title: Immunological studies in pre-eclamptic toxaemia.
abstract: Although five patients with severe pre-eclamptic toxaemia (PET) had increased anticomplementary activity in their serum, there was no evidence of complement activation in the plasma of four of the five patients. These results are not implicated in the pathogenesis of PET. No significant correlation was found between anticomplementary activity and pregnancy-associated alpha2-glycoprotein.
mesh_terms: D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D000941:Antigens; D003172:Complement C1 / Q000032:analysis; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000032:analysis; D003181:Complement C4 / Q000032:analysis; D003165:Complement System Proteins; D005260:Female; D011225:Pre-Eclampsia / Q000276:immunology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D000511:alpha-Macroglobulins / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D000941:Antigens; D003172:Complement C1; D003176:Complement C3; D003181:Complement C4; D000511:alpha-Macroglobulins; D003165:Complement System Proteins