01106nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653002600051653003900077653003800116653001100154653001200165653001200177100001400189700001300203700001500216245006300231300001000294490000600304520055200310022001400862       1990                            d  c199010aComplement Activation10aComplement Membrane Attack Complex10aEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay10aHumans10aleprosy10aZymosan1 aParkash O1 aKatoch K1 aSengupta U00aTerminal complement complex in plasma of leprosy patients.  a221-40 v73 a<p>A study was carried out to find out the difference in the levels of circulating terminal complement complex between healthy volunteers and the untreated leprosy patients by using double antibody sandwich ELISA. In addition, the levels of terminal complement complex in lepromatous patients with and without reaction were also compared. None of the group showed any significant difference in the levels of circulating terminal complement complex. These findings suggest that complement may not play a direct role in tissue damage in leprosy.</p>  a0001-5938