title: [Local immune response of female genital tract in cases of gonorrhoeal cervicitis (author's transl)].
abstract: The optical immunofluorescence technique was used to examine endocervical tissue samples taken from 74 patients with gonorrhoea. Local plasma cells were increased, with immunoglobulin-A forming cells being predominant. Immunoglobulin-G forming cells were increased, too, but immunoglobulin-M positive cells were scarce. Complement deposits were recorded interstitially, most of them close to the basal membrane. Intraleucocytic and extraleucocytic gonococci were detected, depending on stages of the disease.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D003176:Complement C3 / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D003176:Complement C3; D007136:Immunoglobulins
vernacular_title: Lokale Immunantwort des weiblichen Genitaltrakts bei gonorrhoischer Zervizitis.