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. 1983 Jun;52(3):505–511.

In vitro immunoglobulin synthesis by lymphocytes from patients with rheumatoid arthritis. I. Effect of monocyte depletion and demonstration of an increased proportion of lymphocytes forming rosettes with mouse erythrocytes.

C Plater-Zyberk, M F Clarke, K Lam, P A Mumford, G R Room, R N Maini
PMCID: PMC1536046  PMID: 6603295

Abstract

We have investigated B cell function in nine patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to sex and age matched controls in a pokeweed mitogen driven system. Levels of IgG and IgM synthesized in the supernatant were measured by a competition ELISA. We have found that cultured mononuclear cells from RA patients showed a defective Ig synthesis when depleted of monocytes. In contrast RA mononuclear cells not depleted of monocytes produced substantial levels of Ig after stimulation by the mitogen. The percentages of T and B lymphocytes in the peripheral blood of RA patients were normal; however, an increased number of lymphocytes formed rosettes with mouse erythrocytes indicating an abnormality in the B cell pool. These results demonstrate defective in vitro immunoglobulin synthesis by RA lymphocytes and show the importance of monocytes in this culture system.

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