Transient Increase in Circulating y/8 T Cells during Plasmodium vivax Malarial Paroxysms

Summary The percentage of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) bearing the CD3 § phenotype and the ot/~ and 3//8 T cell receptors (TCR) in PBMC were examined in Plasmodium vivax malaria patients and convalescents. The cells were labeled with monoclonal antibodies, stained with either fluorescene or phycoerythrin, and examined by ultraviolet (UV) microscopy. A highly significant increase in both the