Ecto-5′-Nucleotidase Activity in Human T Cell Subsets. DECREASED NUMBERS OF ECTO-5′-NUCLEOTIDASE POSITIVE CELLS FROM BOTH OKT4⁺ AND OKT8⁺ CELLS IN PATIENTS WITH HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA

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Abstract

T lymphocytes from control subjects were separated into subsets using monoclonal antibodies of the OKT series and complement lysis and analyzed for ecto-5′-nucleotidase activity both by quantitative radiochemical assay and a histochemical stain. T cells from 15 control subjects contained 54±4% OKT4+ (helper/inducer) cells and 32±3% OKT8+ (cytotoxic/suppressor) cells. Total T cell ecto-5′-nucleotidase activity was 10.9±2.1 nmol/h per 106 cells with 25±7% positive by histochemical stain. Ecto-5′-nucleotidase activity in OKT4-enriched populations was 5.43±1.8 nmol/h per 106 cells with 14±2% positive by histochemical stain; that in OKT8-enriched populations was 17.1±5.9 nmol/h per 106 cells with 35±8% positive by histochemical stain.

Authors

Linda F. Thompson, Andrew Saxon, Richard D. O'Connor, Robert I. Fox