Lymphokine activity in coelenterate envenomation.
Four patients were tested to determine whether lymphokine activity could be produced by their peripheral blood leukocytes exposed to jellyfish antigens. One patient was a false positive reactor, one had a prolonged lymphokine response three years after a persistent eruption induced by the venom, and one had lymphokine activity associated only with the cutaneous eruption. These results support the hypothesis that T cell function may be important in the pathogenesis of cutaneous lesions following coelenterate envenomation.
Burnett
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Hepper
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D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000276:immunology*; D002465:Cell Movement / Q000187:drug effects; D003064:Cnidarian Venoms / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007694:Killer Cells, Natural / Q000187:drug effects; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000276:immunology; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D003064:Cnidarian Venoms; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D008222:Lymphokines