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Query: UMLS:C0019829 (Hodgkin's disease)
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Lymphocytes of patients with Hodgkin's disease have a deficient production of Interleukin-2. Recently, a soluble form of the receptor for IL-2 has been demonstrated in human sera and in vitro-stimulated culture supernatants from human T lymphocytes. In the present paper we report the production of soluble IL-2R from peripheral blood mononuclear cells in H.D. The unstimulated MNC of patients released more sIL-2R than controls. No difference was observed between PHA-stimulated MNC of patients and controls. These preliminary findings suggest that soluble IL-2R may be provide a new tool for the study of immunological dysregulation in H.D.
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PMID:Soluble interleukin-2 receptor in vitro production by mononuclear cells from Hodgkin patients. 210 16

Mononuclear cells and T-lymphocytes of the blood, spleen and lymph nodes from 48 patients with Hodgkin disease (HD) and blood donors were tested in assays for lectin-dependent (LD) and natural killer (NK) cytotoxic activity. On average, peripheral blood T cell lectin-dependent cytotoxicity differs from that of the donors. However, cytotoxic activity appears to be dependent on the stage of disease; in the IY stage LD cytotoxicity was decreased 2-fold. The lectin-dependent cytotoxicity was also dependent on the histological type of disease and the lowest level (50% of the control level) was associated with the lymphoid depletion type. The cytotoxic activity of T-lymphocytes from the affected areas of the patients' spleen was more marked than that of the unaffected areas. Spleen cell cytotoxicity showed no other correlations. Cytotoxicity of lymphocytes from the affected lymph nodes was drastically lower than activity of blood and spleen lymphocytes. NK activity of the patients' blood and spleen lymphocytes was twice as low as the control level (healthy donors) and did not correlate with stage and/or histological type of disease. The proliferative activity of lymphocytes from 33 HD patients was tested in vitro using allogeneic mononuclear cells from healthy donors or HD patients and/or PHA as stimulators. The response of patients' lymphocytes to alloantigens appeared to be much less affected than response to polyclonal mitogen. Thus, the results obtained by us demonstrate signs of stimulation of the lymphoid system against a background of general immunosuppression in HD.
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PMID:Proliferative activity, lectin-dependent and natural cytotoxicity in blood, lymph node and spleen from patients with Hodgkin's disease. 226 96

The membrane molecule termed "7F7-antigen" has been found to be involved in several examples of cell-cell interactions. This 85 kDa glycoprotein with a protein core of about 55 kDa contains N-linked and O-linked carbohydrates. It has an isoelectric point of 8.0-8.5 and is expressed on 20% of peripheral blood mononuclear cells, 35% of peripheral blood B-cells, follicular dendritic cells and vascular endothelium. It is also expressed on activated T-cells and its expression on B-cells, fibroblasts and monocytes increases after treatment with PWM, interferon-gamma and after three days culture, respectively. The MAb 7F7 used to define this antigen inhibits the initiation of T-cell proliferation induced by anti-CD3, PHA, ConA and (weakly) allogenic stimulator cells, but does not affect the growth of IL-2 dependent T-cells and does not interfere with the killing of PHA-blasts by allogenic IL-2 dependent T-cells. 7F7 also inhibits the binding of C3-coated sheep erythrocytes to B-cells, the PMA-induced aggregation of U937 and the binding of activated T-cells to fibroblasts. The 7F7-antigen is expressed on some non-Hodgkin lymphomas of B-cell differentiation, particularly those with follicular structure, but not on Burkitt's lymphoma, ALL or carcinomas of various tissues. It is, however, found on fibrous tissue surrounding infiltrating carcinoma cells. The expression of a melanoma antigen, P3.58, which was shown to be identical to 7F7-antigen correlates with stage and spread of invasive melanoma. It was concluded that the 7F7-antigen, which is probably related to a previously described adherence molecule (ICAM-1), is of biological importance for the initiation of T-cell responses. With the possible exception of melanoma its expression on neoplastic cells in vivo is unlikely to be of importance for the spread of malignant disease.
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PMID:Importance of an 85 kDa membrane glycoprotein for a variety of cell-cell interactions. 246 58

