Localisation of immunoglobulin on the liver cell surface in primary biliary cirrhosis
1981
Direct immunofluorescence studies were performed on isolated liver cells in order to detect surface localisation of IgG in acute and chronic hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis. Membrane-bound IgG was demonstrated in nine patients. Six of eight patients with primary biliary cirrhosis showed granular fluorescence on their liver cell surfaces suggesting that an antibody or immune complex-mediated cytotoxicity might be involved in the pathogenesis of this disease.
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