| Literature DB >> 2848531 |
R M Marks1, M Czerniecki, B S Andrews, R Penny.
Abstract
To investigate the vascular immunopathology of systemic sclerosis, we developed a model consisting of human microvascular endothelial cells, leukocytes, and serum. Sera from 19% of the patients studied mediated antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity against endothelial cells. Some sera also mediated cytotoxicity against aortic endothelium and fibroblasts. K lymphocytes, the cells that mediate antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity, were identified in the skin of some patients. The sera alone were not cytotoxic or growth inhibitory, and did not affect endothelial prostacyclin production.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 2848531 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780311209
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arthritis Rheum ISSN: 0004-3591