Pp. Beltyukov et al., CARBOGAL EFFECT ON THE COMPLEMENT-SYSTEM UNDER SIMULATED CONDITIONS AND IN ANIMAL-EXPERIMENTS, Gematologia i transfuziologia, 37(7-8), 1992, pp. 27-28
The influence of dimethylperfluorocyclohexane (carbogal) on the hemoly
tic activity of human blood serum complement was studied in vitro. It
has been show that different effects of carbogol on the complement dep
end on the serum lipid composition. Endotracheal administration of car
bogal to rats results in a significant reduction of complement activit
y in the animal's blood. Significant changes in the hemolytic activity
of the complement recorded 21 days after the endotracheal administrat
ion of the compound are, probably, associated with the complement depl
etion after its activation by carbogal particles or with disorders in
the complement component synthesis by macrophages.