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Thomas F. Schulz

Akute und chronische Virus-Erkrankungen des Zentralnervensystems

Virale Erkrankungen konnen akut als Meningitis, Enzephalitis und Myelitis verlaufen. Da diese Lokalisationen nicht immer streng abgrenzbar sind, werden auch die Bezeichnungen Meningoenzephalitis und Enzephalomyelitis gebraucht. Alle viralen Infekte zeichnen sich durch ein lymphozytares Infiltrat und Lymphozyten im Liquor aus, dem eine granulozytare Phase vorausgehen kann. Ca 50% der Falle bleiben atiologisch ungeklart. Eine Abgrenzung der einzelnen Er- krankungen erfolgtauf Grund des klinischen Bildes, der Anamnese (Zeckenstich, Hundebisse, Auslandsreisen) sowie der virologischen Diagnostik.

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Conditions for the Enhancing Effect of Protease Inhibitors on the Concanavalin A Induced Thymidine Response of Murine Lymphocytes

Incorporation of [<sup>3</sup>H]-thymidine – [<sup>3</sup>H]-TdR – into concanavalin A (Con A) stimulated murine splenocytes and thymocytes was found to be enhanced by addition of certain concentrations of phenyl-methyl-sulfonylfluoride (PMSF), di-isopropylfluorophosphate (DFP), N-α-tosyl-<i>L</i>-lysyl-<i>L</i>-chloromethylketone (TLCK), and soybean trypsin inhibitor (SBTI). No enhancement could be observed when mononuclear cells of the peripheral blood were used, and a medium enhancement when thymocytes were applied. Furthermore, no enhancing effect of the protease inhibitors (PI) on the Con A response of murine splenocytes could be observed…

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Detection of proteolytic (C 3-cleaving) activity on mouse mastocytoma (P815) cells and other mouse cell lines by formation of cell contact with C 3-carrying mouse lymphocytes

Mouse mastocytoma cells (P 815) formed rosettes with normal mouse spleen lymphocytes which had been coated with uncleaved human C 3; this interaction was clearly dependent on the amount of C 3. Lymphocytes treated with C 3 b or buffer alone were ineffective. Formation of cell contact could be inhibited by the presence of protease inhibitors such as diisopropyl fluorophosphate, phenyl methyl sulfonyl fluoride and tosyllysyl chloromethyl ketone. Seve n out of 13 different cell lines behaved like P 815 cells. The results strongly suggested that a proteolytic activity on mouse tumor cells led to a cooperation with uncleaved C 3 on a carrier cell to connect these two cells. We interpreted these …

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Importance of Factors H and I for the Adherence of C3b-Coated Erythrocytes to Cells

Abstract The role of cell membrane-associated human factor H for the binding of cell-bound Cab to complement receptor-carrying (CR + ) cells was investigated. Pretreatment of CR + cells with antibodies to factor H inhibited the adherence of Cab-coated red cells to human tonsil lymphocytes (TL) and peripheral blood monocytes (Mo). The Cab receptor reactivity of human polymorphonuclear leucocytes (PMN) was not influenced and the one of Raji lymphoblastoid cells only slightly influenced; iC3b and Cad receptor reactivity was in no case affected. When diisopropylfluorophosphate (DFP) in a concentration of 0.1 mM was present during pretreatment of the CR + cells with anti H, the antibodies gained…

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