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  • Title: Differential effect of inflammatory stimuli on murine plasma C4 and factor B concentrations.
    Author: Garlepp MJ, Fritzler MJ, Hart DA.
    Journal: Clin Invest Med; 1988 Oct; 11(5):341-6. PubMed ID: 3052973.
    Abstract:
    The in vivo effects of a variety of inflammatory stimuli on complement C4 and factor B plasma levels have been examined. MRL/++ (H-2k) mice were given intraperitoneal injections of lipopolysaccharide, turpentine, Corynebacterium parvum pyridine extract residue or high doses of indomethacin. All of these treatments induced an increase in plasma factor B concentrations, which in the case of C. parvum was dose dependent and persisted for at least 7 days. Lipopolysaccharide, turpentine and indomethacin produced decreases in plasma complement C4. C. parvum, however, produced an increase in plasma complement C4 to approximately 240% of controls which was independent of gender. It was also independent of major histocompatibility complex haplotype, since the same effect was seen in C57B1/6J-bg/bg and C57B1/6J-bg/+ mice. The gross increment in complement C4 was, however, related to the major histocompatibility complex. H-2K mice ("low complement C4") had smaller increments than H-2b ("high complement C4"). Mycobacterium bovis (BCG) also produced a transient increase in C4 in the H-2b mice as well as a prolonged increase in factor B levels. These data (i) suggest that different inflammatory stimuli induce different mediators which may have differential effects on factor B and complement C4 synthesis, and (ii) emphasize the independent regulation of complement C4 and factor B. Qualitative variations in the mediators elaborated during chronic inflammatory diseases may help determine complement C4 fluctuations in systemic lupus erythematosus and the wide range of complement C4 concentrations seen in MRL/1 pr mice with active immune complex disease.
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