Two novel B cell populations were characterized in peripheral blood of patients with common variable immunodeficiency and healthy controls were observed using flow cytometry in the study supported by the grant IGA MZ ČR NKT11414-3. These B cell populations were defined as CD19+ CD27- CD21+ CD38low CD24+ IgM+ FO I and CD19+ CD27- CD21+ CD38low CD24++ IgM++ cells. Since none of found populations has ever been described, the aim of this thesis was to characterize these populations with focus on analysis of variable regions of the heavy chains of immunoglobulins and genes coding proteins participating in the process of VHDHJH formation (Rag 1, Rag 2, and TdT) produced by cells of these populations. Flow cytometry, single cell sorting, single-cell RT-PCR, IgVH, Rag 1, Rag 2, and TdT specific PCR amplification and cycle sequencing were employed to perform the molecular analysis in individual B lymphocytes. Both populations in two patients with common variable immunodeficiency, two healthy controls, and in two patients with autoimmune diseases - rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus (as the disease control) - were examined. Finally, the statistical analysis was used to evaluate the differences in expression of variable regions of the heavy chains of immunoglobulins and in Rag1 and 2, and...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:310502 |
| Date | January 2012 |
| Creators | Kerdíková, Zuzana |
| Contributors | Růžičková, Šárka, Drda Morávková, Alena |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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