[The antibody titer to streptococcal and staphylococcal L-form in Behçet's disease].
The antibody titer to streptococcal and staphylococcal L-form was determined in the serum of Behçet's disease by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. These L-form bacteria were induced by the penicillin disk method. In 12 patients with Behçet's disease, the antibody titer to streptococcal L-form was significantly lower than that in the 14 normal controls by Student's t-test (p less than 0.025). The antibody titer to staphylococcal L-form, however, showed no statistical difference between the patients and the controls. In Behçet's disease, antibody formation to streptococcus pyogenes, as well as its L-form, may be specifically disturbed.
Department of Ophthalmology, Teikyo University Mizonokuchi Hospital, Japan.
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D000328:Adult; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007740:L Forms / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000276:immunology*
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial