Proceedings of the Sixth International Lectin Meeting, Poznan, Poland, September 2-6, 1984

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PART I. BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF LECTINS -- The immunosuppresive nature of tomato lectin and its possible clinical relevance -- The interaction of dietary lectin with porcine small intestine and the production of lectin-specific antibodies -- Lectin-induced arthritis of rabbit as a model of rheumatoid arthritis -- Mononuclear cell response to lectin: cAMP and qhemiluminescense -- Peanut agglutinin and cell cooperation in interleukin-2 mediated mouse thymocyte stimulation -- The effect of toxic lectins on histamine release from human basophil granulocytes -- PART II. HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CYTOCHEMISTRY WITH LECTINS -- Lectin binding to non-malignant and malignant human uroepithelial cells in vitro -- Lectin target cells in human brain tumors -- Characterization of polycystic kidneys with lectins and differentiation markers of the nephron -- PNA binding to human colorectal tissue as a marker of neoplastic transformation -- Intensive and selective staining of stored glycolipid in Sandhoff's disease by DBA, Dolichos biflorous agglutinin -- Differential diagnosis of anaplastic gastric cancers by lectins -- Cytochemical demonstration of cardiac glycosides in the heart muscle tissues using lectins and aldehydebisulfite- toluidine blue (abt) reaction -- Ulex europaeus I lectin binding glycoprotein in primary sensory terminals of human spinal cord -- Lectin binding patterns in normal human salivary glands -- Lectin binding sites on bronchial carcinoma cells -- Distribution of glycoconjugates in normal testis and in seminoma -- Diagnosis of soft tissue tumors. Ulex europaeus lectin I is a marker for biphasic synovial sarcoma and mesothelioma -- The binding of Dolichos biflorus agglutinin to vascular endothelium and intestinal epithelium of mice, a genetic dimorphism -- Rat gastrointestinal glycocomjugates. Histological studies with lectins and monoclonal anti human blood group antibodies -- Lectin binding and uptake by human