ABSTRACT
The effect of properdin, lysozyme and complementary activity of the blood serum on the degree of immune alteration of leukocytes was revealed on the clinico-experimental material. In the leukocytolysis a neutrophil apparently serves as a mechanical substrate. It is likely that the cytophilic organic antibodies conditioned the indirect variety of leukocytolysis.
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Leukocytes/immunology , Liver Cirrhosis/immunology , Adult , Aged , Animals , Complement System Proteins , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Muramidase/pharmacology , Neutrophils/immunology , Properdin/pharmacology , RabbitsABSTRACT
The study of some factors of nonspecific immunity in 85 patients with cirrhosis and in 9 patients with primary cancer of the liver revealed a decrease of all factors of nonspecific immunity under consideration, while in primary cancer of the liver--selective and more sharp fall of properdin level. The complement, as compared with the control, was not changed, whereas lysozyme was statistically reliably higher than in healthy persons.