[Dynamics of lysosomal cationic proteins in experimental streptococcal infection in monkeys]

The study of the time course of nonenzymatic lysosomal cation proteins in monkeys (rhesus macaques) revealed its correlation with the clinical manifestations of the developing disease. At the period of pronounced clinical manifestations of the disease the cation protein indices decreased. They returned to the initial level when the general state of the animals improved, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate decreased and the leukocyte formula became normal. The determination of the cation protein level can serve as an additional test for the evaluation of the natural resistance of the body.