Cd 25 Immunohistochemistry Bone Marrow

CD25 is the receptor for IL2 and is expressed on activated T cells, B cells, and macrophages. It will stain only scattered cells in normal tonsil. CD25 is expressed in certain types of B-cell lymphoma (hairy cell leukemia) and T-cell lymphoma (adult T-cell lymphoma/leukemia ATLL). An anti-CD25 therapy can be used in patients who have lymphomas that express CD25. CD25 antigen, the alpha subunit of interleukin-2 receptor, is a single-chain glycoprotein with a molecular weight of 55 kD. Following the activation of T cells interleukin-2 (IL-2) is rapidly synthesized and secreted. In response to this a subpopulation of T cells expresses high affinity receptors for IL-2. These cells proliferate, expanding the T cell population which is capable of mediating helper, suppressor and cytotoxic functions. IL-2 receptor is not exclusively found on T cells, and is reported to be expressed on HTLV-transformed T and B cells, EBV-transformed B cells, myeloid precursors and oligodendrocytes. It is absent on thymocytes, resting T cells, non-activated B cells and null cells. IL-2 receptor expression is reported to be associated with inflammatory and malignant conditions, lymphoid neoplasia, auto-immune diseases and allograft rejection.