Inflammatory cells and MHC class II antigens expression in prostate during time-course experimental autoimmune prostatitis development

DONADIO AC, DEPIANTE-DEPAOLI M.

CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY

Academic Press

Año: 1997 vol. 85 p. 158 - 158

0090-1229

p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; TEXT-INDENT: 34.8pt">The degree of lymphocytic infiltration alongside the phenotype of the infiltrating cells and MHC class II expression were studied in rats during a time-course experimental autoimmune prostatitis (EAP) development. Inflammatory foci per square millimeter were scarce at day 7 after first immunization (FI) and were composed of few mononuclear cells. The number of inflammatory foci per square millimeter increased at day 14 and remained with slight variations at days 21 and 28 after FI. The number of mononuclear cells per square millimeter increased on day 14, diminished slightly on day 21 and reached the highest level on day 28. All these infiltrates were constituted by CD4 and CD8 T cells whereas only few macrophages were present. Mast cells were also present reaching maximum levels on day 7 after FI and then decreased. MHC class