title: Immunological profile in children with minimal change nephrotic syndrome.
abstract: Peripheral blood from patients with active stage of minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) was examined for concanavalin A (ConA)-inducible suppressor T cell activity, proliferative response to phytohemagglutinin (PHA) and in the autologous (AMLR) and allogeneic (MLR) mixed lymphocyte reaction, proportions of T cells with receptors for IgM (Tu) or IgG (T gamma) and the levels of serum immunoglobulin M, G and A. Six of 9 patients with MCNS studies showed deficiency of ConA-induced suppressor cell activity. In the AMLR, only one of 9 patients with MCNS demonstrated depressed proliferative response (p less than 0.05). In the allogeneic MLR, T cells from 5 of 9 patients with MCNS demonstrated poor proliferative response when stimulated with normal control non-T cells. Five of 9 patients with MCNS had depressed proliferative response to PHA. The proportion of total T cells, Tu cells and T gamma cells in the patient group were comparable to healthy control group. Serum IgG was significantly decreased in 7 of 11 patients. This study demonstrates multiple immunological abnormalities in patients with MCNS that might play a role in its pathogenesis.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Yuceoglu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D007959:Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed; D008297:Male; D009402:Nephrosis, Lipoid / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000032:analysis*; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins