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To determine whether reticuloendothelial-system immunospecific Fc-receptor clearance function is defective in untreated systemic lupus erythematosus.

March 8, 1979New England Journal of Medicine

Defective Reticuloendothelial System Fc-Receptor Function in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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To determine whether reticuloendothelial-system immunospecific Fc-receptor clearance function is defective in untreated systemic lupus erythematosus.
Measured the splenic macrophage clearance kinetics of IgG-sensitized 51Cr-labeled erythrocytes in 15 untreated systemic lupus erythematosus patients and healthy controls.
Assessed circulating immune complex levels via C1q-binding assay, anti-DNA antibody titers, and complement levels (C3, C4, CH50, and factor B).
Fc-receptor-mediated clearance was significantly impaired in 13 of 15 patients, with clearance half-times ranging from 80 to 2256 minutes versus controls (P < 0.001).
Defective clearance times correlated significantly with elevated immune-complex levels measured by C1q-binding assay and with clinical disease activity.
Complement components (C3, C4, CH50, and factor B) demonstrated weak or nonexistent correlations with clearance kinetics and disease activity.

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Observational study reveals impaired splenic Fc-receptor clearance in untreated systemic lupus erythematosus, suggesting delayed immune complex removal drives tissue damage.

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Frank et al. (1979) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a11c0fa61b38bcd48617426 https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm197903083001002

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Observational study reveals impaired splenic Fc-receptor clearance in untreated systemic lupus erythematosus, suggesting delayed immune complex removal drives tissue damage.

Defective Reticuloendothelial System Fc-Receptor Function in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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