PURPOSE Although dendritic cells (DC) and T cells can infiltrate primary breast carcinoma, it remains unclear whether the immune response influences the clinical outcome. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN T lymphocytes and DC infiltration within primary tumors was investigated in 152 patients with invasive nonmetastatic breast cancer. CD1a, CD3, CD68, CD123, CD207/Langerin, and CD208/DC-LAMP expression was...

background & objectives: chronicity of lupus nephritis (ln) should be considered for interaction of cell mediated immunity (cmi) and dendritic cells in glomeruli and tubulointerstitial areas. in this study establishment of immunohistopathological changes of dendritic cells and other immune effector cells in lupus nephritis comparing with non-lupus nephritis was performed. materials & m...

We found previously that Id3, which inhibits transcriptional activities of many basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors, blocked T and B cell development but stimulated natural killer (NK) cell development. Here we report that ectopic expression of Id3 and another Id protein, Id2, strongly inhibited the development of primitive CD34(+)CD38(-) progenitor cells into CD123(high) dendritic cel...

Phenotype/cell stem origin Light chain restriction surface immunoglobulin. Most cases express IgM and IgD. B-cells express CD19+, CD20+, CD22+, CD24+, CD79b+, FMC7+ and DBA44+. Lack expression of CD5 (85%), CD10, CD23, CD103 and CD123. Epidemiology In 1987, the term SLVL was introduced; 1-2% of nonHodgkin lymphomas; occurs in the elderly (med 70 yrs); sex ratio 2M/1F. Clinics Splenomegaly witho...

Acute basophilic leukemia (ABL) is a rare and poorly characterized form of leukemia. The case of a 65-year-old male who complained of dizziness, maculopapular skin lesions and melena is described in the current report. A gastroscopy was conducted and indicated a gastric antral ulcer. The diagnosis of ABL was determined due to characteristic cytomorphological features, the myeloid immunophenotyp...