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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
8246
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1981-11-22
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pubmed:abstractText |
It is suggested that red cells have an immune function as well as a respiratory one. Adherence of red cells to antigen-antibody-complement complexes (red-cell immune adherence) has been observed in primates and in rabbits and may represent a basic immune phenomenon that is common to at least all mammals. It is estimated that 95% of C3b receptors in the human circulation are located on red cells and that an antigen-antibody-complement complex has a 500-1000 times greater chance of being removed from the circulation by a red cell than by a white cell. That red cells also adhere to autologous thymocytes and T cells suggests that they may act as intermediaries bringing antigens and T cells together.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Sep
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pubmed:issn |
0140-6736
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
12
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pubmed:volume |
2
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
556-9
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:6116004-Animals,
pubmed-meshheading:6116004-Antigen-Antibody Complex,
pubmed-meshheading:6116004-Antigens, Surface,
pubmed-meshheading:6116004-Complement C3,
pubmed-meshheading:6116004-Complement C4,
pubmed-meshheading:6116004-Erythrocyte Membrane,
pubmed-meshheading:6116004-Erythrocytes,
pubmed-meshheading:6116004-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:6116004-Immune Adherence Reaction,
pubmed-meshheading:6116004-Models, Biological,
pubmed-meshheading:6116004-Peroxidases,
pubmed-meshheading:6116004-Rabbits,
pubmed-meshheading:6116004-Receptors, Complement
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pubmed:year |
1981
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pubmed:articleTitle |
The red-cell immune system.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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