[Complement (C3 and C4) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis during 6 months of treatment with gold salts].
The aim of research was to establish effect of gold-salts under protected name "Tauredon" Byk Gulden, on the dynamics of fraction of complements C3 and C4 at patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Following the dynamics of both parameters, was performed during 6 months continued application of "Tauredon", on 8 men and 35 women with certain diagnosis. Profile of the age of patients was 50 years old. With continuous observation of patients and their laboratory findings, in regular time intervals, we found out that "Tauredon" has significant influence on increase of level of C3 in serum of patients (P = 0.006) but not in increase of fraction of complement C4 (P = 0.117).
Klinika za fizikalnu medicinu, rehabilitaciju i reumatologiju, Medicinskog fakulteta u KB Sestre milosrdnice, Zagreb.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000032:analysis*; D003181:Complement C4 / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D003176:Complement C3; D003181:Complement C4; D006052:Gold Sodium Thiomalate
Komplement (C3 i C4) u bolesnika s reumatoidnim artritisom tijekom sestomjesecnog lijecenja solima zlata.