Table 4.

Immunochemical Expression on Lymphocytes in Tonsillar Follicles

AntibodyImmunohistochemistryImmunocytochemistry of Isolated Lymphocytes
MZOZDZBLZALZ
TGF-β R II − − − − − ND 
GM-CSF R α − − − ± ± ND 
TNF R I − − − ± ± ND 
TNF R II − − − ND 
IL-1 R I − − − Nd 
IL-1 R II − − − ± ± ND 
IL-2 R α − ND 
IL-2 R β − − − ND 
IL-4 R − − ++ ND 
IL-6 R − − ND 
TFG-β − − − <1% 
GM-CSF − − <1% 
TNF-α 8.0% ± 2.3% 
IL-1α 3.8% ± 1.1% 
IL-2 ++ ++ 11.5% ± 4.8% 
IL-4 <1% 
IL-6 − ± <1% 
AntibodyImmunohistochemistryImmunocytochemistry of Isolated Lymphocytes
MZOZDZBLZALZ
TGF-β R II − − − − − ND 
GM-CSF R α − − − ± ± ND 
TNF R I − − − ± ± ND 
TNF R II − − − ND 
IL-1 R I − − − Nd 
IL-1 R II − − − ± ± ND 
IL-2 R α − ND 
IL-2 R β − − − ND 
IL-4 R − − ++ ND 
IL-6 R − − ND 
TFG-β − − − <1% 
GM-CSF − − <1% 
TNF-α 8.0% ± 2.3% 
IL-1α 3.8% ± 1.1% 
IL-2 ++ ++ 11.5% ± 4.8% 
IL-4 <1% 
IL-6 − ± <1% 

Abbreviations: ND, not done; MZ, mantle zone; OZ, outer zone; DZ, dark zone; BLZ, basal light zone; ALZ, apical light zone; −, negative; ±, often positive; +, weakly positive; ++, strongly positive.