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Iatreia ; 8(4): 142-146, dic. 1995. tab
Article in English, Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-430997

ABSTRACT

Se estudiaron 45 pacientes asmáticos adultos de difícil manejo, de más de 5 años de evolución, 37 de ellos esteroide dependientes y 8 no dependientes, con asma alérgica o intrínseca y algunos con infecciones respiratorias recurrentes de predominio viral. Por nefelometría se midieron los niveles séricos de las Igs G, M y A, y por ELISA se determinó la IgE total. Se encontraron 4 pacientes con deficiencia de IgG total, en el grupo de los esteroide dependientes. Mediante ELISA tlpo sandwich y con anticuerpos monoclonales específicos para las subclases de IgG se investigaron los niveles séricos de IgG1, 2, 3 y 4. En el 55.6 por ceinto de los enfermos se encontraron una O más deficiencias de subclases. No hubo diferencias significativas entre los grupos esteroide y no esteroide dependientes, ni entre los asmáticos alérgicos e intrínsecos, ni entre los con infección recurrente o sin ella. Predominó la deficiencia de IgG1; en total el 46.7 por ciento de los pacientes tenían deficiencia aislada o combinada de IgG1, el 31.1 por ciento de IgG2, el 24.4por ciento de IgG3 y el 17.8 por ciento de Igd4. La alta incidencia de deficiencia de subclases podría deberse a la acción de los esteroides o a una alteración en la regulación de la síntesis de Igs producida por un defecto Inmune primario. Esta deficiencia sería la responsable del comportamiento agresivo de la enfermedad


We studied 45 adult asthmatic patients with difficult to care disease and who had more than five years of evolution; they suffered from elther allergic or intrinsic asthma and some had experienced recurrent respiratory tract infections. predominantly of viral etiology. Serum levels of IgA, IgG and IgM were measured by nephelometry and total lgE was determined by an Enzyme-Linked immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). Total lgG deficiency was found in four steroid. dependent patients. Serum levels of IgG subclasses 1 to 4 were measured by means of a sandwich-like ELISA with specific monoclonal antibodies. One or more subclass deficiencies were present In 55.6% of the patients. Significant differences were not found between the following groups: steroid and nonsteroid dependent patients; allergic or intrinsic, asthma; and individuals with or without history of infection. IgG 1 deficiency was the most commonly found: It was present in 46.7% of the patients, either as an isolated disorder or combined with alteration of other subclasses. Deficiency of other subclasses was present in the following proportions: 31.1% for IgG2; 24.4% for IgG3 and 17.8 for IgG4. The high incidence of subclass deficiency may be due to steroid action or to primary Immune defects leading to disorders of IgG synthesis. Such situation might be responsible for the aggressive behavior of the disease


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Asthma , IgG Deficiency , Status Asthmaticus
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