Haemopexin, caeruloplasmin and C3: effect of diphenylhydantion.
Serum haemopexin and C3 concentrations fell and serum caeruloplasmin rose in 14 epileptic children studied prospectively during treatment with diphenylhydantoin. There was a positive correlation between the changes in haemopexin concentration and those of C3.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002570:Ceruloplasmin / Q000378:metabolism*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000378:metabolism*; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006466:Hemopexin / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use
D003176:Complement C3; D010672:Phenytoin; D003165:Complement System Proteins; D006466:Hemopexin; D002570:Ceruloplasmin