scholarly journals The Dynamics of Circulating Immune Complexes in Horses with Severe Equine Asthma

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1001
Author(s):  
Malwina Slowikowska ◽  
Joanna Bajzert ◽  
Julia Miller ◽  
Tadeusz Stefaniak ◽  
Artur Niedzwiedz
Keyword(s):  
Immune Complexes ◽  
Treated Group ◽  
Circulating Immune Complexes ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Initial Examination ◽  
Diagnostic Biomarkers ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Equine Asthma ◽  
Asthma Group ◽  
Asthma Episode

Non-invasive diagnostic biomarkers of equine asthma syndrome (EAS) from blood or urine are sought. The aim of this study was to assess the absorbance of circulating immune complexes (CICs) during the exacerbation, remission, and treatment of an asthma episode and assess the potential usefulness of CIC levels in the diagnosis and monitoring of the disease. The control group, asthma group, and treated asthma group each contained six horses. Following an initial examination and group classification, the horses were kept in a dusty environment for seven days and then moved to an asthma-friendly environment for three weeks (the treated group received injections of glucocorticoids). Blood was collected at baseline and on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 7th, 14th and 30th days. CIC was measured using the modified Haskova method. The time points did not show significant statistical differences. There was a significant decrease in CIC in the treated group, and a significant increase in CIC in the non-treated group on day 30. CIC did not support the EAS diagnosis, although it may help in monitoring patients. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to analyse the dynamics of CIC during environmental challenge, remission, and treatment.

scholarly journals FEATURES OF IMMUNOLOGICAL REACTIVITY OF PATIENTS WITH LICHEN PLANUS OF THE ORAL MUCOSA

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 24-28
Author(s):  
Vladimir Bikmurzin ◽  
Ludmila Balyabina ◽  
Irina Gimraniva ◽  
Guzel' Akmalova ◽  
Sergey Chuykin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lichen Planus ◽  
Oral Mucosa ◽  
Immune Complexes ◽  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
Dental Materials ◽  
Circulating Immune Complexes ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Immune Reactivity ◽  
Immunological Reactivity ◽  
Clinical Forms

Lichen planus is considered as a multifactorial disease. Various factors play a role in the development of lichen planus of the oral mucosa: genetic, dental materials that are used for restoration, prosthetics of teeth, Helicobacter pylori, viruses, psychological stress, somatic pathology and others. The pathogenesis of oral lichen planus is based on an autoimmune process. The aim of the study was to determine the immunological reactivity in patients with various clinical forms of lichen planus of the oral mucosa. The study carried out clinical, laboratory examination of 75 female patients aged 29 to 75 years old with red lichen planus of the oral mucosa. All patients were divided into three groups depending on the clinical form of the disease. The control group consisted of 30 women aged 39 to 70 years old without red lichen planus of the oral mucosa. The phagocytic activity of neutrophils, the level of immunoglobulins of classes A, M, G and circulating immune complexes in the blood serum were evaluated. The humoral link of immunity in patients with exudative-hyperemic form of OLP was characterized by hyperimmunoglobulinemia of classes A, M, G, an increase in circulating immune complexes, in patients with erosive-ulcerative form of hyperimmunoglobulinemia of class M against the background of hypoimmunoglobulinemia A, G and an increase in circulating immune complexes. In patients with a typical form of OLP, only an increase in the level of circulating immune complexes was noted. When assessing the immune reactivity in patients with OLP, the relationship between the manifestations of the "dysphagocytosis" syndrome, disorders in the humoral immunity system with various clinical forms of the disease was established. This fact allows us to conclude about the pathogenetic role of an imbalance in the system of mechanisms that ensure the elimination of pathogens, including infectious nature in the occurrence of a disease with the formation of an autoimmune component.

scholarly journals ОСОБЛИВОСТІ ІМУННОГО ГОМЕОСТАЗУ В ДИНАМІЦІ РОЗВИТКУ ЕКСПЕРИМЕНТАЛЬНОЇ БРОНХІАЛЬНОЇ АСТМИ

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. S. Reheda ◽  
L. A. Lubinets ◽  
B. F. Shchepanskyi
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
B Lymphocytes ◽  
Immune Complexes ◽  
Guinea Pigs ◽  
Circulating Immune Complexes ◽  
System Response ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Modeling Process ◽  
Immune System Response

