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8933169

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-3-3
pubmed:abstractText
In fourteen patients in persistent vegetative state (PVS) immune responsiveness was investigated. In particular, we studied the relationship between brain lesions following traumatic injury and immune system. In this respect, phagocytosis and killing of Candida albicans by polymorphonuclear cells (PMN) and monocytes were tested. In addition serum levels of Interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) were evaluated. The patients come out from PVS by 3-4 month were used as control group. Data shown a profound impairement of phagocytosis and killing of monocytes and low serum levels of IFN gamma when compared with normal values. Taken together, these findings suggest that brain lesions, may affect non-specific immune response.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0892-3973
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
549-69
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-5-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Impairment of non-specific immunity in patients in persistent vegetative state.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine University of Bari, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article