@article{18612,
  keywords = {Adult, Aged, Animals, Autoantibodies, BCG Vaccine, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Female, Humans, Immunoglobulin G, Immunoglobulin M, leprosy, Leprosy, lepromatous, Male, Middle Aged, Peripheral nerves},
  author = {Desikan P and Parkash O and Narang P},
  title = {Role of antineural antibodies in perpetuation of a pre-existing peripheral nerve damage in leprosy.},
  abstract = {<p>This study was carried out in order to find out whether antineural antibodies had a role to play in perpetuating pre-existing nerve damage in leprosy. Indirect ELISA was carried out on sera from 20 leprosy patients and five normal controls using antigen prepared from peripheral nerves of a cured bacteriologically negative leprosy patient. None of the patients had significant levels of IgG antibodies whereas eight of them (40%) had significant levels of IgM antibodies. However, there was no correlation with duration of disease, treatment received, nerve enlargement or active neuritis. The nature of these antibodies is discussed.</p>},
  year = {1995},
  journal = {Indian journal of leprosy},
  volume = {67},
  pages = {293-300},
  month = {1995 Jul-Sep},
  issn = {0254-9395},
  language = {eng},
}