In this paper, it is shown that the modeling process of bronchial asthma (BA ) is accompanied by changes, in comparison with the control group, in the indicators of immune system response: T- & B-lymphocytes, circulating immune complexes in blood of guinea pig males on the 4th, 18th, 25th day of experiment.The aim of the study – determination of some indices of immune system in blood of guinea pigs in the modeling process of BA on 4th, 18th, 25th day of the experiment.Materials and Methods. Experiments were conducted on 40 guinea pigs (males), with body weight 0.25–0.27 kg. Animals were divided into four groups of ten animals in each. Intact guinea pigs were the first group. Animals with experimental BA – the second, third, fourth group respectively on the 4th, 18th, 25th day of the experiment. Experimental BA was reproduced by V. I. Babych method. In blood of intact guinea pigs and animals with experimental BA , the number of T- and B-lymphocytes was determined by the method of E. F. Chernushenko, L. S. Kohosov, determination of the level of circulating immune complexes was carried out by the method of V. Haskova and co-authors. The results of the study were processed by the method of variation statistics using Student's criterion.Results and Discussion. The results of the studies showed unidirectional changes in individual parameters of the immune system, depending on the periods of the formation of BA : an increase in the number of B-lymphocytes and circulating immune complexes, a decrease in the number of T-lymphocytes for all of the studied days of the experiment.Conclusions. The obtained results indicate significant changes in the immune system parameters in the blood of experimental animals with BA and are important for understanding the pathogenesis of BA . These studies provide an opportunity to find the more perfect and effective methods of diagnosis of BA.

scholarly journals The effect of interferons-α and –γ and their combination with dimethyl dipyrazolyl selenide on the immune status and functional state of the reproductive system of cows in adverse ecological conditions

2019 ◽  
pp. 53-57
Author(s):  
A. G. Shakhov ◽  
I. T. Shaposhnikov ◽  
Yu. N. Brigadirov ◽  
V. N. Kotsarev ◽  
V. N. Skorikov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
T Lymphocytes ◽  
Functional State ◽  
Reproductive System ◽  
Immune Complexes ◽  
Immune Status ◽  
Lysozyme Activity ◽  
Circulating Immune Complexes ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Ecological Conditions ◽  
Positive Effect

The results of studying the effect of interferons alpha and gamma and their combination with dimethyl dipyrazolyl selenide on the immune status and functional state of the reproductive system of cows in adverse ecological conditions are presented. The positive effect of the drugs, especially their combination, on erythropoiesis and the immune status of animals, which was manifested by an increase in the content of erythrocytes, hemoglobin, hematocrit, leukocytes, total immunoglobulins, serum bactericidal and lysozyme activity, absorptive function of phagocytes, relative amount of T lymphocytes, and a decrease in the level of circulating immune complexes was stated. An increase in the immune status of animals at the effect of immunocorrecting drugs was accompanied by a decrease in the pathology of calving and postpartum complications and favorably affected the functional state of their reproductive system. The cows which were introduced interferons and their combination with dimethyl dipyrazolyl selenide demonstrated a shorter period from calving to successful insemination, as well as the insemination index and fertility, compared with the animals of the control group, which were not introduced any drugs.

scholarly journals Clinical and immunological features of opisthorchiasis

2021 ◽  
Vol 102 (5) ◽  
pp. 626-635
Author(s):  
A U Sabitov ◽  
D A Soldatov ◽  
Yu B Khamanova
Keyword(s):  
Immune System ◽  
Immune Complexes ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Statistical Processing ◽  
Circulating Immune Complexes ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cytotoxic Lymphocytes ◽  
Spearman’S Rank Correlation ◽  
Diagnostic Center

