Id |
Subject |
Object |
Predicate |
Lexical cue |
T3 |
0-25 |
Habitat |
denotes |
Gamma/delta T lymphocytes |
T1 |
0-59 |
Title |
denotes |
Gamma/delta T lymphocytes in the BCG granulomatous lesions. |
T5 |
33-36 |
Bacteria |
denotes |
BCG |
T4 |
33-58 |
Habitat |
denotes |
BCG granulomatous lesions |
T6 |
37-50 |
Habitat |
denotes |
granulomatous |
T2 |
60-1098 |
Paragraph |
denotes |
Recent studies in man and animal models have demonstrated that TCR-gamma delta-bearing T cells (gamma delta T cells) are activated by mycobacteria and accumulate in the sites of mycobacterial infection. Although the function of gamma delta T cells remains unclear, some data suggest a potential role for these cells in the granulomatous immune response. To address the presence of gamma delta T cells within the BCG granulomas, we have characterized the TCR phenotype of T-lymphocytes present in the BCG granulomatous lesion immunohistochemically using a monoclonal antibody to TCR delta 1 and others. Fairly large numbers of gamma delta T cells were located at the periphery of the BCG granulomas without necrosis and most of them also expressed CD8. However, gamma delta T cells were rarely present in the granulomas with central caseous necrosis, calcification and fibrotic changes. With these results, it might be speculated that the CD8+ gamma delta T lymphocytes participate in the BCG granuloma formation mainly in the early stage. |
T7 |
78-81 |
Habitat |
denotes |
man |
T8 |
86-99 |
Habitat |
denotes |
animal models |
T9 |
123-154 |
Habitat |
denotes |
TCR-gamma delta-bearing T cells |
T10 |
156-175 |
Habitat |
denotes |
gamma delta T cells |
T11 |
194-206 |
Bacteria |
denotes |
mycobacteria |
T12 |
238-251 |
Bacteria |
denotes |
mycobacterial |
T13 |
288-307 |
Habitat |
denotes |
gamma delta T cells |
T14 |
370-375 |
Habitat |
denotes |
cells |
T15 |
383-396 |
Habitat |
denotes |
granulomatous |
T16 |
441-460 |
Habitat |
denotes |
gamma delta T cells |
T18 |
472-475 |
Bacteria |
denotes |
BCG |
T17 |
472-486 |
Habitat |
denotes |
BCG granulomas |
T19 |
531-544 |
Habitat |
denotes |
T-lymphocytes |
T21 |
560-563 |
Bacteria |
denotes |
BCG |
T20 |
560-584 |
Habitat |
denotes |
BCG granulomatous lesion |
T22 |
564-577 |
Habitat |
denotes |
granulomatous |
T23 |
686-705 |
Habitat |
denotes |
gamma delta T cells |
T25 |
743-746 |
Bacteria |
denotes |
BCG |
T24 |
743-774 |
Habitat |
denotes |
BCG granulomas without necrosis |
T26 |
821-840 |
Habitat |
denotes |
gamma delta T cells |
T27 |
868-944 |
Habitat |
denotes |
granulomas with central caseous necrosis, calcification and fibrotic changes |
T28 |
998-1028 |
Habitat |
denotes |
CD8+ gamma delta T lymphocytes |
T30 |
1048-1051 |
Bacteria |
denotes |
BCG |
T29 |
1048-1061 |
Habitat |
denotes |
BCG granuloma |