Publications by authors named "E W Fuson"

Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) is a cytolytic mechanism whereby unimmunized lymphoid cells lyse antibody-sensitized target cells. The cells mediating ADCC are referred to functionally as killer cells (K cells). K cells are a heterogeneous population of lymphocytes based on cell membrane marker criteria but may be morphologically homogeneous.

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T-depleted lymphocytes can lyse nonsensitized target cells subsequent to interacting with immobilized IgG-aggregate, while T cells from healthy individuals can suppress this cytolytic response. In the present study we have compared the activity of non-T effector cells and T suppressor cells from the peripheral blood of healthy individuals with that of cells from the peripheral blood and synovial fluids of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Unlike peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) from healthy donors, which were never lytic without removing T suppressor cells, PBL from RA patients were occasionally active without removing T cells; lymphocytes from joint fluids were almost always active.

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Normal human lymphocytes lyse a variety of erythrocytes when effector cells and target cells are incubated on immobilized, normal human IgG aggregates (10). Lymphocyte-mediated cytolysis induced by immobilized aggregate requires an overnight incubation with adherent mononuclear cells. This study was carried out to determine whether preincubation with adherent cells effects the activation of a cytolytic cell or inactivation of a suppressor cell.

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Murine spleen cells were analysed for their capacity to lyse 51Cr-labelled antibody-sensitized erythrocytes and a human lymphoma cell line. Incubation of spleen cells with iron powder followed by removal of iron-containing cells with a magnet significantly decreased the lytic capacity of the remaining cells against erythrocyte target cells. However, substantial cytotoxicity remained in the relatively phagocyte-depleted population.

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