Contrasting Relations Between Suppressor-Cell Function and Suppressor-Cell Number in Chronic Liver Disease

The Prophylactic Use of Lamivudine Can Maintain Dose-Intensity of Adriamycin in Hepatitis-B Surface Antigen (HBs Ag)-positive Patients with Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Who Receive Cytotoxic Chemotherapy

“…After withdrawal of the immunosuppressive agent and restoration of immunocompetence, activated T lymphocytes may attack the infected hepatocytes, leading to their rapid destruction (18)(19)(20)(21).…”

Alcholism and the dentist

“…The alcoholic is also more liable to viral and fungal infections as cell mediated immunity is reduced (Alexander et al, 1983). There are a large number of viral and some fungal infections which affect the oral cavity and thus may be seen by the dentist rather than the physician.…”

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

“…has been docu mented in patients with PBC, although pre cise agreement is lacking [55,56]. However, it must be emphasised that quantitation of numbers of cells does not necessarily reflect function of these cells [57], Functional assays of lymphocyte function have, of necessity, concentrated on peripheral circulating cells which may not be representative of cellular function in the liver. While several centres are starting to clone lymphocytes derived from liver of PBC patients, no studies are as yet published.…”