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2828451

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-3-18
pubmed:abstractText
In an earlier study, we reported IgE-containing circulating immune complexes (CICs) in 66.6% of the patients with rheumatoid arthritis who were studied, especially in those with extra-articular manifestations. The present study was undertaken to examine the possible role of these immune complexes in inflammatory cell activation. Twelve patients with classic or definite rheumatoid arthritis, two with primary Sjögren's syndrome, and three patients with systemic lupus erythematosus were studied. Of these 17 patients, 10 were IgE-containing CIC positive, and seven patients were IgE-containing CIC negative. Polyethylene glycol-precipitated IgE-containing CICs and IgG-containing CICs of these patients were coated on plastic wells and incubated with suspensions of neutrophils. As a parameter of cell activation, superoxide release (SOR) was measured by cytochrome C reduction in the supernatant after 30, 60, and 90 minutes. There was a significant SOR up to 38% of the zymosan control when IgE-containing CICs were incubated with neutrophils. Furthermore, there was a significant correlation between the level of IgE-containing CICs and the amount of SOR, but not between the level of IgG-containing CICs and the amount of SOR. These results suggest a possible role for IgE-containing CICs in the activation of inflammatory cells in connective tissue diseases.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0091-6749
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
81
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
95-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Neutrophil activation by IgE-containing circulating immune complexes of patients with connective tissue diseases.
pubmed:affiliation
Section of Immunology, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article