BINDING OF ENTEROTOXIN FROM CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS TYPE A TO LIVER CELLS IN VIVO AND IN VITRO.

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Abstract
Enterotoxin from C. perfringens retained its biological activity after labeling with 125I. When injected i.v. into mice and rats, most of the radioactivity in the organs was present in the form of intact toxin. Studies of the tissue distribution of labeled enterotoxin showed the largest amounts in the liver, where the activity reached a maximum 10-15 min after administration. The highest concentration per gram tissue was found in liver and kidneys. The radioactivity was excreted in the urine as a mixture of intact labeled toxin and low MW degradation products. In vitro studies with purified parenchymal liver cells showed rapid release of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) during treatment with enterotoxin, thus indicating severe membrane damage.