Use of liposomes in treating type II glycogenosis.
Use of liposomes in treating type II glycogenosis.
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脂质体在治疗 II 型糖原增多症中的用途。
DOI:
10.1136/bmj.2.6027.88
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发表时间:
1976
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通讯作者:
V. Dubowitz
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作者:
D. Tyrrell;B. E. Ryman;B. Keeton;V. Dubowitz
Our results show that patients with Crohn's disease have depressed T-cell function. It is interesting to note that our values for the PHA stimulation test in Crohn's disease were intermediate between normal values and the severely depressed values of Hodgkin's disease found in this laboratory (1117 +476 cpm/1000 lymphocytes; n = 6).5 Although patients with Hodgkin's disease have increased susceptibility to fungal and viral infections, this is not the case in Crohn's disease. The less severe depression of T-cell function found in our patients may be related to this relative immunity to those infections. Malnutrition may cause abnormalities of T-cell function. None of our patients had a serum albumin level under 31 g/l, and the mean level was 40 3 g/l. The mean haemoglobin level was 13 8 g/dl with no level below 11-1 g/dl. Folate deficiency can also cause a lowered PHA response. All our patients had normal red cell folate levels (> 160 .Lg/l of red cells). We have shown a significant improvement in the response to PHA stimulation after giving transfer factor. Three of our patients also showed conversion of their tuberculin test results. One of the questions that this study raises is the significance of T-cell abnormalities in Crohn's disease. The T-cell abnormalities may be causally linked with the disease or may just be an epiphenomenon. To resolve this question and also to study the therapeutic effect of transfer factor it wil! be necessary to carry out long-term controlled trials.