Thymulin improved T-cell subset abnormalities in lymphocytes from eight of nine rheumatoid arthritis patients.
In plain wordsIn lab tests, thymulin improved abnormal T-cell subsets in eight of nine rheumatoid arthritis cell samples.
- Outcome
- MixedT-cell subset abnormalities
- Study
humann = 9
lymphocytes from rheumatoid arthritis patients- Outcome group
- Immune response · Immune and inflammation
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
T cell subsets alterations responsible for abnormal values of the OKT4 +/OKT8 + immunoregulatory ratio, were improved by in vitro incubation of the lymphocytes with synthetic thymulin in eight out of nine RA patients.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Perturbations in T cells and T cell subsets of peripheral blood lymphocytes were looked for, using monoclonal antibodies, in nine patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and four patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).