Espinoza L R, Bridgeford P, Lowenstein M, Bocanegra T S, Vasey F B, Germain B F
J Rheumatol. 1982 Jul-Aug;9(4):556-60.
Circulating immune complexes (CIC) were detected in a large population of patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) alone, PMR-giant cell arteritis (GCA), and GCA alone. CIC were found in the majority of patients studied. A direct correlation was observed between levels of CIC material and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate. The presence of immune complexes in the sera of patients with these disorders do not have diagnostic significance but may play an important role in their pathogenesis.
在大量仅患有风湿性多肌痛（PMR）、PMR-巨细胞动脉炎（GCA）以及仅患有GCA的患者群体中检测到循环免疫复合物（CIC）。在所研究的大多数患者中都发现了CIC。观察到CIC物质水平与红细胞沉降率之间存在直接相关性。这些疾病患者血清中免疫复合物的存在虽不具有诊断意义，但可能在其发病机制中起重要作用。