Aim. To assess the clinical and immunological features in patients with chronic opisthorchiasis, depending on the duration of the infection. Methods. The first group consisted of 19 patients with the duration of the infection up to 1 year, the second group consisted of 21 patients with the duration of the infection between 1 and 5 years, the third group was formed of 23 patients with the duration of the disease more than 5 years, the control group 20 healthy individuals. Immunological research was carried out at the Clinical Diagnostic Center. Statistical processing was performed using Microsoft Excel 2010 and Statistica 6.0 software. The statistical significance of differences was determined by using the MannWhitney test (U-test) at the level of significance of p 0.05. The correlations were assessed by calculating Spearman's rank correlation coefficients.Results Clinical features of chronic opisthorchiasis were revealed in the disease duration groups of up to 1 year, from 1 year to 5 years, more than 5 years: the subclinical course was most common in the group of up to 1 year; cholangiohepatitis prevailed in the group of between 1 to 5 years, allergic skin syndrome, cholangiocholecystitis and pancreatitis dominated in the group of more than 5 years. The immune response in chronic opisthorchiasis was characterized by: up to 1 year lymphocytosis, increased levels of immunoglobulins M (IgM) and circulating immune complexes (CIC), a decrease in the number of T-lymphocytes (CD3+), as well as an increase in bactericidal activity of leukocytes (BAL); between 1 and 5 years monocytosis, increased levels of immunoglobulins M, immunoglobulins G and circulating immune complexes, a decrease in T-cytotoxic lymphocytes (CD8+) and nitro blue tetrazolium (NBT test), as well as an increase in NK cells and phagocytic activity of monocytes, more than 5 years eosinophilia. Conclusion. Common features of rearrangement of the immune system in opisthorchiasis: inflammatory changes in the hemogram, activation of humoral immunity with parallel suppression of the cellular component of the immune system, and increased phagocytosis.

Histological and Physiological Study of the Effect of Silver Nanoparticles and Omega-3 on Asthma of Male Mice Induced by Ovalbumin

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Leena Adeeb Mehdi AL-waealy ◽  
Arsha D Noori Ghani Al-Dujaili
Keyword(s):  
Silver Nanoparticles ◽  
Leukocyte Count ◽  
Histological Study ◽  
Treated Group ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Male Mice ◽  
Omega 3 ◽  
Animal House ◽  
Asthma Group

In the current study ninety one of male mice weighting (25-30 g) aged (15-17) weeks at the animal house faculty of science / university of Kufa during the period from January 2017 to September 2017. This study included some physiological and histological criteria to evaluate the protective role of omega-3(2 and 3 mg/kg) and silver nanoparticles (5 and 10 mg/kg) against asthma that induced by ovalbumin. The animals experimental are divided into 16 groups (n= 6 mice per each group) for duration of one and two months. The results showed significant increase (p less than 0.05) in the leukocyte count (eosinophil, neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte) in asthma group as compared with control group .Also ,the results showed significant decrease (p less than 0.05) in the leukocyte count in the treated group of omega-3 and silver nanoparticles for both concentration as compared with asthma group .The result sowed significant increase(p less than 0.05) in the serum level of periostin and Galectin -3 and Interleukin -33 in asthma group as compared with control group. The histological study of lung tissue revealed that induced the tissue with ovalbumin caused necrosis, degeneration and increase of mucous in bronchiole as well as acute inflammation around bronchioles while the effect of ovalbumin in trachea tissue were sluphing, necrosis and degeneration around the epithelium of bronchioles.

Repeat Femoral Arteriography in Hyperlipidemic Patients

1988 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 303-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Erikson ◽  
G. Helmius ◽  
A. Hemmingsson ◽  
G. Ruhn ◽  
A. G. Olsson
Keyword(s):  
Femoral Artery ◽  
Serum Lipid ◽  
Visual Analysis ◽  
Treated Group ◽  
Observer Variation ◽  
Lipid Lowering ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Initial Examination ◽  
Atherosclerotic Lesions ◽  
Femoral Arteriography

Femoral arteriography was performed in 62 patients with significant hyperlipidemia. Sixty were asymptomatic and two had intermittent claudication. The patients participated in a study aiming to demonstrate whether serum lipid lowering by drugs could influence the development of femoral artery atheromatous disease. Half of the patients were treated with fenofibrate and nicotinic acid and the other half served as a control group. At the first arteriography atherosclerotic lesions were found in 46 of the 62 patients (74%). Arteriography was repeated up to three times without complications. Visual analysis of angiograms revealed considerable inter-observer variation. An attempt was made to assess the angiograms by a computerized method which, however, still needs improvement and a computer designed for image analysis. Most patients had small or moderate atheromatous deposits in the femoral artery at the initial examination, in most cases showing no change during the study period of 18 months. Regression was found in five patients of the treated group, but in none of the control patients as judged by visual gradation (p<0.001).

scholarly journals The characteristics of serum circulating immune complexes of patients with atopic asthma with different severity degree

