No correlation between suppressor cell function and disease activity in natural history studies of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Rautenstrauch, H.; Frank, F.; Saal, J.G.

Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie 44(3): 133-136

1985


ISSN/ISBN: 0340-1855
PMID: 2932868
Document Number: 255376
In ten patients with systemic lupus erythematosus lymphocyte suppressor cell function was repeatedly monitored over a period of nine months. The method used is based on the finding that in vitro addition of ConA to PWM-stimulated lymphocytes activates suppressor T cells which in turn inhibit immunoglobulin synthesis. Nine of ten SLE patients exhibited significant impairment of IgG suppression but no correlation was found between the outcome of the IgG suppressor cell assay and disease activity or the treatment protocol applied.

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