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  • Title: Complement activity in normal rabbit bronchoalveolar fluid. Description of an inhibitor of C3 activation.
    Author: Giclas PC, King TE, Baker SL, Russo J, Henson PM.
    Journal: Am Rev Respir Dis; 1987 Feb; 135(2):403-11. PubMed ID: 3643768.
    Abstract:
    Hemolytically active C4, C3, C5, and C6, and trace amounts of C1, were present in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from healthy adult rabbits. Both the alternative and classical pathways were functionally intact through C5. Complement depletion by intravascularly administered cobra venom factor caused a parallel decrease in lavageable C5 from the rabbit's lungs. Whereas BALF C5 had specific activity comparable to serum C5, that of BALF C3 was lower than predicted. This was found to be due to the action of a substance that selectively blocked C3 activation. The inhibitor did not cause irreversible inactivation of C3, and it had no effect on C5 activity. It blocked the formation of EAC423 from EAC42 + C3, but not the lysis of preformed EAC423 + C5-9 or EAC423 rosetting with rabbit neutrophils. Hydrophobic chromatography of BALF separated the activity of the inhibitor from that of C3. Further chromatography showed that it had a net negative charge at physiologic pH, and molecular weight between 14 and 30 kilodaltons. The presence of an inhibitor of C3 activation in the airways would provide control of complement activation in an environment that is constantly exposed to bacteria, dust, and other potential inflammatory stimuli.
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