Interactions of C-reactive protein with the complement system. III. Complement-dependent passive hemolysis initiated by CRP - PubMed (original) (raw)

Interactions of C-reactive protein with the complement system. III. Complement-dependent passive hemolysis initiated by CRP

No authors listed. J Exp Med. 1975.

Abstract

Interactions of CRP with various substrates in the presence of human serum have been shown to result in efficient activation of C components C1-C5. We now report the ability of CRP to initiate C-dependent hemolysis. For this purpose CRP was isolated by affinity chromatography using pneumococcal CPS and gel filtration; its purity was established by several criteria. Erythrocytes were coated with CPS (E-CPS) and passively sensitized with CRP. C-dependent lysis of these cells was observed upon the addition of suitably absorbed human serum, and the efficiency of hemolysis compared favorably with that initiated by rabbit IgG anti-CPS antibody. CRP also sensitized E-CPS for lysis by guinea pig C; partial lysis was seen when C4-deficient guinea pig serum was used, suggesting that CRP also shares with antibody the ability of CRP to fully activate the C system and provide further evidence for a role for CRP similar to that of antibody in the initiation and modulation of inflammatory reactions via the complete system.

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Interactions of C-reactive protein with the complement system. III. Complement-dependent passive hemolysis initiated by CRP - PubMed (original) (raw)