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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-3-13
pubmed:abstractText
In vitro function tests were performed on peripheral blood monocytes isolated from patients with putative immune complex diseases undergoing therapeutic plasma exchange. Bacterial killing by monocytes improved significantly after plasma exchange (pre: 29 +/- 5%; post: 39 +/- 3%). The intracellular content of the acid hydrolase N-acetylglucosaminidase (NAG) after in vitro culture rose significantly following plasma exchange (pre: 48.3 +/- 21 nmol mg protein-1 hr-1; post: 76.6 +/- 30.6), although the amount of NAG released into the supernatant was unchanged. Plasma exchange also resulted in reduced levels of immune complexes (IC) and clinical improvement in most patients. The beneficial effect of plasma exchange in patients with IC diseases may be partly due to removal of IC which are known to influence the functional activity of cells of the mononuclear macrophage series.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0009-9104
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
45
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
240-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
The effect of plasma exchange on the in vitro monocyte function of patients with immune complex diseases.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article