0 a type of white blood cell involved in fighting disease and infection in the body, some of which produce antibodies (= proteins that attack and kill harmful bacteria) --
1 a type of blood cell that fights disease in the body --
Infestation increased the numbers of lymphocytes infiltrating the skin epidermis and indicated immunostimulation.
Lymphocyte apoptosis: mediation by increased type 3 inositol 1,4,5trisphosphate receptor.
The release of cytokines/chemokines indirectly contributes to apoptosis of bystander lymphocytes by upregulating a variety of genes with pro-apoptotic functions.
Insufficient clearance of lymphocytes by apoptosis might be one reason why inflammatory responses become chronic.
There is medial necrosis with formation of granulomatous tissue and invasion of lymphocytes and giant cells.
The space around the nematodes frequently showed haemorrhages, lymphocytes and eosinophilic granulocytes, host necrotic tissues and cell debris.
In addition, cytokine analysis was performed by lymphocyte intracellular staining and flow cytometry.
Adhesion of lymphocytes to endothelial cells within different tissues appears to follow this generalised pattern under both physiological and pathological conditions.
