PMID: 2491637Jan 1, 1989Paper

Inverse correlation between activated T cells and TSH receptor antibodies in Graves' disease

Autoimmunity
R Kennedy

Abstract

TSH receptor antibodies and peripheral blood lymphocyte subsets have been measured in fourteen patients with untreated Graves' thyrotoxicosis. CD8 (suppressor) cells were reduced (p less than 0.01) and helper/suppressor cell ratio was increased in Graves' patients. Increased levels of 4F2 positive (activated) T cells were found in the patients compared to controls (p less than 0.001) and there was a negative correlation between 4F2 positive cells and TSH receptor antibodies (TBII). It may be possible, with multiple immunological markers, to identify different stages in the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid disease.

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