g(m3)-ganglioside has been researched along with Abortion--Habitual* in 1 studies
1 other study(ies) available for g(m3)-ganglioside and Abortion--Habitual
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Clinical significance of anti-GM3 antibodies in recurrent pregnancy loss with elevated level of antiphospholipid antibodies.
The ganglioside-GM3 neutralizes the reactivity of antiphospholipid antibodies (APLs) to phospholipids in vitro. The question of whether anti-GM3 antibodies might exert influence in APLs-positive recurrent pregnancy loss patients who are undergoing prednisolone and aspirin (PSL/ASA) treatment was investigated.. The anti-GM3 antibody assay of sera was accomplished by ELISA. Sera of 56 patients with recurrent pregnancy loss, including 30 APLs-positive cases given PSL/ASA treatment, were examined.. Patients positive for IgG or IgM type anti-GM3 antibodies constituted 13/30 (43%) of the APLs-positive group as compared with only 2/26 (8%) of those who were negative (P < 0.01). In pregnant women with APLs-positive treated with PSL/ASA, live births occurred in only 6/13 (46%) patients with detectable anti-GM3 antibodies, while in 16/17 (94%) who tested negative for anti-GM3 antibodies (P < 0.01).. This observation suggests the possibility that presence of anti-GM3 antibodies may be an indicator for determining the prognosis in recurrent pregnancy loss with elevated level of APLs. Topics: Abortion, Habitual; Adult; Antibodies, Antiphospholipid; Aspirin; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; G(M3) Ganglioside; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Immunoglobulin M; Male; Periodic Acid; Prednisolone; Pregnancy | 1995 |