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Immune complexes

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Immune complexes
Clusters or aggregates of antigen and antibody bound together.


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Systemic lupus erythematosis, however, a predominantly antibody-mediated autoimmune disorder, often worsens during pregnancy, perhaps due to increased immunoglobulin synthesis and decreased clearance of immune complexes resulting from robust Th2 activity (3,6).
2) Heredia et al found circulating immune complexes in some patients with this condition.
Examination of the kidney revealed a deterioration characteristic of the usual course of SLE, including the appearance of immune complexes of antibodies and target cells, even at the lowest chlordecone dose--a dose that would usually be considered a no-observable-effect level.
 
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