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Isolation of a natural cytotoxic IgM "antibody" in human serum sensitizing L cells to complement

R P Bolande1, D C Mayer

  • 1Department of Pathology, East Carolina University, School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina 27855.

An IgM fraction of human serum was isolated and purified. A portion of this fraction firmly attaches to L cells' surfaces, which sensitizes these cells to the lytic action of low concentrations of serum C. It contains the natural cytotoxic "antibody" to L cells.

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