2013 ◽  
Vol 94 (5) ◽  
pp. 744-748 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y V Skibo ◽  
N S Kurmaeva ◽  
V N Tsibulkina ◽  
I G Mustafin ◽  
Z I Abramova
Keyword(s):  
Severe Asthma ◽  
Bronchial Asthma ◽  
Immune Complexes ◽  
Wave Length ◽  
Molecular Complexes ◽  
Electrophoretic Analysis ◽  
Circulating Immune Complexes ◽  
Atopic Asthma ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Serum Samples

Aim. To evaluate the serum level of pathogenic circulating immune complexes in patients with mild and severe atopic bronchial asthma. Methods. Serum samples of patients with atopic asthma of mild persistent (30 patients) and severe persistent (20 patients) forms were analyzed. The control group consisted of 15 healthy volunteers. To detect the giant, large, medium and small-sized serum immune complexes, 3, 3.5, 4 and 7% polyethyleneglycol-6000 solutions were used. For quantitative evaluation of the immune complexes we measured the ultraviolet optical density at 280 nm wave length. To separate the immune complexes from immunoglobulin, Protein-G-Sepharose was used. Determination of the protein composition of circulating immune complexes was performed by electrophoresis in 8% polyacrylamide gel. Results. The concentration of immune complexes was increased in patients with bronchial asthma compared to healthy donors. Small and medium-sized immune complexes were prevailing, their concentrations correlated with the severity of asthma. Large, medium and small-sized immune complexes participated in immunopathological reactions in patients with both mild and severe asthma, with immune complexes pathogenicity coefficient significantly increased depending on the severity of the disease. Electrophoretic analysis of circulating immune complexes has shown the presence of proteins with molecular weight of 60 kDa in the complexes of all sizes. In the severe asthma group, an antigen fraction with a molecular mass of 36 kDa within the small-sized molecular complexes was revealed. Conclusion. The observed increase of small and medium-sized circulating immune complexes serum levels in patients with bronchial asthma may be an indicator of of these patients predisposal to autoimmune reactions development.

scholarly journals Indicators of total homeostasis in cows in different periods of lactations

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-64
Author(s):  
E. A. Dementyeva ◽  
S. N. Mager
Keyword(s):  
Immune Complexes ◽  
Relative Number ◽  
The Body ◽  
Mononuclear Phagocytes ◽  
Circulating Immune Complexes ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Dry Period ◽  
Birth Process ◽  
Significant Difference

The immunomorphological parameters of cattle in different periods of lactation were studied. In the first 3 months of lactation, excluding 7 days of the colostrum period, 59.3 units of circulating immune complexes were found in the serum, in the middle of lactation (4–7 months) – 94.2 (p <0.05), at the end (8–10 months) – 94.1 units (p <0.05). The significant difference between the indicator in the first 3 months and in the subsequent periods of lactation is due to the fact that at the beginning of lactation the cows were not yet pregnant. In the colostrum period, a high rate of circulating immune complexes of 116.1 units (p <0.05) was determined as a consequence of a fetal prenatal immune attack on the cow's body, when the system of mononuclear phagocytes had not yet coped with the elimination of neutralization products. During the dry period, the number of circulating immune complexes was 87.6 units (p <0.05). The decrease in the indicator occurred due to an increase in the activity of mononuclear phagocytes and the absence of lactation effect on the body. The content of segmental, functionally mature leukocytes at the beginning of lactation was 39.4%, in the middle of lactation this indicator decreased to 24.8% (p<0.05), at the end it was 26.3% (p<0.05). A significant difference was found in the relative number of segmented neutrophils in the control group and in non-lactating cows in the dry period – 29.9% (p <0.05). During the colostrum period, the level of lymphocytes in the blood of animals was 62.0% (p <0.05) and it significantly differed from the control – 43.6%. In the middle and at the end of lactation, there was also a significant difference between the indicator and the control, up to 58.9–59.4% (p<0.05). A significant difference with the group of down-calving dry cows was established – 53.9% (p <0.05). In the first 1–3 months of lactation, cows are either not yet pregnant, or a close bond (placenta) between the mother and the fetus has not yet been formed, therefore a low activity of specific immunity at this time is caused by the absence of foreign fetal antigens in the blood of cows. The findings suggest that the birth process may be initiated by the immune system.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Plasma MMP-9 and VEGF-A mRNAs as Non-invasive Diagnostic Biomarkers in Women with Endometriosis

