Serum immunoglobulin A/C3 ratio predicts progression of immunoglobulin A nephropathy

Nephrology ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Zhang ◽  
Cheng Wang ◽  
Ying Tang ◽  
Hui Peng ◽  
Zeng-chun Ye ◽  
...  
2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. i138-i139
Author(s):  
Ji-Hoon Lee ◽  
Shin Yeong Lee ◽  
Jin Sug Kim ◽  
Yang Gyun Kim ◽  
Ju Young Moon ◽  
...  

2004 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 371-373
Author(s):  
Akira Matsunaga ◽  
Tetsuo Mitsui ◽  
Kunihiko Kobayashi ◽  
Kiyoshi Hayasaka

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-151
Author(s):  
Ji-Hoon Lee ◽  
Shin Yeong Lee ◽  
Jin Sug Kim ◽  
Da Rae Kim ◽  
Su Woong Jung ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 13-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Di Liu ◽  
Jing You ◽  
Yexin Liu ◽  
Xiaofang Tang ◽  
Xia Tan ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
pp. 85-88
Author(s):  
O.I. Ostapenko ◽  
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V.P. Kvashenko ◽  
I.K. Akimova ◽  
I.N. Nosova ◽  
...  

The objective: the study of immunomodulatory effects of a probiotic, which contains lyophilized Lactobacillus (Lactobacillus rhamnosus) – 13 mg (2,0ґ109 CFU) and lyophilized bifidobacteria (Bifidobacterium lactis) – 4 mg (2,0ґ109 CFU) the level of serum immunoglobulin IgA as a marker of local immunity in the plasma of women of reproductive age with the violation of the biocenosis of the vagina. Patients and methods. The study involved 86 patients of reproductive age with the violation of the vaginal biocenosis, which were divided into two groups according to received treatment. A survey was conducted for all patients in both groups: determine the level of serum IgA, measuring pH of vaginal environment and the quantification of lactobacilli and pathogenic flora with the help of test-system «Florotsenoz» before treatment and in 6 weeks after treatment. The state of vaginal microbiocenosis in both groups before treatment was homogeneous. Patients in both groups as therapy at the first stage of treatment received, if necessary antimicrobial therapy depending on the selected flora. In the second stage (restoration of microflora) patient of the main group received systemic probiotic combined with a complex prebiotic local action, patients in the control group, the probiotic localy in the form of the vaginal candles or tablets. Results. The research stated the increasing level of serum IgA in blood plasma of patients of the main group compared to control group at 20%, normalizing the pH of the vaginal environment in the main group in 94% of cases, which indicates an increase of immunity in mucosal. Conclusion. The inclusion of the systemic probiotic in the scheme of treatment of disorders of biocenosis of the vagina system enhances the increasing of immunity of the mucous membranes, and the vaginal tablets prebiotic of local action restores the own normal microflora of the vagina. Key words: serum immunoglobulin A, local immunity, vaginal dysbiosis, probiotics, prebiotics, vaginal microbiocenosis, the pH of the vaginal environment.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ran Luo ◽  
Yi-Chun Chen ◽  
Dan Chang ◽  
Ting-Ting Liu ◽  
Yue-Qiang Li ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 217 ◽  
pp. 108483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lu Zhao ◽  
Liang Peng ◽  
Danyi Yang ◽  
Shi Chen ◽  
Zhixin Lan ◽  
...  

2018 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 177-182
Author(s):  
D O’Brien ◽  
K Houlberg

AbstractAsymptomatic non-visible haematuria is a common finding at routine military medical examinations. This article briefly reviews the possible causes, which include malignancy, structural causes, exertion haematuria, hereditary nephritis, thin basement membrane disease (TBMD), immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), tuberculosis (TB) and schistosomiasis. This paper discusses how these conditions may affect potential military recruits as well as currently serving members of the Armed Forces, and offers a general approach to the management of a patient with non-visible haematuria.


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