Korean J Dermatol.  1983 Aug;21(4):359-365.

Quantitation of Immune Cells (T Cells, TM, TG and B Cells) and NK Cell Activities in Patients with Herpes Zoster

• Woo CS
• Jung YC
• Haw CR
• Lim SD

Abstract

By recent advance of immunologic techniques, it made possible to measure the immune cells and NK cell activity in peripheral blood of various immune altered eonditions. NK cell activity is related not only to malignancies but also to viral infectiona. The facts that the impairment of cell mediated immunity inducea the herpes zoster infection and frequent association with herpes zoster in the patienta with malignancy promote author to atudy the alteration of immune cells and NK cell activity in peripheral block. So author evaluated irnmune cells and NK cell activity of 18 patients with berpes zoster. The results are as follows; 1. The mean value of T cells, T cells showed significant differences between patients group(58.4-i-6.9%, 33.7-+11.7%) and normal healthy control group (68. 6+ 4. 7yo, 44. 2+-7. 0%) but T,' and B cells showecl no significant between patientagroup(6.9-+2.4%, 12.5+-5.7%) and.controlgroup(7.8-1.5%, 13.9-+2.3g%), statistically. 2. The mean value of NK cell activity in patients with herpes zoster group (62. 9+-ll. 2%) showed no significance cornpaired with the mean value of normal healthy control group(57. 9+-l4. 8%), statiatically.

MeSH Terms

B-Lymphocytes
Herpes Zoster*
Humans
Immunity, Cellular
Immunologic Techniques
Killer Cells, Natural*
T-Lymphocytes