Study of some parameters of humoral immunity in asthmatic elderly patients
<strong>Background: </strong>Aging process affects the whole body, including the respiratory and immune systems. Reductions of immunoglobulin secretion, together with environmental factors, increases susceptibility of elderly people to a more severe type of asthma. One of the effective w...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos
2008-12-01
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| Series: | Medisur |
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| Online Access: | http://medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/548 |
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| Summary: | <strong>Background: </strong>Aging process affects the whole body, including the respiratory and immune systems. Reductions of immunoglobulin secretion, together with environmental factors, increases susceptibility of elderly people to a more severe type of asthma. One of the effective ways of evaluating their immune system is the study of humoral immunity through immunoglobulin quantification. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> To analyse the characteristics of immunoglobulin G, A and M quantification in a sample of elderly patients. <strong><br />Methods:</strong> Descriptive study of two case series: a group of 60 years-old asthmatic patients and a group of patients younger than 60 years. All of them were received in Cienfuegos Allergy External Consultation, during one year and quantities of immunoglobulin G, A and M were measured. <strong><br />Results:</strong> There was higher incidence in female patients and patients between 60 and 79 years. We confirmed irregularities in immunoglobulin G quantification, not in IgA and IgM. <strong><br />Conclusions: </strong>Knowledge about humoral immunity in asthmatic elderly patients allows being more careful in their treatment.<br /> |
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| ISSN: | 1727-897X |