title: Abnormal erythrocyte and lymphocyte chemiluminescence in chronic granulomatous disease: evidence for a generalized membrane defect.
abstract: Concanavalin A (soluble)- and/or opsonized zymosan (particulate)-stimulated luminol-dependent chemiluminescence was demonstrated in normal human lymphocytes, erythrocytes, and in the membrane (ghost) fractions of polymorphonuclear neutrophils and erythrocytes. By contrast, seven patients with chronic granulomatous disease (five boys with the X-linked type and two female variants) had diminished luminescent responses to con A and/or opsonized zymosan in their lymphocytes, erythrocytes, erythrocyte membranes, as well as neutrophil membranes, suggesting generalization of the deficiency in the neutrophil oxidase system to other cells.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008165:Luminol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases / Q000032:analysis; D019255:NADPH Oxidases; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000378:metabolism; D015054:Zymosan / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D008165:Luminol; D015054:Zymosan; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases; D019255:NADPH Oxidases