Chinese Journal of Dermatology ›› 1989, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (6): 378-379.

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STUDY ON NK CELL ACTIVITY AND IL-2 PRODUCING ABILITX OF THE PERIPHERAL BLOOD hYMPHOCYTES IN PATIENTS WITH VITILIGO

LU Zhen-Fu1, LIANG Zhi-Hui1   

  1. Union Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan
  • Received:1988-04-06 Revised:1988-08-31 Online:1989-12-15 Published:1989-12-15

Abstract: The article reports the results of NK cell activity and IL-2 producing ability of patients with vitiligo.Using 125IUdR release test 20 patients were detected for NK cell activity.By using short time culture method 15 cases were determined for IL-2 producing ability.The results showed that the NK cell activity and the IL-2 activity were marked higher than those of the healthy controls (P < 0.001).The increase of NK cell activity and IL-2 activity furkher demonstrated that the cell mediated immunity was abnormal in patients with vitiligo.The pathagenetic signifcance of these abnormalities in vitiligo remains to be studied.