Pre-operative and post-operative evaluation of circulating immune complexes in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma.
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
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1989 Dec; 7(2): 95-8
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in English
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| ID: sea-36947
ABSTRACT
Circulating immune complexes (CICs) in the sera of patients with histologically proven adenocarcinoma of stomach were sequentially studied. Serial CICs levels, quantitated using a sensitive method F(ab')2 anti-C3 ELISA, were measured before surgery and in a post-operative follow up. CICs could be detected in 85% of the patients pre-operatively, while ten days after surgery positivity decreased to 71%. Thirty days after surgery, the mean CIC levels decreased significantly and positivity fell to 46%. The results indicate that removal of primary tumor mass results in a sharp decline of CIC levels.
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Main subject:
Postoperative Period
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Stomach Neoplasms
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Time Factors
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Humans
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Adenocarcinoma
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Adult
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Middle Aged
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Antigen-Antibody Complex
Language:
English
Journal:
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
Year:
1989
Type:
Article
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