title: Decreased antibody-dependent and spontaneous cell-mediated cytotoxicity in patients with chronic renal failure.
abstract: Antibody-dependent and spontaneous lymphocytotoxicity of blood mononuclear cells from 15 patients with chronic renal failure was studied in allogeneic K-562 and xenogeneic chicken erythrocyte test systems. Both antibody-dependent and spontaneous cytotoxic activities were significantly decreased in uremic patients as compared to the corresponding mean values of healthy control persons and non-uremic patients with the same underlying diseases. The addition of autologous serum further reduced the impaired cytotoxic capacity of uremic lymphocytes. Uremic sera also inhibited the antibody-dependent and spontaneous lymphocytotoxicity of healthy individuals.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000920:Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000276:immunology*; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000276:immunology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014511:Uremia / Q000276:immunology