title: Measurement of natural killer cell cytotoxicity by area under a cytotoxic curve. A method suitable for rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: Calculation of the area under a curve derived from a 51Cr cellular release assay gives a reproducible expression of cellular cytotoxicity and correlates well with results at fixed lymphocyte-to-target cell ratios and with lytic units at 20% and 30% cytotoxicity. This method is suitable for quantifying the low cytotoxicity seen in rheumatoid arthritis. The area under the cellular cytotoxic curve may be calculated using a simple mathematical formula or by computer analysis.
authors.affiliation: Staffordshire Rheumatology Centre, Haywood Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, U.K.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Sheeran
authors.forename: F R
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Dawes
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Shadforth
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000276:immunology*; D003601:Cytotoxicity Tests, Immunologic / Q000379:methods; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D006801:Humans; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology*; D008433:Mathematics; D012984:Software