Depletion of C2 and C4 in Sera from Hamsters Bearing Herpes Simplex Type 2-Induced Tumors |
| |
Authors: | Ernest D M rquez |
| |
Institution: |
a Department of Microbiology and Specialized Cancer Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA |
| |
Abstract: | Total hemolytic complement activity (CH50) was compared in sera from normal and tumor-bearing hamsters. CH50 ranged from 160 to 216 in normal animals and from 82 to 152 in tumor-bearing animals. Preliminary screening assays indicated that of 9 complement components assayed, only C2 and C4 showed differences in titer in both normal and tumor-bearer sera. In an expanded study, examination of sera from 12 normal and 14 tumor-bearing hamsters showed that the mean C4 and C2 levels were approximately 88 and 70% below those seen in normal sera, respectively. |
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 InformaWorld 等数据库收录! |
|