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Serological findings in patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis during remission. 1993

P K Bhatnagar, and B Banerjee, and P U Sarma

Diagnostic Kit Laboratory, CSIR Centre for Biochemicals, Delhi, India.

The concentrations of total IgG, complement C3 and circulating immune complexes (CIC) were studied in 15 patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) during remission and compared with those of 10 matched controls. The concentrations of complement and circulating immune complexes were similar to those of the controls but 33% of patients with ABPA in remission still had circulating immune complexes, mainly of IgG. Even so, the concentrations of IgG were significantly higher in patients during remission compared to controls but were lower than those observed during the acute stage of ABPA.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007074	Immunoglobulin G	The major immunoglobulin isotype class in normal human serum. There are several isotype subclasses of IgG, for example, IgG1, IgG2A, and IgG2B.	Gamma Globulin, 7S,IgG,IgG Antibody,Allerglobuline,IgG(T),IgG1,IgG2,IgG2A,IgG2B,IgG3,IgG4,Immunoglobulin GT,Polyglobin,7S Gamma Globulin,Antibody, IgG,GT, Immunoglobulin
D008297	Male		Males
D012074	Remission Induction	Therapeutic act or process that initiates a response to a complete or partial remission level.	Induction of Remission,Induction, Remission,Inductions, Remission,Remission Inductions
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000208	Acute Disease	Disease having a short and relatively severe course.	Acute Diseases,Disease, Acute,Diseases, Acute
D000936	Antigen-Antibody Complex	The complex formed by the binding of antigen and antibody molecules. The deposition of large antigen-antibody complexes leading to tissue damage causes IMMUNE COMPLEX DISEASES.	Immune Complex,Antigen-Antibody Complexes,Immune Complexes,Antigen Antibody Complex,Antigen Antibody Complexes,Complex, Antigen-Antibody,Complex, Immune,Complexes, Antigen-Antibody,Complexes, Immune
D001229	Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary	Hypersensitivity reaction (ALLERGIC REACTION) to fungus ASPERGILLUS in an individual with long-standing BRONCHIAL ASTHMA. It is characterized by pulmonary infiltrates, EOSINOPHILIA, elevated serum IMMUNOGLOBULIN E, and skin reactivity to Aspergillus antigen.	Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis,Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergilloses,Aspergilloses, Allergic Bronchopulmonary,Aspergillosis, Bronchopulmonary Allergic,Bronchopulmonary Aspergilloses, Allergic,Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis, Allergic,Allergic Aspergilloses, Bronchopulmonary,Allergic Aspergillosis, Bronchopulmonary,Aspergilloses, Bronchopulmonary Allergic,Bronchopulmonary Allergic Aspergilloses,Bronchopulmonary Allergic Aspergillosis
D015932	Complement C3c	A 206-amino-acid fragment in the alpha chain (672-1663) of C3b. It is generated when C3b is inactivated (iC3b) and its alpha chain is cleaved by COMPLEMENT FACTOR I into C3c (749-954), and C3dg (955-1303) in the presence COMPLEMENT FACTOR H.	C3c Complement,Complement 3c,Complement C3c Fragment,Complement Component 3c,C3c Fragment, Complement,C3c, Complement,Complement, C3c,Component 3c, Complement,Fragment, Complement C3c