Abstract
SummaryColloidal carbon ink (C11/ 1431a) and various commercial gelatin preparations were pyrogenic in rabbits. Cross-tolerance studies indicated the existence of endotoxin in pyrogenic gelatins. Three of seven gelatin preparations depressed carbon phagocytosis in rats when administered 30 minutes prior to the clearance test; however, no significant correlation existed between gelatin pyrogenicity and depression of phagocytosis. All 3 RE interacting gelatins had alkaline isoelectric ranges. Gelatin pretreatment depressed a subsequent carbon clearance while endotoxin induced a marked but delayed increase in carbon phagocytosis. Chronic injections of endotoxin markedly stimulated the RES as reflected in enhanced phagocytosis and splenomegaly; in contrast, chronic gelatin administration produced no such effects. It appears that the influence of gelatin on the RES is not mediated solely by a pyrogenic endotoxin contaminant.
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