Table 1

Phenotypical analysis of cellular infiltrates in tumor bearing liver

Antigen
Cell infiltrates on the verge of the tumor
Perivascular infiltrates inside the tumor
Cells in tumor vessels
Cells in sinusoids of healthy liver

CD5
+/++
single
+
Single Lc
CD4
++
-/++
+
+ (KC,Lc) single
CD8
++
+/++
+
Lc
CD14
++/+++
+/+++
++
+ (KC,Lc) single
CD56
single
single
+/-
Lc
Class II
+/+++
++/+++
++
+ (KC, Lc)
CD54
+
+/++
+
-/+ (EC, KC, Lc)
CD18
++
+
+
+ (Lc)
CD11a
+
-
-
-
CD11b
+
-
-
+ (Lc)

Immunohistochemical identification and adhesion molecules on cells infiltrating liver CC531 tumor. Lc ł leukocytes, EC ł endothelial cells, KC ł Kupffer cells.

Durowicz et al. Comparative Hepatology 2004 3(Suppl 1):S53   doi:10.1186/1476-5926-2-S1-S53