Abstract
Human peripheral mononuclear cells were cytotoxic to antibody-sensitized Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigotes. The cytotoxic effect depended on the concentration of effector cells and antiserum, and was progressive until 17 hr of incubation at 28 °C. After 3 hr of incubation the highest specific activity was achieved at a 50:1 effector to target cell ratio. A nonspecific cytotoxic effect in the absence of antiserum was observed at a 100:1 parasite to cell ratio or after 17 hr of incubation. When the human mononuclear cell population was depleted of adherent cells by Sephadex G-10 filtration or adsorption to glass, the cytotoxic effect was greatly reduced. Similar results were obtained using mouse spleen cells, indicating that only the adherent cells were cytotoxic to sensitized T. cruzi in both systems. When human mononuclear cells were incubated with amobarbital, cyanide, azide, or aminotriazole, an inhibition of cytotoxicity against sensitized T. cruzi was observed, suggesting that oxygen reduction products and myeloperoxidase were involved in the destruction of sensitized T. cruzi epimastigotes by normal human mononuclear cells.
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