After identification of all patients at our department with a positive ANCA test during the period 1991鈥 95 and a diagnosis of small vessel vasculitis, blood samples were collected after informed consent. The 67 included patients were grouped according to ANCA serology and disease phenotype using ...
autologous haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation; allo-HSCT, allogeneic haematopoietic stem-cell transplantation; IVIG, intravenous immunoglobulin; ITP, immune thrombocytopenia; HLH, haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Hb, haemoglobin; WBC, white blood cell; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; LDH, lactic dehydrog...
The blood samples were centrifuged at 3000 rpm for 10 min, then the collected serum samples were stored at -80℃. Serum BAFF concentration (pg/mL) was measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test according to the manufacturer’s instructions (BOSTER, Wuhan, China). Statisti...
MFI was compared using a paired t test analysis when 2 conditions were compared or analysis of variance when 3 or more conditions were compared. Results Complement activation in whole blood and C3 deposition on leucocytes Complement activation by neutrophils was first investigated by in vitro incubati...
Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a severe complication with poor prognosis in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV). Prevalence of AAV-associated ILD (AAV-ILD) in Japan is considerably higher than that in Europe. Recen
(T-reg) cells in peripheral blood prior to infusion (p < 0.001), higher level of HER2 specific T-cells in vivo (p = 0.030), and development of diverse clonal T-cell populations (p < 0.001) were positively associated with response [84]. A further step in the autologous ...
Objective: Mistake in diagnosis Background: Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) is a form of vasculitis predominantly affecting small blood vessels and systemic organs, including the lungs and kidneys. The serum ANCA is an important diagnostic marker for AAV. ...
As a result, these patients benefit from more aggressive treatment than is standard for ANCA-associated vasculitis alone. Therefore, it may be prudent to test patients diagnosed with either disease for the other antibody to guide therapy and outcome....
He was found to have positive cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (c-ANCA) in the serum, but the test for anti-proteinase 3 antibodies (PR3-ANCA) was negative. Blood culture and echocardiogram confirmed the diagnosis of Streptococcal Oralis infective endocarditis. The renal biopsy did ...
Our analysis showed no correlation with blood sugar level, but a very strong correlation with total serum lipids. We were able to develop and validate a risk calculator for ED in HIV-positive men.Chirca, NarcisStreinu-Cercel, AncaStefan, Marius...