In vitro activation of feline complement by feline leukemia virus.
AUTOR(ES)
Kobilinsky, L
RESUMO
Incubation of normal feline serum with purified feline leukemia virus (FeLV) at 37 degrees C for 30 min resulted in the activation of the complement system via the classical pathway as demonstrated by consumption of the C1, C4, C2, C3, and, to a lesser extent, the later C components. A similar finding was observed when normal human serum was substituted for normal cat serum. In contrast, complement-dependent lysis of FeLV with normal feline serum as assayed by the release of ribonucleic acid-dependent deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase was one-third that of complement-dependent FeLV lysis with normal human serum. The levels of total hemolytic complement and neutralizing antibody in individual feline sera were also not proportional to the degree of virolytic activity. These observations indicate that the inefficient virolysis of FeLV by normal cat serum may be one of the factors contributing to the high incidence of leukemia observed in cats.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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