| Literature DB >> 6965452 |
J D Clough, S A Frank, L H Calabrese.
Abstract
Isolated B cells from normal subjects and patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) could be stimulated to produce IgM anti-DNA with pokeweed mitogen. Normal but not SLE allogeneic T cells abrogated this response. Normal but not SLE autologous T cells promoted a switch from IgM to IgG anti-DNA production. SLE is characterized by at least two types of immunoregulatory abnormalities: a defect in T suppressor function and a defect in the IgM to IgG switchover.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 6965452 DOI: 10.1002/art.1780230105
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arthritis Rheum ISSN: 0004-3591