Serum proteins and fractions, HDL-cholesterol and total IgG and IgE levels in cases of acute and chronic paracoccidioidomycosis.
This study evaluated serum protein fractions, HDL-cholesterol, total immunoglobulin G and total immunoglobulin E levels in patients with acute and chronic paracoccidioidomycosis, by means of electrophoresis, enzymatic reaction and immunoenzymatic assay. The results demonstrated elevated levels of total immunoglobulin G, total immunoglobulin E, alpha-2 and gamma-globulins, which were more evident in acute than in chronic PCM, but no increase in HDL-cholesterol levels. There was a correlation between the levels of total immunoglobulin E and gamma-globulins and the alpha-2 and beta-globulin fractions in the acute form and between beta and gamma-globulins in both the acute and the chronic form. In conclusion, changes in total immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulin E levels and in the electrophoretic profile may be important markers for the prognosis and therapeutic follow-up of PCM cases, especially because protein electrophoresis is a simple laboratory test that can be applied when specific PCM serological tests are not available. In addition, levels of the gamma-globulin fraction greater than 2.0 g/dl may suggest that the patient is developing a more severe form of PCM.
Marquez
Audrey de Souza
Ade S
Microbiology Post-Graduation Program, Department of Microbiology, State University of Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brazil.
Moreira
Adriana Pardini Vicentini
AP
Leonello
Paula Cesar
PC
Nakanishi
Fernanda Akemi
FA
Itano
Eiko Nakagawa
EN
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000097:blood*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004588:Electrophoresis, Cellulose Acetate; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D005779:Immunodiffusion; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010229:Paracoccidioidomycosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D012016:Reference Values; D055815:Young Adult
D015415:Biomarkers; D001798:Blood Proteins; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007073:Immunoglobulin E