CIRCULATING IMMUNE-COMPLEXES IN SERA FROM PATIENTS RECEIVING PROCAINAMIDE

被引:19
作者
BECKER, M
KLAJMAN, A
MOALEM, T
YARETZKY, A
BENEFRAIM, S
机构
[1] MEIR HOSP,MED DEPT B,KFAR SABA,ISRAEL
[2] TEL AVIV UNIV,SACKLER SCH MED,RAMAT AVIV,ISRAEL
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CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY AND IMMUNOPATHOLOGY | 1979年 / 12卷 / 02期
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10.1016/0090-1229(79)90010-2
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Sera from patients receiving procainamide (PrA) therapy were investigated for their ability to inhibit an antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity system (ADCC). Before the start of therapy 1 out of 20 sera from patients were inhibitory. Two months following the onset of therapy, 21 out of 29 sera (72%) inhibited ADCC. Sera from 13 out of 29 (44%) patients receiving PrA for periods greater than 6 months still displayed inhibitory factors. The inhibitory factors were found by sucrose-gradient ultracentrifugation to be located mainly in fractions 7 S to 19 S. Adsorption of sera with anti-human IgG linked to Sepharose removed inhibitory factors whereas similar treatment with anti-human IgM Sepharose did not, indicating that IgG was present in the inhibitory material. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that PrA induces IgG-containing immune complexes. © 1979.
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