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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-9-8
pubmed:abstractText
Purified, homologous spectrin, inner component of red blood cell (RBC) membrane, injected intraperitoneally in rats determines the appearance in the serum of precipitating autoantibodies against spectrin. These have been purified and characterized according to their classes and anti spectrin activity. Immunochemical and immunocytochemical tests, including immunoelectronmicroscopy (colloidal gold method) have been employed. They belong principally to IgG1 and IgG2a subclasses and react in electro-immunodiffusion and ELISA tests with purified spectrin showing a more elevated level of antibodies than that of control rats (normal and adjuvant treated). They also mark in immunoelectronmicroscopy assays purified RBC membranes. The ease in inducing precipitating anti spectrin autoantibodies, as resulted in many experiments, and the appearance, also in control rats, of anti spectrin antibodies, even if at a very low level, suggest they rise as consequence of an enhancement of a "natural" immunological system normally operating at low and controlled degree, presumably intervening in the elimination of effete or damaged RBCs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0037-8771
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
65
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
29-36
pubmed:dateRevised
2003-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Autoantibodies against spectrin in rats.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article