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Hemolytic activity of classic and alternative complement cascades and blood concentrations of TNF-α, IL-1ß, and IL-6 were measured in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. The results attest to hyperactivity of the classic complement cascade associated with elevated content of proinflammatory cytokines and hypoactivation of the alternative complement cascade in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder in comparison with healthy individuals.
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Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/blood , Adult , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Female , Humans , Interleukin-1beta/blood , Interleukin-6/blood , Male , Middle Aged , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/bloodABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: The present study emphasizes the important role of the immune reactions in the pathogenesis of Familial Mediterranean fever. In the present study, the total hemolytic activity of the complement and the activities of individual complement components, C1, C2, C3, and C4, were determined in the blood serum of 32 patients with FMF and 28 healthy subjects. DESIGN AND METHODS: Hemolytic assay was applied, measuring THAC and individual complement components' activities. The patients were divided into 3 groups upon the regularity of colchicine therapy: patients receiving regular, irregular and not receiving colchicine treatment for at least 1 year. RESULTS: No significant changes in the hemolytic activities of the C1, C2, C3, and C4 complement components were found between the healthy subjects and those FMF patients, who were receiving regular colchicine treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Our data obtained have raised a number of important questions relevant to FMF pathogenesis and once again confirms the efficiency of regular colchicine treatment.
