@article { author = {Mansoori, Davood and Jamaati, Hamid Reza and Arami, Siamak and Zadsar, Maryam and Abbasian, Ladan and Esteghamati, Ali Reza and Velayati, Ali Akbar}, title = {Comparison of Lymphocyte Number and Their Subsets in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Type II, Tuberculosis and Concomitant TB and Diabetes}, journal = {TANAFFOS (Respiration)}, volume = {1}, number = {4(autumn)}, pages = {45-50}, year = {2002}, publisher = {National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran}, issn = {1735-0344}, eissn = {2345-3729}, doi = {}, abstract = {Background: Diabetics are prone to tuberculosis infection in part due to cellular immunity dysfunction, but the precise mechanism has not been fully understood yet. Materials and Methods: This study was performed in NRITLD between August 1999 and August 2001 to elucidate the quantitative status of cellular immunity. We measured the number of B lymphocytes, T lymphocytes, Natural Killer (NK) cells, and their sub-units in three groups of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM), pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and pulmonary tuberculosis associated with DM (TB+ DM); and compared their results with age - matched healthy controls. Results: The number of these cells had not significant quantitative difference in TB and also DM patients comparing with healthy controls. A significant difference in total number of T lymphocytes and sub- units of helper T cell was observed in patients with concomitant TB and DM. Conclusion: These results indicate that patients with diabetes mellitus type II do not quantitatively develop cellular immunity dysfunction, a finding that may be seen in patients with concomitant TB and DM. (Tanaffos 2002; 1(4): 45-50)}, keywords = {tuberculosis,Cellular Immunity,Diabetes Mellitus,Lymphocyte}, url = {https://www.tanaffosjournal.ir/article_241561.html}, eprint = {https://www.tanaffosjournal.ir/article_241561_ea0c17bf585a92ff88ef1fb3aadf12a0.pdf} }