title: Laser irradiation as a potential pathogenetic method for immunocorrection in rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: We investigated the immunocorrective and clinical effect in 75 rheumatoid patients treated with intravenous laser blood irradiation. A relation between the positive immunotropic (as well as therapeutic) effect and the pre-existent immune status of each patient was revealed. A well-defined effect was found in patients with a low level of CIC and a normal count of functional-competent T-cells. ILIB provided some symptomatic but unstable relief in patients with a high level of CIC and a high functional activity of T-lymphocytes. There was no effect in patients with a high level of CIC and decreased number of lymphocytes.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Internal Disease and Pathophysiology, Russian State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
authors.forename: V T.
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Timofeyev
authors.forename: G V.
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Poryadin
authors.forename: M V.
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Goloviznin