CROSS-REACTING SERUM OPSONINS IN PATIENTS WITH MENINGOCOCCAL DISEASE

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作者
GUTTORMSEN, HK [1 ]
BJERKNES, R [1 ]
NAESS, A [1 ]
LEHMANN, V [1 ]
HALSTENSEN, A [1 ]
SORNES, S [1 ]
SOLBERG, CO [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV BERGEN,HAUKELAND HOSP,DEPT PEDIAT,N-5021 BERGEN,NORWAY
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D O I
10.1128/IAI.60.7.2777-2783.1992
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
We have examined the opsonic activity of sera from patients with Neisseria meningitidis (B:15:P1.16) infections against different meningococcal strains, using flow cytometry and luminol-enhanced chemiluminescence. A marked increase in the phagocytosis of ethanol-fixed meningococcal strains of different serogroups, serotypes, and serosubtypes was demonstrated in the presence of convalescence sera compared with acute sera. Convalescence sera also caused a significant increase of leukocyte oxidative metabolism during phagocytosis, as measured by luminol-enhanced chemiluminescence. The sera contained a broad range of opsonins cross-reacting with serogroup A, B, C, W-135, and Y meningococci of different serotypes and serosubtypes, indicating that the cross-reacting opsonins recognized surface epitopes other than those determined by current serotyping schemes.
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页码:2777 / 2783
页数:7
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