RESUMO
Se realizaron estudios de quimiotaxis en 25 ninos con asma bronquial e infecciones recurrentes. La funcion de quimiotaxis de las celulas PMN de los pacientes se encontro disminuida (53.4 +/- 14) (p < 0.001) al compararla con un grupo de 16 ninos sanos (100.3 +/- 19) con edad similar. Ademas, se pudo establecer una relacion (r = 0.44, a = 0.05) en los ninos con asma bronquial entre la alta concentracion serica de IgE y las cifras porcentuales de subpoblaciones de linfocitos T (activas). En este estudio los resultados sugieren una disfuncion en la quimiotaxis de las celulas PMN de los pacientes asmaticos, y una relacion inversa entre la concentracion serica de IgE y la subpoblacion de linfocitos T activos
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Asma , Quimiotaxia , Neutrófilos , FagocitoseRESUMO
Determinations were made in concentrated CSF immunoglobulins in two groups of patients with different neurological problems and in patients with surgically confirmed diagnosis of CNS cysticercosis. Antibody vs. cysticercus antigen determinations were also made in concentrated CNS by means of indirect hemagglutination as a procedure to establish CNS cysticercosis. Positive results were obtained in 68 per cent of surgically confirmed cysticercosis. This procedure seems to be more sensitive for CNS cysticercosis diagnosis.
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Encefalopatias/imunologia , Líquido Cefalorraquidiano/imunologia , Cisticercose/imunologia , Testes de Hemaglutinação/métodos , Adolescente , Antígenos/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Encefalopatias/parasitologia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Imunoglobulina A/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Imunoglobulina M/líquido cefalorraquidiano , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , MasculinoRESUMO
The per centum distribution of T and B lymphocytes was determined in 30 full term newborns showing adequate development for their gestational age and in 42 full term newborns showing in utero malnutrition. A significant decrease (p less than 0.001) of both lymphocytic subpopulations was found in the in utero malnutrition group. The possibility of a decreased efficiency of the immune response in this group of patients is discussed.
