title: Ability of human cord blood lymphocytes to mediate antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity against influenza virus-infected cells.
abstract: Cord blood lymphocytes, monocytes, and neutrophils from newborns were shown to mediate antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) against influenza virus-infected cells. Antibody mediating ADCC was detectable in cord plasma, indicating that all components necessary for ADCC against influenza virus-infected cells are present in newborns. Among adult lymphocytes, two effector cell populations of influenza ADCC are recognized: non-T and T gamma cells. Each of these cell types expresses an antigen recognized by monoclonal HNK-1 antibody. The proportion of HNK-1 antigen-positive lymphocytes in cord blood was markedly lower than in adult blood; furthermore, ADCC was mediated by cord blood lymphocytes which were HNK-1 negative. By lymphocyte fractionation, the effector lymphocytes in cord blood were, as in adults, non-T and T gamma cells, suggesting that HNK-1 antigen is not expressed on these cell lineages in newborns.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D000920:Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity; D000954:Antigens, Surface / Q000032:analysis; D002460:Cell Line; D005312:Fetal Blood / Q000166:cytology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000276:immunology*; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000954:Antigens, Surface