cytotoxicity (redirected from Cytotoxicity tests, immunologic)

cytotoxicity /cy·to·tox·ic·i·ty/ (si?to-tok-sis´i-te) the degree to which an agent possesses a specific destructive action on certain cells or the possession of such action.cy´totoxic

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antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity  (ADCC) lysis of antibody-coated target cells by effector cells with cytolytic activity and Fc receptors.

cell-mediated cytotoxicity  cytolysis of a target cell by effector lymphocytes, such as cytotoxic T lymphocytes or NK cells; it may be antibody-dependent or independent.

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cytotoxicity (sī´tōtoksis´itē),

n a description of the extent of the destructive or killing capacity of an agent. Most often used to describe the character of immune activity or toxicity of certain drugs that limit the development of cancer cells.

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cytotoxicity

destruction of cells; used to describe lysis of cells by immune mechanisms. See also antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC).