Detection of immune complexes in tissues of persons infected with Entamoeba histolytica.
Immune complexes were detected by radioimmunoassay in colonic tissue from 71 to 122 patients (58%) excreting Entamoeba histolytica cysts and in liver tissue from 5 of 16 of these patients. Complexes were also found in colonic tissue from 9 of 56 other patients (16%) who were not excreting cysts.
Mukherjee
R M
RM
Kothari Centre of Gastroenterology, Kothari Medical Centre, Calcutta, India.
Maitra
T K
TK
Mohimen
A
A
Mehra
S
S
Jalan
K N
KN
D000328:Adult; D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex / Q000032:analysis*; D003106:Colon / Q000276:immunology; D004404:Dysentery, Amebic / Q000276:immunology*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000276:immunology; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D000936:Antigen-Antibody Complex