Bacterial DNA induces the complement system activation in serum and ascitic fluid from patients with advanced cirrhosis

Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 438-444

  Francés, Rubén ^a,b   González Navajas, José M ^a,b   Zapater, Pedro ^a,b   Muñoz, Carlos ^b   Caño, Rocío ^b   Pascual, Sonia ^a,b   Márquez, Dorkas ^b   Santana, Francia ^b   Pérez Mateo, Miguel ^b   Such, José ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ascitic fluid; Bacterial DNA; Cirrhosis; Complement; Endotoxin

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; BACTERIAL DNA; BILIRUBIN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3B; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5A; COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; CREATININE; ENDOTOXIN; NORFLOXACIN; PROTEIN; SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASCITES; ASCITIC FLUID; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; ENDOTOXINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORFLOXACIN; PERITONITIS;

EID: 34250202565     PISSN: 02719142     EISSN: 15732592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-007-9090-2     Document Type: Article

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