Estimation of some agents of humoral and cell-mediated immunological response in the families of children with food allergy.

The humoral and cellular agents involved in allergic reactions were examined in 85 persons from 25 families of children with food allergy. The raised level of immunoglobulin M, the lowered levels of C3 and C4 fractions of complement and the increase in the contents of immunological complexes were the abnormalities most frequently met both in food allergic children and their parents. The incidence of the lowered level of IgA in serum was also significant. However, the abnormal results of cellular tests were more often found in the children with food allergy than in their parents. Especially the normal Helper/Suppressor ratio prevailed in the parents (81.6%) as compared to their children (47.6%).

[Effects of drugs used in high-risk pregnancy on child development]. / Wplyw leków stosowanych u kobiet w ciazy ryzyka na dalszy rozwój dzieci.

The study involved 60 children delivered by the mothers of risk group who were given gestagens and beta-adrenomimetics during pregnancy. Physical, motoric development and morbidity in this group of children with particular relation to respiratory diseases were subject to our study. Thirty eight children delivered by healthy mothers were used as a control group. It was found that there was no developmental abnormalities in children from pregnancies maintained with gestagens and beta-adrenomimetics. Morbidity rate was the same in the tested and control groups.