Presence and Characterization of Complement-like Activity in the Amphioxus Branchiostoma belcheri tsingtauense(Immunology)

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The humoral fluid of Branchiostoma belcheri tsingtauense was examined for the presence of complement-like activity. The humoral fluid showed hemolytic activity for rabbit erythrocytes and those from species representing mammals, birds, amphibians and fish, but not sensitized sheep erythrocytes. There was no relationship between phylogeny of the target erythrocytes and degree of hemolysis. The hemolytic activity was optimally assayed at 20℃, at pH 7.5, and in the presence of 10mM Mg^<2+>. The hemolytic activity was Mg^<2+>-dependent and heat-sensitive, and was abrogated by treatment with rabbit anti-human C3 serum, zymosan, methylamine, hydrazine, and phenylmethylenesulfonyl fluoride. In addition, Western blotting and titration by turbidimetric immunoassay (TIA) revealed that amphioxus humoral fluid contained C3 component, and its concentration is about 1.17mg/ml, which is comparable to C3 concentration in human or dog sera. These suggest that the hemolytic activities displayed by amphioxus humoral fluid appear to represent the vertebrate complement system probably operating via the alternative pathway.
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2003-10-25