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Effect of stimulated neutrophils from the synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis on lymphocytes—A possible role of increased oxygen radicals generated by the neutrophils

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Neutrophils from the synovial fluid (SFN) of 10 patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were investigated to determine the generation of oxygen intermediates (OI) (O −2 , H2O2, OH·), chemiluminescence, and lysosomal enzymes (lysozyme and β-glucuronidase). Lymphocytes from healthy individuals were cocultured at 37°C for 17 hr with SFN from the patients and the number of OKT4+, OKT8+, and OKT3+ cells and the response to mitogens were determined. A markedly increased OI and slightly elevated lysosomal enzyme levels were observed in SFN from patients. Coculture of lymphocytes with SFN resulted in a decreased number of OKT4+ and OKT8+ cells and a greatly reduced response to Con A and mildly diminished response to PHA, while OKT3+ cells were not affected. The simultaneous addition of superoxide dismutase and catalase restored the impairment of monoclonal antibody reaction and lymphocyte responsiveness almost to control levels. It is suggested that the disturbed immunoreactivity of synovial fluid lymphocytes from RA patients may be due to increased OI generated by stimulated neutrophils.

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  1. Third Department of Internal Medicine, Shimane Medical University, Shimane, Japan

    Yukie Niwa & Tsuyoshi Sakane

  2. Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Kyushu, Japan

    Masao Shingu

  3. Department of Microbiology and Pathology, University of Illinois at the Medical Center, 61801, Urbana, Illinois

    M. Mitsuo Yokoyama

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Niwa, Y., Sakane, T., Shingu, M. et al. Effect of stimulated neutrophils from the synovial fluid of patients with rheumatoid arthritis on lymphocytes—A possible role of increased oxygen radicals generated by the neutrophils. J Clin Immunol 3, 228–240 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00915347

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