[Expression of surface markers of lymphocytes and their relation to suppressor function in lymphogranulomatosis]

The patients with Hodgkins disease possessed an increased number of the T gamma-cells, a decreased number of T mu cells and higher endogenic suppressor activity as compared with healthy donors. Subpopulation of ferritin-carrying lymphocytes was found only in patients, whereas in donors these cells were not revealed at all. It was shown that ferritin receptors expressed only on T gamma-cells. For determination of the functional role of T-cell subpopulation before and after Con-A stimulation were studied. The suppression activity correlated with the T gamma-cell levels.