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Hodgkin’s cells express CD83, a dendritic cell lineage associated antigen

Hodgkin’s cells (HC) are considered to be the malignant cells of Hodgkin’s disease (HD), but despite extensive studies, no conclusive evidence has emerged regarding their non-malignant counterpart and the ontogeny of these cells remains controversial. The analysis of a possible dendritic cell (DC) o...

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Published in:Pathology 1997, Vol.29 (3), p.294-299
Main Authors: Sorg, Ursula R., Morse, Timothy M., Nigel Patton, W., Hock, Barry D., Angus, Helen B., Robinson, Bridget A., Colls, Barry M., Hart, Derek N.J.
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Summary:Hodgkin’s cells (HC) are considered to be the malignant cells of Hodgkin’s disease (HD), but despite extensive studies, no conclusive evidence has emerged regarding their non-malignant counterpart and the ontogeny of these cells remains controversial. The analysis of a possible dendritic cell (DC) origin of HC has been hampered to date by the lack of a DC lineage specific marker. The expression of the two DC-associated antigens CD83 and CMRF-44, the B lymphocyte restricted molecule CD79, and the costimulator molecule CD86, was examined in lymph nodes from 23 HD patients using immunohistological techniques. The majority of HC expressed the CD83 (22/23) and CD86 antigens (20/23), whereas expression of the CMRF-44 antigen was variable (10/23) and usually only a subpopulation of HC stained. In contrast, the CD79 antigen was absent from most HC (17/23). The presence of the CD83 antigen on HC in the absence of the CD79 antigen supports a possible DC lineage odgin for some HC. Regardless of its role in lineage assignment, CD83 may become a useful immunohistological marker for HD as the CD83 antigen was present on most HC.
ISSN:0031-3025
1465-3931
DOI:10.1080/00313029700169125