Breakdown Product of Factor B as an Index of Complement Activation in Lepromatous Leprosy and Its Relation with Bacillary Load
作者:
K. SAHA,
V. SHARMA,
A. K. CHAKRABARTY,
V. N. SEHGAL,
期刊:
Scandinavian Journal of Immunology
(WILEY Available online 1983)
卷期:
Volume 17,
issue 1
页码: 37-43
ISSN:0300-9475
年代: 1983
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-3083.1983.tb00763.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
Serum complement profile studied in 50 lepromatous leprosy patients with various bacillary loads demonstrated significantly decreased C3 levels in patients with high bacteriological index (2+ to 4 +) as compared with those with lesser bacterial load. In contrast, mean serum levels of Cl q and C4 components remained unchanged. The concentration of factor B breakdown product (Ba) and its ratio to factor B increased with the bacterial density and more so in patients with erythema nodosum leprosum. A significant negative correlation was found between serum C3 and Ba levels in most lepromatous patients. Analysis of the data suggested the alternative pathway as the possible mechanism of complement activation in lepromatous leprosy.
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