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[EFFECTIVENESS OF APPLICATION OF COMBINED THERAPY OF EARLY ERYTHEMA STAGE OF LYME DISEASE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION
Aim:
Study innate and adaptive immunity in patients with migrating erythema, clinical effectiveness ofcombined therapy using Immunovac vaccine and dynamics of immunologic parame- ters as a result of the therapy.
Materials And Methods:
37 adult patients with migrating erythema were examined. The patients were divided into 2 groups: 1st gr. (14 individuals) - Immunovac by intranasal-subcutaneous method against the background of basic therapy; 2nd gr. (23 individuals) - 200 mg/day doxycycline therapy for 21 days. Phagocytic activity of blood neutrophils; TLRs expression on mononuclear leukocytes of peripheral blood (PBML) and skin cells in foci by flow cytometry with mAT against TLR2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 using flow cytometer FC-500; subpopulation composition of peripheral blood lymphocytes; levels of pro-, anti-inflammation and regulatory cytokines in blood sera by EIA method; IgG, 1gM, IgA in blood sera were studied in patients before treatment and 1 month after therapy.
Results:
A high level of TLR2, 4, 7, 8 on skin cells in foci, TLR2, 4 - on blood cells; low content of CD95+ and CD25+, high-level of serum IL-lb, IL-2 and IL-4, an increase of general IgE level was detected in patients'with migrating erythema. Immunovac facilitated an increase of CD95+ and CD25+, IFN-y synthesis, reduced the level of general IgE in a more pronounced way than basic therapy.
Conclusion:
Inclusion of Immunovac into therapy of patients With migrating erythema facilitates increase of clinical effectiveness and correlates with correction of immunologic disorders.
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