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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-2-10
pubmed:abstractText
Serum proteins in normal and ARDS bronchoalveolar lavages were analyzed using crossed immunoelectrophoresis. Normal lavages demonstrated relatively few proteins (albumin, alpha 1-antitrypsin, transferrin, and haptoglobin) in low concentrations. In contrast, substantial amounts of all identifiable serum proteins were detected in ARDS lavages. IgA was apparently locally produced. Two of the largest proteins, beta-lipoprotein (mol wt greater than 2 million) and IgM (mol wt approximately 900,000) were found to be complexed as evidenced by their coprecipitation in a single spike in ARDS lavage. Electrophoretic modifications of ARDS albumin and alpha 1-antitrypsin precipitation peaks and partial identity spurring of the alpha 1-lipoprotein peak with other precipitation loops indicated possible complex formation between these proteins and other possibly pathogenic lung fluid constituents. Similarly, modifications of orosomucoid and Gc-globulin peaks indicated possible molecular alterations resulting from interactions with other components. The relatively few protein modifications exhibited in ARDS lavages together with alpha 1-antitrypsin-protease complex formation confirm the relative absence of substantial proteolytic activity in ARDS edema fluids obtained within 12 hr of the onset of the syndrome demonstrated in previous studies.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0037-9727
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
184
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
83-91
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Crossed immunoelectrophoretic analysis of ARDS lavage proteins.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't