DETECTION OF (1-3)-BETA-D-GLUCAN IN A RAT MODEL OF ASPERGILLOSIS

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作者
MITSUTAKE, K [1 ]
KOHNO, S [1 ]
MIYAZAKI, T [1 ]
YAMAMOTO, Y [1 ]
YANAGIHARA, K [1 ]
KAKEYA, H [1 ]
HASHIMOTO, A [1 ]
KOGA, H [1 ]
HARA, K [1 ]
机构
[1] NAGASAKI UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT INTERNAL MED 2,NAGASAKI 852,JAPAN
关键词
ASPERGILLOSIS; BETA-GLUCAN; SERODIAGNOSIS;
D O I
10.1002/jcla.1860090208
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R446 [实验室诊断]; R-33 [实验医学、医学实验];
学科分类号
1001 ;
摘要
The G test containing factor G, fractioned from the Limulus lysate, was used to detect (1-3)-beta-D-glucan in a rat model of aspergillosis. Aspergillus fumigatus strain MF-13, 1x10(4) conidia, were inoculated transtracheally into rats treated with cortisone acetate (100 mg/kg) and fed a low-protein (8%) diet. Increased serum (1-3)-beta-D-glucan was found on the sixth day after inoculation in concentrations of 370+/-178 pg/ml (mean +/-SD) in untreated controls, and 154 +/- 43 pg/ml in rats treated with 0.5 mg/kg of amphotericin B. On day 11 (1-3)-beta-D-glucan concentrations were 2,590+/-2,940 pg/ml and 448+/-442 pg/ml, respectively. The elevation in levels of (1-3)-beta-D-glucan increased in correlation with the elevation of galactomannan antigen titers; (1-3)-beta-D-glucan is thus measurable during experimental aspergillosis in rats. (C) 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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