ABSTRACT
Dermatophyte infections induce a humoral immune response and an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect specific antibody classes against antigen derived from Trichophyton rubrum. Sera from 19 acute patients, 18 chronic patients, and 27 normal controls were evaluated. Mean IgG titers against dermatophyte antigen were significantly higher in all patients than in controls. Mean IgM levels were significantly higher in acute patients than in controls. No significant difference was detected in IgE titers between the patients and controls. These results do not reveal whether the humoral immune response has a role in the progression of the infection.
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Antibodies, Fungal/blood , Antigens, Fungal/immunology , Immunoglobulins/blood , Tinea/immunology , Acute Disease , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Child, Preschool , Chronic Disease , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/methods , Evaluation Studies as Topic , Humans , Immunoglobulin E/blood , Immunoglobulin G/blood , Immunoglobulin M/blood , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Determination of IgE level in serum and semen of 92 men by an enzymatic immuno-assay method verified its presence in semen of most of them (92.3%) in much smaller amount than that present in serum (2.6%). IgE levels in serum and semen were significantly correlated. Serum levels were significantly higher in men with obstructive azoospermia, specially when associated with infection. Serum levels of IgE were higher in the fertile men, and in cases without infection as compared with those with prostatitis though this difference was not significant.
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Immunoglobulin E/analysis , Oligospermia/immunology , Semen/immunology , Adult , Humans , Immunoenzyme Techniques , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
The effect of haemorrhagic shock on the simultaneous appearance of enteric micro-organisms in the central lymph and the portal blood was studied in 30 dogs. Irreversible haemorrhagic shock results in portal bacteraemia but the lymph remains sterile. Thoracic duct drainage is harmful and hastens the onset of irreversibility.
