Quantitative Levels of Immunoglobulin E in Advanced Tuberculosis

Casterline, Charlotte L.; Evans, Richard A.; Ward, George W.

doi:10.1378/chest.70.1.21

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“…Malomo et al [19] also found an increase in these three clases. Jha et al [tO] showed that tuberculous patients had a rise in IgG and IgA but not in IgM, whereas Casterline et al [5] found lowered IgM levels. It may be of interest to note that Iraqi Arab controls have higher IgG levels than Europeans [26].…”

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Study of the Immunological Status of Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Al‐Tawil

Thewaini

1978

Scand J Immunol

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Most patients with pulmonary tuberculosis have impaired T-lymphocyte function as measured by dinitrochlorobenzene (DNCB) sensitization and response to tetanus toxoid. The humoral immune response as gauged by the ability to respond to typhoid vaccine was not affected. Tuberculous patients had higher immunoglobulin levels than normal controls. The relative proportions of T lymphocytes in patients were lower than in controls while those of B lymphocytes were normal. By these criteria, rifampin treatment did not seem to cause immunosuppression.

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Study of the Immunological Status of Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Al‐Tawil

Thewaini

1978

Scand J Immunol

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“…Other workers have reported an increase in lgM l~vels .in addition to IgG and IgA [10,11). In a further 'report there was an increase in IgG but not in lgA levels, and a decrease in lgM levels (12], and in another • increases were confined to the IgA class [13). Thus, there are considerable differences in the reported changes in immunoglobulin levels in tuberculosis which may reflect varying ethnic factors or, possibly, differences in the time during the course of the disease when the assays were done.…”

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Relationship between immunoglobulin levels, tuberculin hypersensitivity and radiological extent of disease in Greek patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

Michaelides¹,

Grange²

1989

Eur Respir J

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Greek patients with pulmonary tuberculosis, who were studied before receiving any form of treatment, tended to have elevated immunoglobulin (Ig) levels in the IgG and IgA, but not the IgM, classes. This is in agreement with the findings of the majority of studies on immunoglobulin levels in other countries. The levels of IgA were particularly associated with the extent of disease and were significantly higher in smear-positive than in smear-negative patients. There was no significant relationship between the intensity of tuberculin sensitivity and immunoglobulin levels except for a weak tendency for patients with high IgA levels to have small skin reactions to tuberculin.

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