MITOGENICITY OF CELL-WALL FRACTIONS OF MICROPOLYSPORA FAENI
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Vol. 40 (1) , 12-14
Abstract
Cell wall fractions of M. faeni, a causative agent of hypersensitivity pneumonitis, possess non-specific mitogenic activity for guinea pig, rabbit and human lymphocytes. This activity was unrelated to [Salmonella typhimurium] endotoxin and may not be associated with peptidoglycan. This lymphocyte proliferation stimulus may play a role in the adjuvant properties of this organism and in the etiology of hypersensitivity lung disease.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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