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. 1979 Aug;42(8):734-40.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.42.8.734.

Lymphocyte function in myasthenia gravis

S Kawanami, A Kanaide, Y Itoyama, Y Kuroiwa

Lymphocyte function in myasthenia gravis

S Kawanami et al. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1979 Aug.

Abstract

Mitogen-induced blastoid transformation of peripheral blood lymphocytes from patients with myasthenia gravis was studied using a microplate culture technique and evaluated with 3H-thymidine incorporation. It was found that both phytohaemagglutinin and pokeweed mitogen responses decreased significantly in patients with myasthenia gravis. In myasthenic crisis, indices of stimulation by phytohaemagglutination became very low. The autologous plasma neither inhibited nor facilitated mitogenic responses of lymphocytes. The decreased mitogen responsiveness of lymphocytes suggests that part of the T lymphocyte function is subnormal in myasthenia.

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