Alcoholic Hepatitis: Cell-mediated immunological response to alcoholic hyalin

Rowen K. Zetterman, Anita Luisada-Opper, Carroll M. Leevy

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Abstract

Immunological reactivity in alcoholic hepatitis has been attributed to alcoholic hyalin,the histological hallmark of this disease. A purified isolate of alcoholic hyalin with electron microscopic, biochemical, and serological characteristcs documented previously was added to lymphocytes from healthy subjects and patients with alcoholic hepatitis or other hepatic disorders. Production of migration inhibition factor (MIF) in response to this material was used as an index to lymphocyte reactivity. MIF was significantly increased in lymphocytes obtained from patients with alcoholic hepatitis, as compared to the healthy controls (P < 0.001), and persons with other liver diseases (P < 0.005). These observations indicate that immunological hyperreactivity to alcoholic hyalin occurs in patients with alcoholic hepatitis; such activity may be of key importance in the pathogenesis or sequelae (or both) of this disease.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)382-384
Number of pages3
JournalGastroenterology
Volume70
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1976
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hepatology
  • Gastroenterology

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