1.
Vopr Onkol
; 37(4): 454-7, 1991.
Article
in Russian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1832253
ABSTRACT
Monoclonal antibodies (Ortho type) were used for immunocytochemical evaluation of cell-mediated immunity in peripheral blood from 29 patients with in situ (TisNoMo) and microinvasive (T1aNoMo) cervical carcinoma. The total number of T cells (OKT3+) was decreased in both patient groups compared to healthy volunteers. Marked difference between OKT4+ (helper/inducer) and OKT8+ (suppressor/cytotoxic) cells was observed OKT8+ level rose with advancement of disease, resulting in inverted OKT4+/OKT8+ ratio in T1aNoMo cancer patients. Antitumor immune resistance proved inhibited in both study groups manifesting itself in suppression of cell-mediated immunity.
Subject(s)
Carcinoma in Situ/immunology , Carcinoma/immunology , T-Lymphocytes/immunology , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/immunology , Adult , Aged , Antibodies, Monoclonal , Female , Humans , Immunity, Innate , Middle Aged , T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology , T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/immunology , T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology
2.
Radiobiologiia
; 20(6): 921-4, 1980.
Article
in Russian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6970940
3.
Vestn Akad Med Nauk SSSR
; (11): 51-3, 1980.
Article
in Russian
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6971025