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The expression of acute experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in mice is controlled by several dominant genes, H-2 and histamine sensitization genes. SJL/J and SWR/J, which are H-2s and H-2q, respectively, are susceptible to EAE and sensitive to Bordetella pertussis histamine-sensitizing factor (HSF), which produces a vasoactive amine hypersensitivity. Other H-2s or H-2q strains such as A.SW, B10.Q and several others do not develop acute EAE and are not sensitive to B. pertussis HSF. One strain tested, DDD (KsIsD?) is HSF sensitive but does not develop EAE (presumably because it lacks the appropriate responder H-2 haplotype). However, F1 hybrids between B10.S and DDD are sensitive to HSF and develop EAE. The induction and effector phases of acute EAE are apparently controlled by the combination of H-2 and HSF genes. A combination of the correct H-2 hapotype and histamine sensitivity is required for the development of acute EAE.

RE ferritin synthesis in IHC was studied in M0s isolated from peripheral blood. Twelve phlebotomized hemochromatosis patients with normal body iron stores and 12 healthy control subjects were studied. M0s in culture were exposed to iron as either ferric ammonium citrate or iron dextran, and ferritin synthesis was determined by measurement of 3H-leucine incorporation after isolation of ferritin by a quantitative immunoadsorbent technique. Iron at concentrations of 150 and 300 microM induced de novo ferritin synthesis, increasing both 3H-leucine incorporation into ferritin and cellular ferritin content. However, no differences were observed between hemochromatosis and control M0s with respect to basal or iron-stimulated ferritin synthesis. The study has demonstrated that M0 ferritin synthesis in IHC does not differ from M0 ferritin synthesis in normal subjects and therefore suggests that the reported abnormalities in RE iron storage in IHC are not related to an inability of RE cells to synthesize ferritin.

125I-labelled gastrin with high immunological activity and high specific radioactivity of 22.2 approximately 25.9 GBq (600 approximately mCi)/mg (0.5 iodine atom/1 gastrin molecule) was prepared by chloramine-T method using the amount of 100 molar ratio of chloramine-T to gastrin. As results of gastrin radioimmunoassay with polyethylene glycol (PEG) method, intra- and interassay coefficient of variation (C.V.) were 3.6 approximately 7.6% and 5.7 approximately 10.4%, respectively. The average recoveries of 2 levels of gastrin added to serum samples were 104 +/- 11.9% and 105 +/- 9.7%. The correlation coefficient of gastrin values obtained with dextrancoated charcoal (DCC) method and present method was r = 0.973. Antibody used in this study have a characteristic to strongly recognize the tyrosin residue at 12 position and the methionyl residue at 15 position on gastrin (1-17).