Defective solubilization of immune complexes and activation of the complement system in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 674-680

  Senbagavalli, P ^a   Geetha, S T ^b   Venkatesan, P ^a   Ramanathan, V D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN TUBERCULOSIS   (India)

^b Corporation TB Clinic ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Circulating immune complexes; Complement activation fragments; Prevention of immune complex precipitation; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Solubilization of immune complexes; The complement system

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE COMPLEMENT PATHWAY C3 C5 CONVERTASE; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3A; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3D; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4A; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4C; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5A; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C5B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION; COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENT C4; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE COMPLEX DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, IMMUNOLOGIC; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PROGNOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; VIRULENCE;

EID: 69249210981     PISSN: 02719142     EISSN: 15732592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10875-009-9301-0     Document Type: Article

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