FAMILIAL OCCURRENCE OF COMPLEMENT DYSFUNCTION IN CROHNS-DISEASE - CORRELATION WITH INTESTINAL SYMPTOMS AND HYPERCATABOLISM OF COMPLEMENT
FAMILIAL OCCURRENCE OF COMPLEMENT DYSFUNCTION IN CROHNS-DISEASE - CORRELATION WITH INTESTINAL SYMPTOMS AND HYPERCATABOLISM OF COMPLEMENT
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DOI:
10.1136/gut.26.2.151
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
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影响因子:
24.5
通讯作者:
BINDER, V
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作者:
ELMGREEN, J;BOTH, H;BINDER, V
Complement was studied in Crohn''s disease probands with early onset and in their 1st degree relatives. Controls included 24 healthy volunteers and 24 patients with ulcerative colitis or peptic ulcers. Subnormal generation of chemotactic activity by the alternative pathway was shown in 8 of 21 probands and in 6 of 33 relatives, a frequency in both groups significantly different from controls (P < 0.005), with a strong connection between findings in patients and relatives. As previously shown in patients with Crohn''s disease, the subnormal generation was related to decreased utilization of complement C3 in relatives. Raised levels of circulating complement C3c split products suggested complement involvement in Crohn''s disease probands. Plasma C3c was normal in all relatives, and none of the 6 cases with complement dysfunction had gastrointestinal symptoms or a history of inflammatory bowel disease. Complement abnormality seen in Crohn''s disease patients does not simply reflect mucosal inflammation or hypercatabolism of complement.