title: Humoral immunity status in patients with complicated pregnancies.
abstract: Serum immunoglobulin levels of 136 females inclusive of 20 non-pregnant volunteers, 21 normal pregnant mothers and 95 cases with complicated pregnancies were studied by radial immunodiffusion technique. Compared to normal western values immunoglobulin M levels were higher in 132 out of total 136 cases, immunoglobulin G levels were higher in 65 out of 95 cases with complicated pregnancies the majority of which included cases of eclampsia (16 cases), pre-eclamptic toxaemia (21 cases) and pre-eclamptic toxaemia with antepartum haemorrhage (11 cases) and immunoglobulin A levels were normal in all except 11 cases comprising normal pregnancy (1 case), eclampsia (3 cases), pre-eclamptic toxaemia (5 cases) and pregnancy with hypertension (2 cases).
authors.affiliation: Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Chittaranjan Seva Sadan College of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Child Health, Calcutta.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Sanyal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanyal
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sahadalal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanyal
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhattacharjee
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roy
mesh_terms: D000917:Antibody Formation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000097:blood; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000097:blood*; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000276:immunology*; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000276:immunology*; D012015:Reference Standards
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007136:Immunoglobulins