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| Content Provider | World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus |
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| Author | March, J. P. Nicholson-weller, A. Rosenfeld, S. I. Austen, K. F. |
| Abstract | Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is an acquired defect of bone marrow stem cells in which the affected clones produce erythrocytes (also granulocytes and platelets) with membranes that are abnormally sensitive to complement-mediated lysis. Abnormal erythrocytes (E) from patients with PNH (PNH-E) are 3-5 times more sensitive (type II PNH-E) or 15-25 times more sensitive (type III PNH-E) to lysis in vitro by human complement than normal E from unaffected individuals and the functionally normal E that arise from unaffected clones and the functionally normal E that arise from unaffected clones in PNH patients (type I PNH-E). After complement activation by either the classical or alternative pathway, abnormal amounts of C3b are deposited on the membranes of PNH-E compared with normal E, suggesting that the PNH-E membrane cannot regulate the events responsible for C3b deposition. Two proteins that decrease the stability of the classical and alternative pathway C3 convertases on target cells have been isolated from normal human E stroma: the 70,000 Mr decay accelerating factor of stroma (DAF) and the 250,000 Mr C3b receptor (C3bR). Specific immune precipitates of solubilized membranes from 125I-surface-labeled normal E demonstrate both proteins. In contrast, specific immune precipitates of PNH-E from three patients show C3bR but are deficient in DAF; type II PNH-E are relatively deficient and type III PNH-E are totally deficient in DAF. Antibody that neutralizes the activity of isolated DAF is adsorbed by intact normal E under conditions in which it is weakly adsorbed by type II PNH-E and not adsorbed by type III PNH-E. The deficiency of DAF antigen in PNH-E, as assessed by lack of immunoprecipitation and antibody adsorption, could explain the abnormal sensitivity of PNH-E to complement-mediated lysis and suggests that DAF may protect the membranes of normal E from damage resulting from autologous complement activation. |
| ISSN | 00278424 |
| e-ISSN | 10916490 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| Issue Number | 16 |
| Volume Number | 80 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | National Academy of Sciences |
| Publisher Date | 1983-09-01 |
| Publisher Place | United States |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Complement Activating Enzymes Deficiency Complement C3-C5 Convertases Complement C3b Inactivator Proteins Erythrocyte Membrane Enzymology Erythrocytes Hemoglobinuria, Paroxysmal Antigen-Antibody Complex Isolation & Purification Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel Genetics Immune Sera Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. Multidisciplinary |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Multidisciplinary |
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