01145nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001800055653001100073653001200084653002000096653001800116100001800134700001900152245009200171300000900263520066500272022001400937       1980                            d  c1980 Jan10aB-Lymphocytes10aHumans10aleprosy10aLeukocyte Count10aT-Lymphocytes1 aSelezneva S P1 aPodoplelov I I00a[Content of T- and B-lymphocytes in the blood of patients with polar types of leprosy].  a62-43 a<p>The content of T and B lymphocytes in the peripheral blood of patients with polar types of leprosy and healthy adults was determined. The lepromatous (severe) form of leprosy was found to be accompanied by a sharp decrease in the percentage of T lymphocytes, while the percentage of B lymphocytes perceptibly increased. In patients with the tuberculoid type of leprosy only an insignificant decrease in the percentage of T lymphocytes was observed, while the level of B lymphocytes remained normal. These data indicate that in the severe form of leprosy cellular immunity is deeply suppressed, and the nonspecific stimulation of humoral immunity occurs.</p>  a0372-9311