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Aspects of the humoral and cellular immune response in hepatitis associated with cholelithiasis
Maria Elisabeta Bădescu1, Manuela Stancu, G I Pandele
1Gr.T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iaşi School of Medicine, Department of Pathology.
Aim:
To investigate the immunological reactions of the liver in various gall bladder disease.
Methods:
IgG, IgA and IgM were measured in the blood and bile of patients with cholecystectomy. Immunofluorescence and electron microscopy techniques were used.
Results:
The tests showed high blood values of immunoglobulins and their presence in the bile. The immunofluorescence was positive for IgG in the hepatic sinusoids. The electron microscopy showed aspects of "cellular cooperation".
Conclusions:
On the basis of our results we can affirm that in cholelithiasis there exists an immune response to the persistent antigens, with the release of circulating immune complexes.
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