We investigated the expression of fos oncogene proteins in lymphoproliferative disorders, using a monoclonal antibody (FO-120) that was prepared against a synthetic oligopeptide of fos protein (amino acid sequence from 127 to 152). Although peripheral blood leukocytes were rarely positive for FO-120, they were transiently stained after lectin (PHA) stimulation. After culture with IL-2 for 1 or 2 weeks, less than 40% of the lymphocytes weakly reacted with FO-120, whereas strongly positive cells were detected in more than 70% of cells in half the T-cell lines established from preleukemic state of adult T-cell leukemia (pre-ATL) and all of ATL derived T-cell lines. All in vivo specimens of non-Hodgkin's malignant lymphomas, except for one case of T-cell lymphoma were also strongly positive. In addition, the extent of the antibody reactivity correlated with the histopathological grade of malignancy in B-cell lymphoma. The reactivity to most AILD-IBL lesions overlapped with that to T-lymphomas, and could be distinguished from that to reactive lesions. FO-120 appears to be a useful tool for detecting early neoplastic changes in lymphoproliferative disorders.
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PMID:Detection of fos oncogene products by monoclonal antibody FO-120 in lymphoproliferative disorders. 251 20

One of 4 siblings affected by hereditary spinocerebellar ataxia (HSCA) of Marie's type developed Hodgkin's disease (HD): the stage was IV B, the patient was submitted to conventional chemo- and radiotherapy and achieved complete remission. An accurate clinical, genetic and immunological study was carried out on all his family, including a complete HLA typing, a chromosome study, the immunophenotyping of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), the PBMC response to polyclonal mitogens, to interleukin 2 (IL-2), to the association of PHA + IL-2 and the evaluation of the IL-2 receptor expression. No association was clearly demonstrable between an HLA haplotype and HSCA, while the patient with HSCA and HD was HLA-B18- and DQw3-positive (the last at homozygous level), two antigens known to be strongly associated with HD, mainly among the Sardinian ethnic group. The mode of inheritance of HD susceptibility is however completely different from that of Marie's HSCA. The chromosome study did not show any characteristic pattern of the karyotype, neither of the HSCA affected nor of the unaffected members. The immunological investigations did not elucidate any characteristic behavior of the family members, apart from the typical findings of HD seen on patients with HSCA and HD. Our study could not demonstrate any genetic and/or immunologic common background shared by the two diseases, HSCA and HD. Their coexistence in our patient, although the statistic probability is very low, seems to be a fortuitous coincidence more than the result of a common genetic and pathogenetic mechanism.
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PMID:Hodgkin's disease presenting in 1 of 4 siblings affected by hereditary spinocerebellar ataxia: clinical, immunological and genetic study. 278 67

The effects of BM 12 531, a 2-cyanaziridinyl derivative, on in vitro generation of Con A induced suppressor cells as well as generation of spontaneous suppressor cells in peripheral blood lymphocytes of 9 chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patients in remission, 9 patients with active Hodgkin's disease (HD) and 12 normal healthy donors were studied. The suppressor cells generated spontaneously and with Con A, in the presence and absence of the drug, were tested for their modulating effect on mitogenic (PHA) response of autologous lymphocytes. The results indicate that the addition of the drug at the time of generation of suppressor cells decreased the spontaneous suppressor cell activity in 2/4 healthy donors, 3/7 CML patients and 4/6 HD patients. Con A induced suppressor cell activity generated in presence of the drug was significantly reduced in 7/12 healthy donors, 6/9 CML patients and 3/9 HD patients.
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PMID:Effect of BM 12 531 on in vitro induction of suppressor cells by concanavalin A in cancer patients and normal healthy donors. 293 48

Our earlier studies have demonstrated that the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMNC) of patients with Hodgkin's disease (HD) have reduced percentage of T mu cells and increased percentage of T gamma cells, while the splenic MNC showed the reversed proportions. In this paper, the functional abilities of subsets with these phenotypes have been investigated. T gamma and T mu cells were enriched from theophylline-sensitive and -resistant populations of lymphocytes obtained from PBMNC and splenic MNC of untreated HD patients and normal healthy donors. The effect of addition of these enriched populations on PHA and mixed leukocyte culture (MLC) responses of corresponding autologous MNC has been studied. The results showed that both PHA and MLC responses of normal as well as of HD lymphocytes could be suppressed by T gamma cells, while T mu cells failed to show an appreciable helper activity. The T gamma population in HD, therefore, appears to maintain suppressor function, thereby influencing the peripheral blood T cell responses.
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PMID:Functional activities of enriched Fc receptor bearing T lymphocytes in Hodgkin's disease. 293 83

