DEFECTIVE RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM FC-RECEPTOR FUNCTION IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS
DEFECTIVE RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM FC-RECEPTOR FUNCTION IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS-ERYTHEMATOSUS
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm197903083001002
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
PLOTZ, PH
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作者:
FRANK, MM;HAMBURGER, MI;PLOTZ, PH
To determine whether reticuloendothelial-system RES immunospecific Fc-receptor function is abnormal in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, the clearance of Ig[immunoglobulin]G-sensitized, 51Cr-labeled erythrocytes by these splenic macrophage membrane receptors was studied in 15 untreated patients. Fc-specific clearance rates were strikingly abnormal in 13 of 15 patients (half-times ranging 80-2256 min, P < 0.001 as compared to controls). Abnormal clearances correlated with immune complex levels (as measured by the C1q[q fragment of complement component 1]-binding assay) and with disease activity. C1q-binding activity and anti-DNA titers correlated with disease activity. The correlations of C3, C4, CH50 [total hemolytic C] and factor B with abnormal clearance and disease activity were weaker or nonexistent. The significant correlations among clearance, disease activity and C1q-binding activity suggest that the defect in Fc-receptor function may lead to the prolonged circulation of immune complexes, thereby contributing to tissue deposition and damage.