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P J Jose, M J Forrest, T J Williams.
Abstract
We describe a radioimmunoassay for rabbit C5a and its use to obtain evidence of extravascular C5a generation in two inflammatory reactions in the peritoneal cavity. These observations, together with the potent activity of C5a in inducing increased microvascular permeability involving circulating PMN leukocytes, strengthen the case for considering C5a an important inflammatory mediator. These findings offer an explanation for the many different experimental inflammatory reactions where oedema formation can be suppressed either by systemic depletion of complement or by depletion of circulating PMN leukocytes.Entities:
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Year: 1983 PMID: 6644242 PMCID: PMC2187170 DOI: 10.1084/jem.158.6.2177
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Exp Med ISSN: 0022-1007 Impact factor: 14.307