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Human polymorphonuclear leucocyte migration inhibitory factor. Evidence for antigen dependency.

R H Weisbart·J Isaacson·R Bluestone·L S Goldberg
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Abstract

Sudies were performed on human polymorphonuclear leucocyte migration inhibitory factor (PMN-MIF) to determine its antigen dependence. PMN-MIF produced by lymphocytes in response to purified protein derivative or coccidiodin was measured in an agarose gel system with buffy coat leucocytes as indicator cells. PMN-MIF activity contained in the lymphocyte supernatants uniformly disappeared when the supernatants were diluted 1:50 with medium; the inhibitory activity was only restored when the diluted supernatants were reconstituted with specific antigen. PMN-MIF isolated by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed the same properties as PMN-MIF present in whole supernatants. This factor consistently migrated in the albumin region on gel electrophoresis. These data indicate that human PMN-MIF is antigen-dependent.

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AntigensCoccidioidinEpitopesHumansMacrophage Migration-Inhibitory FactorsNeutrophilsTuberculinJournal ArticleResearch Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

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R H Weisbart, J Isaacson, R Bluestone, L S Goldberg. 1975. Human polymorphonuclear leucocyte migration inhibitory factor. Evidence for antigen dependency.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/50998/

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