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W Kopeć

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PubMed1978

Detection of circulating immune complexes in patients with glomerulonephritis.

143 patients were evaluated clinically on the basis of the renal biopsy. Three methods for detecting circulating immune complexes (CIC) were employed: complement consumption test, inhibition of erythrocyte antibody IgG-EA rosette forming test and optical density of 4% PEG precipitated sera. CIC were present in the sera of all patients with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (2 weeks after streptococcal infection of the throat). In a group of patients with chronic glomerulonephritis the highest values in positive results were observed in lupus nephritis, chronic proliferative glomerulonephritis and chronic submicroscopic glomerulonephritis. These results were compared with levels of total hemolytic complement, C3, C4 components and serum immunoglobulins (IgA, IgG, IgM).

Antigen-Antibody Complex↗
PubMed1978

Evaluation of the function of polymorphonuclear neutrophils in patients with glomerulonephritis. I. Influence of nitrogen metabolites retention, in renal failure on functional activity of polymorphonuclear neutrophils.

The function of polymorphonuclear neutrophils in two groups of patients with glomerulonephritis was investigated. Patients were divided according to renal efficiency. In the group of 37 patients with renal failure a decrease in chemotactic activity, phagocytal index and iodination activity of leukocytes was observed (as compared with the control group). Our data indicate that renal insufficiency has some influence on the activity of polymorphonuclear neutrophils.

Acute Kidney Injury↗
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[Certain aspects of clinically mild, non-tropical chyluria].

Chyluria despite pseudo- banality may pose several diagnostic and therapeutical problems. Its etiopathogenesis is unclear, too. Prolonged loss of the lymph observed in patients with chyluria due to inherited anomalies of lymphatic system may lead to serious deficits and homeostasis disorders. Basing on these thesis, the authors present two patients with chyluria due to inherited anomaly of extraperitoneal lymphatic system and review available literature. Particular role in the clinical follow-up of these patients plays their immunologic status. The authors did note deficiency of cell-mediated immunity measured with skin tests and lymphocyte T blastic transformation test, and increasing IgG deficit, and particularly annoying IgA deficit in the patient with long-lasting, massive chyluria.

Adult↗
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[Circulating immunologic complexes in blood sera of bronchial asthma patients treated with attenuated vaccine].

The study included 20 patients (8 males and 12 females) with non-atopic bronchial asthma treated with attenuated vaccines. Circulating immune complexes were assayed with two methods prior to and after the treatment of each patient. No increase in serum circulating immune complexes was produced after the treatment. Clinical improvement was noted in 75% of treated patients. Circulating immune complexes were detected in the blood serum of three patients treated without an effect.

Adult↗
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[Circulating immune complexes in patients treated with Pollinex vaccine].

Twenty six patients with rhinitis were desensitized with Pollinex. Circulating immune complexes were determined in these patients before and after immunotherapy. Two assay techniques - precipitation and PEG-CCT were applied to assay circulating immune complexes. It was found that specific immunotherapy with Pollinex does not produce circulating immune complexes in patients with hay fever.

Adult↗