[Evaluation of the effect of a high-protein diet in combination with hormone and drug preparations on immunological homeostasis indices in rheumatism patients with a low degree of activity of the disease process].

High protein diet coupled with drugs was used for the treatment of patients with protracted and latent recurrent rheumocarditis. The mean daily doses of the drugs administered were as follows: 2 g of aspirin and 15 mg of prednisolone. With clinical improvement most patients showed a decrease in the amount of blast transformed lymphocytes in stained smears of the cultures of peripheral leukocytes incubated in the presence of cardial antigen, collagen and group C streptococcal nucleoprotein. They also manifested the diminished ability on in vitro sensitized lymphocytes to produce the leukocyte migration inhibition factor.