5728 .- 1872-8421. ; 53:2, s. 219-225
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- T lymphocytes are probably of pathogenic importance in many autoimmune diseases. Recently, deviations of circulating T-helper (CD4+) subpopulations have been noticed. Blood samples from 12 patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) were studied with flow cytometry during their disease to define circulating T cell populations. The proportion of T-helper cells (CD4+) was decreased (mean value 41±15%, P = 0.01) and the proportion of T cytotoxic/suppressor cells (CD8+) was increased (35±18%, P = 0.0006) as compared to the control group of healthy blood donors (47±8% and 26±7% respectively). The CD4+ population is divided into the helper/inducer (CD4+ CD29+) and suppressor/inducer (CD4+ CD45RA+) subsets. which normally are equally distributed (mean values in our control group were 45±15% and 44±15%, respectively). In patients with GBS, the helper/inducer (CD4+ CD29+) subset was increased (54±10%, P = 0.05) and the suppressor/inducer (CD4+ CD45RA+) subset was decreased (31±9, P = 0.005) compared to the controls. The proportion of activated HLA-DR-expressing T cells was increased (7±8%, P = 0.005) as compared to control (3±3%). The total proportions of T cells (CD2+), B cells (CD19+) and natural killer (NK) cells (CD56+) were similar in pateints and controls. The CD4+ and CD8+ populations, as well as the activated HLA-DR+ T cells, normalized during the disease course. The derivations within the CD4+ population also tended to normalize, but even at follow up after 6–33 (mean 23) months, some abnormalities remained. In conclusion, we confirm previous reports of T cell activation in peripheral blood from patients with GBS. A new finding is the derivation of T helper subpopulations with an increased helper/inducer (CD4+ CD29+) subset and a decreased suppressor/inducer (CD4+ CD45RA+) subset, which indicates a possible autoimmune character of GBS.
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- Vrethem, Magnus, et al.
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Correlation between dynamic posturography, clinical investigation, and neurography in patients with polyneuropathy
- 1991
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Ingår i: Journal for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. - : S. Karger AG. - 0301-1569 .- 1423-0275. ; 53:5, s. 294-298
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Dynamic posturography (PG) is a new objective method to study functional performance in diseases affecting balance. It measures muscle response latencies and sway angles to standardized alterations of a moveable platform and moveable surroundings. Twenty-eight patients with polyneuropathy (PN) were studied by clinical investigation, vibrametry, neurography, and dynamic PG. The results of dynamic PG and vibrametry were compared with those of 29 healthy controls. In the patients with PN, clinical scores correlated to the latencies of the muscle response when the platform was suddenly moved forward, and to equilibrium performance (sway angles) in dynamic PG test conditions with eyes closed and the platform either stable or ‘sway-referenced’. That is, the platform moves in response to the patient’s anterior-posterior sway, creating a disturbed proprioceptive input to the brain. Clinical scores also correlated to the equilibrium performance when both platform and surroundings were sway-referenced. In conclusion dynamic PG, in addition to clinical investigations and neurophysiology, is a valuable and objective method for estimating the equilibrium performance in patients with PN.
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