| Serum lactoferrin in lepromatous leprosy patients. | |
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PMID: 8127215 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The serum concentrations of lactoferrin were determined by competitive enzyme immunoassay in the sera of 38 lepromatous leprosy patients and 16 healthy volunteers. Of the 38 lepromatous patients, 25 were without any sign of reactions while 13 were suffering from ENL type of reactions. The lactoferrin levels, in both types of patients, were observed to be significantly higher (P < 0.01 and < 0.001, respectively) than in that of healthy volunteers. The rise in lactoferrin level in reactive patients was also higher (P < 0.05) when compared to those without reactions. The serum lactoferrin levels were also found to be associated with bacterial load (r = 0.414; P < 0.01) indicating that in lepromatous leprosy patients, lactoferrin may not be very effective in preventing the growth of Mycobacterium leprae. Further studies to improve the understanding of the role of elevated levels of lactoferrin in pathogenesis of lepromatous leprosy patients and in establishing its possible use in predicting the occurrence of ENL type of reactions would be worthwhile pursuing. |
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Authors:
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O M Parkash; B K Girdhar; U Sengupta |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Leprosy review Volume: 64 ISSN: 0305-7518 ISO Abbreviation: Lepr Rev Publication Date: 1993 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1994-04-12 Completed Date: 1994-04-12 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0243711 Medline TA: Lepr Rev Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 295-301 Citation Subset: IM |
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Central JALMA Institute for Leprosy, Tajganj, Agra, India. |
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Humans Lactoferrin / blood* Leprosy, Lepromatous / blood* |
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0/Lactoferrin |
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