Blood, 1958, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 156-161.
© 1958 American Society of Hematology, Inc.
Hematopoietic and Nitrogen-Sparing Effect of Preparations
from Hog Gastric Mucosa with High Content of
Blood Group Substances
ANGELO CRESSERI 1,
AURELIO CANTONE 1,
FRANCO PICCININI 1, and
VITTORIO CAPRARO 1
1 Biological Laboratory of the Istituto Carlo Erba per Ricerche Terapeutiche,
Milano, Italy.
A mucin fraction with high content of A and H blood group substances was
obtained from hog gastric mucosa. This fraction administered per os together
with vitamin B12 in rats made anemic by phenylhydrazine injection shows
a significant effect on the hematologic response in comparison with the animal
treated with vitamin B12 alone.
The same fraction administered per os in cortisone-treated rats has also
a significant nitrogen sparing action.
The possible mechanisms and relationships of the observed biologic effects
are briefly discussed.
Submitted on January 15, 1957
Accepted on September 23, 1957