Article
Studies on lymphocyte characteristics in patients with homozygous alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor deficiency during substitution therapy.
Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace - 1 Dec 1993
Schoenfeld N, Schmitt M, Remy N, Wahn U, Loddenkemper R
Abstract excerpt
Alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor (alpha 1-PI) has been demonstrated to suppress mitogen-induced lymphocyte response in vitro. To evaluate the effect of intravenous application of human alpha 1-PI (Prolastin HS) on cellular immunity, we determined total lymphocyte count, lymphocyte subsets and lymphocyte response to concanavalin A, before and 24 h after infusion of 60 mg.kg-1 body weight alpha 1-PI in eight patients...
Topics
- Homozygote
- Humans
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Lymphocyte Subsets
- Phenotype
- alpha 1-Antitrypsin
- alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
