title: [Immunosuppressive acid protein in lung tuberculosis].
abstract: Immunosuppressive acid protein (IAP) was measured in 28 cases with active lung tuberculosis, 24 cases with old lung tuberculosis, and 20 controls. IAP elevated in active lung tuberculosis, but not in old lung tuberculosis and the control. Elevated IAP in active tuberculosis fell down gradually with the clinical improvement of the disease. IAP seems to be better than erythrocyte sediment rate (ESR) in evaluations the activity of the disease, as it is more sensitive than ESR. It is suggested that IAP is an excellent marker to guess the clinical activity of lung tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Landmark Clinic, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imaizumi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001799:Blood Sedimentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000097:blood*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; C030193:immunosuppressive acidic protein