SELECTIVE EXPANSION OF T-CELLS EXPRESSING V-BETA-2 IN PEANUT ALLERGY

被引:13
作者
DORION, BJ
LEUNG, DYM
机构
[1] NATL JEWISH CTR IMMUNOL & RESP MED,DEPT PEDIAT,DENVER,CO 80206
[2] UNIV COLORADO,HLTH SCI CTR,DENVER,CO 80262
关键词
PEANUT; ALLERGY; T CELLS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1399-3038.1995.tb00266.x
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Peanuts are the most common cause of fatal and near-fatal food-induced anaphylaxis, The immune basis for susceptibility to peanut allergy is poorly understood. The current study examined the possibility that patients with peanut allergy, as compared to normals, use different T cell receptor variable beta regions (V beta) in the recognition of peanuts. The results demonstrate that stimulation of T cells from patients with peanut allergy results in the selective expansion of V beta 2(+) T cells.
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页数:3
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