2021 ◽  
Vol In Press (In Press) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sepideh Abdollahi ◽  
Pantea Izadi ◽  
Shahla Noori Ardebili ◽  
Samaneh Chegeni ◽  
Mir Saead Yekaninejad
Keyword(s):  
Plasma Level ◽  
Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction ◽  
Mrna Level ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Diagnostic Biomarker ◽  
Diagnostic Biomarkers ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Endometriosis is one of the common gynecological diseases and can lead to pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, and infertility in women. Thus, accurate and early diagnosis is a pivotal issue and an essential need for managing this disorder. At the present, the gold standard diagnostic method for endometriosis is laparoscopic surgery that is an invasive method and can lead to delay in diagnosis. Thus, there is an immediate necessity to search for non-invasive diagnostic biomarkers, such as blood-based ones. Objectives: Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and vascular endothelial growth factor-A (VEGF-A) have essential roles in the pathogenesis of endometriosis. Therefore, in this study, we evaluated the plasma mRNA levels of MMP-9 and VEGF-A, as potential non-invasive diagnostic biomarkers for endometriosis. Methods: This study included 48 women (24 cases and 24 controls) who underwent laparoscopy for suspected endometriosis. Preoperative plasma samples were collected, and after RNA extraction, the levels of MMP-9 and VEGF-A mRNAs were determined by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Results: Plasma MMP-9 mRNA level was statistically higher in endometriosis patients compared with the control group (P value = 0.01). However, plasma VEGF-A mRNA level did not show a significant difference between the two groups (P value =0.5). Conclusions: It seems that the plasma level of MMP-9 mRNA in endometriosis patients is significantly higher than in non-endometriosis women. This finding can provide new insights regarding this mRNA’s applicability as a non-invasive diagnostic biomarker for discovering new cases of endometriosis (newly diagnosed). According to our results, despite the suggested role of VEGF-A in endometriosis pathogenesis, it seems that the plasma level of VEGF-A mRNA does not have the potential to be used as a non-invasive diagnostic biomarker.

scholarly journals Uso do laser de baixa potência em estrias de distensão: ensaio clínico randomizado controlado

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 28710
Author(s):  
Bethina Bernardon Busatta ◽  
Karoline Calichio Medeiro ◽  
Lorrainy Rufino Velozo ◽  
Camila Mayumi Martin Kakihata ◽  
Francyelle dos Santos Soares ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Treated Group ◽  
Low Level Laser Therapy ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Low Level Laser ◽  
Level Laser ◽  
Epilepsy Diagnosis

AIMS: To analyze the effects of low-level laser therapy (660nm) in the treatment of striae alba.METHODS: A randomized clinical trial was conducted with 20 women equally divided into a control group and a treatment group. For inclusion, they should have striae alba in the gluteal region and accept to participate in the study. Exclusion criteria were other treatment for striae, pregnancy, steroid use, smoking, cancer diagnosis, hemorrhagic areas on the skin, diagnosis of epilepsy, diagnosis of thrombosis, or any cognitive impairment. Twelve applications of 660 nm laser were performed for four weeks. After another four weeks of follow-up, a reevaluation was performed. After each application, photos were taken from the region to evaluate the size of the striae by means of scanned planimetry, which calculates the percentage of area occupied by the striae. For this evaluation, the photos taken at the first application (AV1), the sixth (AV2), the 12th (AV3) and the last evaluation, after four weeks of treatment completion (AV4), were used. Qualitative evaluations were also performed by touch (depth) and visual inspection (hue and size).RESULTS: The analysis by planimetry showed that there was no difference between the area occupied by the striae when comparing the various evaluations of the same group, until the AV3. However in AV4 (four weeks after the last laser application) of the treatment group, there was a statistically significant decrease of the stria area in relation to AV1. In the control group, there was no difference between AV4 and the other evaluations. In the comparison between the two groups, there was no difference in the first three evaluations. However in AV4 the treatment group showed a smaller area of the striae in relation to the control group. In the qualitative analysis the treated group had lower visibility and less depth of the striae to the touch.CONCLUSIONS: Therapy with 12 sessions of low-level laser for four weeks had a positive effect on the treatment of striae alba, with results becoming evident only four weeks after the last application. The 660 nm laser showed to be a non-invasive, painless and fast-applied method.

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