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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-8-28
pubmed:abstractText
Serum taken from severely traumatized victims suppresses in vitro the response of normal lymphocytes to the mitogenic stimulant phytohemagglutinin (PHA). In the postburn period, fibrin degradation products (fragments D and E) are elevated in a high percentage. Controversy exists as to whether these fragments contribute to what is clinically evident as cell-mediated immune (CMI) suppression. Purified fragments D and E were isolated over an ion exchange cellulose column after activating, with streptokinase, a solution containing fibrinogen and plasminogen. Lymphocytes from six volunteers were cultured with PHA and serial dilutions of fragments D and E; each was analyzed for ability to incorporate radiolabeled thymidine. Fragment E possessed in vitro CMI suppression at pharmacologic doses. Fragment D demonstrated immune suppressive capabilities at doses approximating those estimated to occur in the acute postburn phases of injury.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0022-4804
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
134-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of fibrinogen degradation fragments D and E on cell-mediated immunity.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of South Alabama, Mobile 36617.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article