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. 1953 Sep 1;98(3):277–289. doi: 10.1084/jem.98.3.277

THE INFLUENCE OF CALCIUM IONS ON THE INACTIVATION OF HUMAN COMPLEMENT AND ITS COMPONENTS BY PLASMIN

Irwin H Lepow 1, Louis Pillemer 1, Oscar D Ratnoff 1; With the Technical Assistance of Leona Wurz1
PMCID: PMC2136238  PMID: 13084846

Abstract

Ca++ potentiates the inactivation of human complement by streptokinase-activated plasmin and chloroform-activated bovine plasmin. The optimum concentration of Ca++ varies between 10–2 M and 10–3 M, decreasing with increasing concentrations of streptokinase. The susceptibility of the components of complement to inactivation by plasmin is different in the presence and absence of Ca++. C'2 and C'4 are most readily inactivated by plasmin in the presence of Ca++, while C'1 disappears first in the absence of Ca++. A large part of this C'1 disappearance is due to spontaneous inactivation. Similarities are pointed out between the influence of Ca++ on the inactivation of the components of complement by antigen-antibody systems and by plasmin.

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