Kosmidis J C, Leader-Williams L K
Clin Exp Immunol. 1972 May;11(1):31-5.
The level of the third component of complement was measured in serial specimens of serum taken from thirty-one patients with acute viral hepatitis. Fourteen of the thirty-one patients were positive for the hepatitis-associated antigen. A characteristic fluctuation was observed in twenty-nine of the thirty-one patients. This consisted of an initial fall of the level of C3, followed by an increase to a higher than normal level and then a gradual return to normal. No difference was observed between the patients who were positive and those who were negative for the hepatitis-associated antigen. These results support the view that immune complexes play a significant role in the pathogenesis of acute viral hepatitis.
对31例急性病毒性肝炎患者的系列血清标本进行补体第三成分水平测定。31例患者中有14例肝炎相关抗原呈阳性。31例患者中有29例观察到特征性波动。表现为C3水平先下降,随后升高至高于正常水平,然后逐渐恢复正常。肝炎相关抗原阳性和阴性的患者之间未观察到差异。这些结果支持免疫复合物在急性病毒性肝炎发病机制中起重要作用这一观点。