| Literature DB >> 862232 |
R L Wolf, R Lominitzer, A R Rabson.
Abstract
Supernatants obtained from 3-day cultures of cord blood monocytes inhibited normal lymphocyte activation by either PHA or in a two-way MLC. Both lymphocyte transformation and lymphokine production was significantly inhibited by these supernatants but not by those derived from adult mononuclear cell cultures. The inhibitory material produced by foetal monocytes was dialysable and was non-cytotoxic to target cells. It is postulated that this factor contributes to the depressed maternal cell-mediated immune response observed in pregnancy.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 862232 PMCID: PMC1540942
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Exp Immunol ISSN: 0009-9104 Impact factor: 4.330