title: [Effects of urologic surgery on lymphocyte blastogenic response to phytohemagglutinin].
abstract: In order to study the effect of urological surgery on the defence system, we have evaluated the postoperative evolution of the lymphocyte blastogenic response to phytohemagglutinin (PHA) in 45 patients. 25 of them were subjected to a transurethral resection (TUR) of a vesical tumour, 10 to a transvesical prostatectomy, 6 to a pyelolithotomy and 4 to a nephrectomy due to renal atrophy secondary to lithiasis. We verified a significant drop in the lymphocyte blastogenic response to PHA at 2-4 hours of transvesical prostatectomy (p less than 0.001) and of pyelolithotomy and nephrectomy (p less than 0.001) which was sustained until the fourth and second day after operation respectively, with subsequent return to normal. However, lymphocyte blastogenic response to PHA did not vary significantly during the postoperative of patients subjected to a TUR of vesical tumours. On the whole, the degree and duration of postoperative immunodepression was dependent on the intensity of the surgical traumatism.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Gil Salmon
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Espi Macias
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Chuan Nuez
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Arenas Ricart
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Clar Blanch
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Carretero González
authors: J
authors: J
authors: García-Lomas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery*; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D010835:Phytohemagglutinins
vernacular_title: Efectos de la cirugía urológica sobre la respuesta blastogénica linfocitaria a la PHA.