Occurrence of T cells in the brain of Alzheimer's disease and other neurological diseases

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作者
Togo, T
Akiyama, H
Iseki, E
Kondo, H
Ikeda, K
Kato, M
Oda, T
Tsuchiya, K
Kosaka, K
机构
[1] Tokyo Inst Psychiat, Setagaya Ku, Tokyo 1568585, Japan
[2] Yokohama City Univ, Dept Psychiat, Yokohama, Kanagawa 232, Japan
[3] Soga Hosp, Odawara, Kanagawa, Japan
[4] Natl Shimofusa Sanatorium, Chiba, Japan
[5] Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hosp, Tokyo, Japan
关键词
lymphocyte; immune surveillance; inflammation; phenotype;
D O I
10.1016/S0165-5728(01)00496-9
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
We investigated the occurrence of T cells in the brain parenchyma of Alzheimer's disease (AD), non-AD degenerative dementias and controls by semi-quantitative analysis of immunohistochemically stained tissue sections. In all cases, we found at least some T cells. The number of T cells was increased in the majority of AD cases compared with other cases. The phenotype of T cells in the AD brain indicates that they are activated but are not fully differentiated. Antigen-triggered clonal expansion is not likely to take place. Local inflammatory conditions might cause accumulation and activation of T cells in the AD brain. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:10
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