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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-9-25
pubmed:abstractText
The pathogenetic mechanism underlying Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) is poorly understood. Complement activation has been thought to have a role, but despite the demonstration of complement components in skin and renal biopsy material, serological evidence of complement activation is not convincing. We have assessed complement activation in 64 children with acute HSP. We used an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to measure plasma levels of three multimolecular complement activation protein (CAP) complexes: C1r:C1s:C1-inhibitor, C3bP and C5b-9. We found no significant difference between the levels of CAPs in children with acute HSP and a control group of children. This study does not support a role for complement activation in the pathogenesis of HSP.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0931-041X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
477-80
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Complement activation in Henoch-Schönlein purpura.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nephrology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article