A study of erythrocyte C3b receptors (E-CR1) in patients with acute viral hepatitis.
Erythrocyte C3b receptors (E-CR1) were assayed by ELISA in 16 patients with acute viral hepatitis. In 13 patients with hepatitis type A, type B, or type non-A non-B, the E-CR1 level was significantly lower in the acute phase than in healthy controls, and recovered in the convalescent phase. The E-CR1 levels in 3 patients with non-A, non-B hepatitis remained below the mean level of the healthy controls. These findings suggest that the E-CR1 level fluctuates in acute viral hepatitis, and that it continues to be reduced in some patients with non-A non-B acute hepatitis.
Muraoka
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Second Department of Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine, Japan.
Sata
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Nakano
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Hino
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Ide
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Tanikawa
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000276:immunology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000276:immunology; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017463:Receptors, Complement 3b / Q000032:analysis*
D017463:Receptors, Complement 3b