Purified T lymphocytes isolated from spleens of untreated patients with Hodgkin's disease (HD) were cloned by using a microculture system previously shown to allow clonal expansion of virtually all peripheral blood T lymphocytes. Cells were plated under limiting conditions with irradiated feeder cells and PHA. Interleukin 2 (IL 2)-containing supernatants were added 48 hr later. The phenotypic and functional characteristics of a total number of 221 clones derived from six different HD spleens were investigated and compared with those of 133 clones obtained from three spleens of otherwise healthy individuals who underwent posttraumatic splenectomy. The majority of T cell clones derived from HD spleens expressed the T4+ (helper/inducer) phenotype. However, further functional characterization showed that as much as 50% of these T4+ clones displayed cytolytic activity in a lectin-dependent lytic assay allowing detection of cytolytic cells of any specificity. In contrast, less than 10% T4+ clones derived from control spleens were cytolytic, as assessed by the same lectin-dependent lytic assay. The cytolytic potential of T4+ and T8+ clones established from spleens of patients with HD did not reflect the induction of lymphokine-activated killer cells, because only a minority of them displayed natural killer (NK) activity against NK-sensitive K562 and MOLT-4 cell lines. These findings indicate that T lymphocytes found in the spleens of patients with HD may represent, at least in part, the expansion of a subset present in small percentages among normal peripheral blood or spleen T lymphocytes, which is involved in a cytotoxic reaction.
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PMID:Frequent T4-positive cells with cytolytic activity in spleens of patients with Hodgkin's disease (a clonal analysis). 308 May 27

Recently, the presence of a soluble form of IL-2 receptor (IL-2RS) in human sera and in supernatants of PHA-stimulated lymphocytes has been demonstrated. It has been suggested that autoimmune diseases could be characterized by a defect in production of IL-2RS, unlike immunoproliferative disorders which are characterized by overproduction. Our aim was to investigate serum IL-2RS levels in 35 newly diagnosed Type 1 diabetic patients, in 25 age-matched healthy blood donors and in five patients with Hodgkin's disease. We found that newly diagnosed diabetic patients have higher IL-2RS levels (424.8 +/- 203 U/ml) than normal controls (252.4 +/- 38.4 U/ml) (p less than 0.005). In 22 out of 35 patients (62.8%) the IL-2RS values were above the higher 95% tolerance limit of controls. Furthermore, the persistence of high IL-2RS levels was observed in 18/35 diabetic patients six months after diagnosis (470 +/- 195.6 U/ml). The increased levels were not correlated with glycaemic and HbA1c levels and patients' age. Our findings suggest a potentially significant role for the released IL-2R in the regulation of IL-2 dependent lymphocyte functions in Type 1 diabetes. The study of IL-2RS in Type 1 diabetes may provide a new tool for the knowledge of cytokine involvement in the disease.
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PMID:Increased soluble interleukin-2 receptor levels in the sera of type 1 diabetic patients. 326 1

PHA-induced peripheral blood lymphocyte (PBL) proliferation and T-cell colony formation in soft agar was studied in the presence of interleukin-2 (IL-2) containing medium in untreated Hodgkin disease (HD) patients and normal controls. The proliferative response of HD PBL was potentiated in presence of IL-2-containing medium in 11 of 20 cases studied, and there was marginal increase or inhibition of PHA response in 16 normal lymphocyte samples. Lymphocytes from patients in advanced stages of the disease, and those who were initially hyporesponsive responded better to suboptimal doses of PHA in the presence of exogenous IL-2. There was no improvement in the colony forming capacity of T lymphocytes from HD PBL even in the presence of IL-2-containing medium, whereas normal T-cell colony formation was augmented significantly both in number and in size of colonies.
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PMID:Effect of exogenous interleukins on in vitro responses of T lymphocytes from patients with Hodgkin disease. 349 12


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