Changes in anti-lymphocyte and anti-Ia antibodies during pregnancy in systemic lupus erythematosus. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Anti-lymphocyte antibodies reactive with monocyte-depleted lymphocytes, T cells, or B cells were studied in 43 nonpregnant and 23 pregnant systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients. Anti-Ia specificity was assayed in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay system. No difference in mean lymphocytotoxicity was noted between pregnant and nonpregnant SLE patients; however, anti-Ia lymphocyte antibody associated with disease activity was lower (P less than 0.01) in pregnant than in nonpregnant SLE patients. Lymphocytotoxic or anti-Ia antibody activity did not reliably predict the outcome of individual pregnancies.

publication date

  • August 1, 1986

Research

keywords

  • Antilymphocyte Serum
  • Autoantibodies
  • Autoimmune Diseases
  • Isoantibodies
  • Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
  • Pregnancy Complications

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0022482894

PubMed ID

  • 2941195

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 40

issue

  • 2