C-Reactive Protein Binds Leishmanial Excreted Factors

David G. Pritchard, John E. Volanakis, Gerald M. Slutsky, Charles L. Greenblatt

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Abstract

Excreted factors from Leishmania tropica and Leishmania donovani are precipitated by human and rabbit C-reactive protein. The reaction is calcium dependent and appears to be similar to that reported to occur between C-reactive protein and various galactans. The absence of phosphate and N-acetyl galactosamine suggests that the reaction is not the result of any similarity of the excreted factors to pneumococcal C-polysaccharide.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)500-503
Number of pages4
JournalExperimental Biology and Medicine
Volume178
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1985

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