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Antigen-Antibody Complex/analysis , Tuberculosis, Lymph Node/immunology , Adolescent , Adult , Child , Female , Humans , Immunoglobulins/analysis , Male , Middle Aged , Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/blood , Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous/immunology , Platelet Aggregation , Tuberculosis, Lymph Node/bloodABSTRACT
Forty pregnant females of third trimester and their twenty non-pregnant controls were screened for Hb%, PCV and serum protein differentials in relation to parity. Paper electrophoresis method revealed significant rise in mean levels of serum alpha 1, alpha 2 and beta-globulins in pregnant females as compared to non-pregnant controls, which may be due to the rise in pregnancy-associated-proteins. Radial immunodiffusion method revealed rise in mean serum IgM level with increasing parity, whereas a decrease in mean serum IgG level was observed which might be due to the placental membrane-transfer and/or decreased IgG synthesis. Haematological investigations revealed decreased Hb% and PCV which may have been caused both due to increased demand of nutrients as well as by haemodilution, associated with water retention during pregnancy.
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Blood Proteins/analysis , Pregnancy/blood , Adult , Electrophoresis, Paper , Female , Humans , Immunoglobulin G/analysis , Parity , Pregnancy/immunology , Pregnancy Trimester, Third , Serum Albumin/analysisSubject(s)
Arthritis, Juvenile/immunology , Arthritis, Rheumatoid/immunology , T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle AgedSubject(s)
Nephrotic Syndrome/immunology , Adolescent , Adult , Blood Proteins/metabolism , Cell Migration Inhibition , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Hemolytic Plaque Technique , Humans , Hypersensitivity, Delayed , Lymphocytes/immunology , Male , Monocytes/immunology , Nephrotic Syndrome/pathology , Rosette FormationSubject(s)
Nephrosis, Lipoid/immunology , Adolescent , Adult , B-Lymphocytes/immunology , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Nephrotic Syndrome/immunology , T-Lymphocytes/immunologyABSTRACT
Serum acetylcholinesterase activity was measured in hospitalized 30 schizophrenic and 30 depressive patients. It was observed that the enzyme activity was significantly higher in depressive patient than controls (Comprising of 20 surgical subjects). An increase in activity with the duration of illness was also noted in such patients. In contrast, schizophrenics did not show any significant increase except a little increase along with the number of episodes on comparison with control subjects. In view of the cholinergic predominance in depression it is suggested that increased serum cholinesterase activity in the aforementioned disorder may be due to a biochemical defence against the stress of higher acetylcholine content in the body fluids.
