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. 1983 Feb;51(2):232–238.

Characterization of cold reactive lymphocytotoxic antibodies in malaria.

M J Gilbreath, K Pavanand, R P MacDermott, R A Wells, M A Ussery
PMCID: PMC1536883  PMID: 6340870

Abstract

Characterization of cold reactive lymphocytotoxic antibodies present in sera from Thai adults with malaria revealed that the antibodies are predominantly 19S (IgM), directed against both autologous and allogeneic mononuclear cells, complement-dependent, present in titres ranging from 1:2 to 1:16, and exhibit greater lymphocytotoxic activity during the acute stage of malarial infection than during the convalescent stage. The lymphocytotoxic antibodies were primarily directed against B cell targets or both B as well as T cell targets. In addition some sera were reactive with enriched monocyte/macrophage indicator cells at 15 degrees C, but not 37 degrees C. Antibodies directed against B cell targets were lymphocytotoxic both at 15 degrees C as well as 37 degrees C. The results indicate that IgM lymphocytotoxic antibodies in the sera of patients with malaria are directed primarily against B cells with reactivity to a lesser extent against T cells and macrophages and thus may play an immunoregulatory function in the humoral immune response to malaria infection.

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