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Immune complex detection by immunofluorescence on polymorphonuclear leucocytes : an experimental and clinicopathological study
Diseases, which are the result of immune reactions
associated with tissue damage may be caused by several
mechanisms. The immunologic mechanisms resulting in
tissue damage have been categorized in 4 types (Gell and
Coombs, 1968).
1. the anaphylactic type, mediated by IgE type of antibodies,
resulting in immediate release of vasoactive
arnines (e.g. histamine).
2. the cytotoxic type, mediated by IgG and IgM type of
antibodies and resulting in phagocytosis of the target
cells or lysis by complement activation.
3. the immune complex type, with either primary localisation
of the immune complexes in the tissues
(Arthus reaction) or circulating immune complexes with
secondary tissue localisation.
4. the delayed type or cellular immune response mediated
by thymus derived T-lymphocytes.
In the studies to be reported, only diseases caused
by the type 3 reaction, mediated by circulating immune
complexes, are of concern. Examples of human diseases
caused by the immune complex mediated type of tissue
damage are a.o. serum sickness, systemic lupus erythematosus
(SLE) and several types of glomerulonephritis