title: PAF of biological fluids in disease: IV. Levels in blood in allergic reactions induced by drugs.
abstract: In allergic reactions induced by drugs we detected elevated platelet activating factor (PAF) bioactivity in blood and we isolated a substance with activity and chemical characteristics similar to AGEPC (semisynthetic PAF, beef-heart derived PAF). The levels of the circulating substance were about ten times higher than the ones detected in normal subjects.
authors.affiliation: University of Athens, Department of Food Chemistry, Greece.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lazanas
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Demopoulos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tournis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koussissis
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Labrakis-Lazanas
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tsarouhas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010972:Platelet Activating Factor / Q000097:blood*; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D010972:Platelet Activating Factor