[Hypocomplementary urticarial vasculitis with the mitral valve affection and complement-fixed antibodies to the myocardial antigens].
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The method is based on the ability of inulin to activate the alternative route of the complement system. The alternative activity is assessed from the consumption of the third complement component as a result of interaction with inulin. C3 is measured in experimental and control samples by kinetic titration, which permits assessing the activation of the alternative route in patients sera in less than 2 hours.
The method is intended for preparing a reagent for the detection of the second component and factor B of the complement system. It makes use of an unsophisticated device for even time-controlled heating of the serum by letting it pass through a coil pipe submerged in the bath. The resultant reagent is used to measure the activity of the second component and B factor of the complement system and may be used for assessing humoral immunity in patients.