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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-3-17
pubmed:abstractText
Serum from 27 patients with fulminant hepatic failure and grade IV encephalopathy had reduced ability to stimulate the movement in vitro of normal polymorphonuclear leucocytes. All patients had a deficiency of serum complement factors C3 and C5 and there was a significant positive correlation between C5 and serum stimulatory activity. However, in addition to this complement defect, serum from 22% of patients contained an antagonist to normal serum stimulatory factors. This antagonism was attributed to at least two different substances in the serum on the basis of differences in heat lability, dialysability and action on complement factor C5a. Polymorphonuclear leucocytes from eight of 13 patients had reduced movement toward serum, but serum from only one patient contained an antagonist acting on the cells; this was probably related to an underlying carcinoma of the breast. During the early stages of clinical recovery, serum stimulatory and complement activity returned to normal. These serum and cellular defects have not been reported previously in patients with fulminant hepatic failure and represent major defects in the body's defenses against bacterial infection.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0009-9104
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
442-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Serum stimulatory activity and polymorphonuclear leucocyte movement in patients with fulminant hepatic failure.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't