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. 1973 Jul 1;138(1):318–323. doi: 10.1084/jem.138.1.318

PEROXIDASE-MEDIATED MAMMALIAN CELL CYTOTOXICITY

Paul J Edelson 1, Zanvil A Cohn 1
PMCID: PMC2180551  PMID: 4717124

Abstract

Lactoperoxidase, in the presence of hydrogen peroxide and iodide is cytotoxic for human and mouse lymphoid cells, and human erythrocytes. Myeloperoxidase, in amounts equivalent to 1.5 x 106 neutrophils, readily replaces lactoperoxidase, and allows the substitution of the iodide ion by chloride. The myeloperoxidase-mediated reaction is rapid, and highly efficient, leading to 85–90% cell death in 90 min, as measured by 51chromium release and dye exclusion. The mixture of granulocytes. monocytes, and lymphocytes present in an inflammatory exudate, and the intimate cell-to-cell association characteristic of cytotoxic phenomena may provide the in vivo requirements for such a system.

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