Effect of food intake on circulating antigen-antibody complexes in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis.
Serum antibodies directed against 5 alimentary antigens and antigen-antibody complexes were determined in 15 control subjects and in 15 patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis. Cirrhotic patients presented an increased immune response against these antigens. Antigen-antibody complexes were detected in the fasting plasma of 7 cirrhotic patients. The level of immune complexes increased in 6 out of these 7 patients 1 h after lunch.
D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D008104:Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic / Q000276:immunology*
D000906:Antibodies; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex