COMPLEXED RHEUMATOID-FACTOR MEASUREMENTS IN SERA, SYNOVIAL-FLUIDS AND IN IMMUNE-COMPLEX FRACTIONS

被引:12
作者
FALUS, A [1 ]
MERETEY, K [1 ]
BOHM, U [1 ]
BOZSOKY, S [1 ]
机构
[1] NATL INST RHEUMATOL & PHYSIOTHERAPY,H-1525 BUDAPEST 114,HUNGARY
来源
EXPERIENTIA | 1979年 / 35卷 / 03期
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10.1007/BF01964384
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Mild acidic treatment increases the rheumatoid factor titre of some sera and synovial fluids (SF) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), juvenile RA (JRA) and most frequently in rheumatoid vasculitis. This unmasking of 'hidden' RF in serum and SF samples correlated with the RF-immune complexes (RF-IC) and complexed C4 present in the 3% polyethylene glycol (PEG) precipitates, indicating that by means of 'hidden' RF measurements RF-ICs are possibly detected. This method seems to provide a diagnostic tool for detecting RF-ICs in RA and other related diseases. © 1978 Birkhäuser Verlag.
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页码:413 / 414
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