| Autor: |
Marisela Pérez Pacareu, Alina González Paredes, Rafael Zamora Puerta, Dayamí García Torres |
| Jazyk: |
Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: |
2008 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Medisur, Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 213-218 (2008) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1727-897X |
| Popis: |
Background: 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. Objective: To analyse the characteristics of immunoglobulin G, A and M quantification in a sample of elderly patients. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusions: Knowledge about humoral immunity in asthmatic elderly patients allows being more careful in their treatment. |
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