BACKGROUND Stromal leucocyte populations in human endometrium comprise T cells, macrophages, and phenotypically unusual endometrial granulated lymphocytes. Their proportions vary during the menstrual cycle and, in particular, endometrial granulated lymphocytes increase in number in the late secretory phase. The stimulus responsible for these cyclical changes is unknown but it is likely that the...

spontaneous abortion is the most common complication of pregnancy. several lines of evidence indicate that immunologic effector cells may play a role in the pathogenesis of idiopathic repetitive abortions. leukocytes form a substantial proportion of stromal cells in decidua and the endometrial granulated lymphocytes (egl) is the predominant decidual leukocyte population in the first trimester o...

Spontaneous abortion is the most common complication of pregnancy. Several lines of evidence indicate that immunologic effector cells may play a role in the pathogenesis of idiopathic repetitive abortions. Leukocytes form a substantial proportion of stromal cells in decidua and the endometrial granulated lymphocytes (eGL) is the predominant decidual leukocyte population in the first trimester o...

Spontaneous abortion is the most common complication of pregnancy. Several lines of evidence indicate that immunologic effector cells may play a role in the pathogenesis of idiopathic repetitive abortions. Leukocytes form a substantial proportion of stromal cells in decidua and the endometrial granulated lymphocytes (eGL) is the predominant decidual leukocyte population in the first trimester o...

introduction: introduction: leucocytes accounted for 26-36% of the stromal cells in decidua of the first trimester of gestation in which 75% of them is related to endometrial granulated lymphocytes (egl) with an unusual natural killer (nk) cell-like phenotype. different roles are proposed for egl, but fundamental role of these cells in control for normrly underestood. material and methods: in t...

The clinical, morphological, immunologic, and cytogenetic features of seven cases of chronic granulated T cell lymphocytosis with neutropenia were studied. The disorder was characterized by moderate blood and bone marrow lymphocytosis, neutropenia, polyclonal hypergammaglobulinemia, splenomegaly, absence of lymphadenopathy, and a chronic, relatively stable clinical course. The proliferative lym...