Abstract
The lipid A component of bacterial lipopolysaccharides (endotoxins), when complexed to bovine serum albumin (BSA) or human serum albumin (HSA), was shown to be a potent pyrogen. Furthermore, rabbits could be protected against endotoxin fever by immunization with both lipid A.BSA and lipid A.HSA complexes. The results presented in this paper show that lipid A is responsible for the pyrogenic activity of endotoxins and their ability to induce pyrogenic immunity.
MeSH Terms
Animals
Antigens
Cross Reactions
Female
Glycolipids
Humans
Lipids
Lipopolysaccharides
Male
Polysaccharides, Bacterial
Pyrogens
Rabbits
Salmonella/analysis,immunology
Serum Albumin
Serum Albumin, Bovine
Chemicals
Antigens
Glycolipids
Lipids
Lipopolysaccharides
Polysaccharides, Bacterial
Pyrogens
Serum Albumin
Serum Albumin, Bovine
Authors & Affiliations
6 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Rietschel E T
Kim Y B
Watson D W
Galanos C
Lüderitz O
Westphal O
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