| Literature DB >> 7429552 |
A Hijlstra, W Van Dorp, M R Daha, G Q Leslie.
Abstract
In a search for new techniques which would specifically identify the various steps of the handling of immune complexes by macrophages the local anaesthetic, lidocaine, was investigated. Lidocaine was shown to inhibit selectively the digestion of immune complexes and immunoglobulin aggregates by macrophages whereas it had little effect on the binding or ingestion steps. Due to the reversible inhibitory effect of lidocaine, this drug may be used in future studies to assess the role of extracellular stimuli on the fate of intracellular immune complexes.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID: 7429552 PMCID: PMC1458221
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunology ISSN: 0019-2805 Impact factor: 7.397