The in vitro Release of Leukocyte Histamine by Staphylococcal Antigens
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- 1 February 1969
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Journal of Immunology
- Vol. 102 (2) , 437-441
- https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.102.2.437
Abstract
Summary: Leukocyte histamine was released in vitro by crude staphylococcal antigen supernatants containing protein antigen A or by electrophoretically separated protein antigen A. Leukocyte histamine was not released by similar antigen supernatants from a strain which did not contain protein antigen A, nor by teichoic acids or teichoic acid-mucopeptide complexes. Pre-incubation of antigens with sera containing antigen A precipitins consistently blocked leukocyte histamine release.Keywords
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