TCR γ/δ^+ cell subsets in the synovial membranes of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis

Using a peroxidase/anti-peroxidase immunohistochemical staining method, we examined sections of inflammatory synovial membranes from 13 patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) and 11 with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The relative numbers of TCRγ/δ + cells and the propertions of Vδ1 + and Vδ2 + subsets were recorded in the areas of the membranes most heavily infiltrated by CD3 + cells