Abstract
The relationship of suppressor cell numbers and function to virus-specific IgE response was determined in 72 infants with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. Monoclonal antibodies to membrane antigens were used to enumerate OKT4 and OKT8 antigen-positive cells, and suppressor cell function as quantitated by the degree of suppression of lymphocyte mitogenesis induced by incubation of lymphocyte cultures with histamine. Patients with bronchiolitis had fewer OKT8-positive cells during convalescence than patients with other forms of illness due to RSV (p less than 0.05). An inverse correlation of OKT8-positive cell numbers and peak IgE titers was observed (p less than 0.01). Histamine-induced suppression was also reduced in patients with bronchiolitis (p less than 0.05). In patients with repeated infection, improved histamine-induced suppression was associated with reduced virus-specific IgE titers and the absence of wheezing. Defects in immunoregulation may underlie previously recognized immunologic and pharmacologic abnormalities in patients with bronchiolitis.
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