Anticardiolipin antibody in recurrent spontaneous aborting and fertile women

Autores

  • Egle Couto Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Ricardo Barini Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • João Luiz Pinto e Silva Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Denise Rocha Lima Pita de Moraes Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Lucia Maria Fagian de Carvalho Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Palavras-chave:

Anticardiolipin antibody, Recurrent spontaneous abortion, Immunology, Antiphospholipid syndrome

Resumo

OBJETIVO: Determinar a associação entre a presença do anticorpo anticardiolipina e o antecedente de aborto espontâneo recorrente. TIPO DE ESTUDO: Estudo clínico-controlado. LOCAL: Departamento de Tocoginecologia da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da UNICAMP. PARTICIPANTES: No grupo 1 foram incluídas 52 pacientes que apresentavam antecedente de aborto espontâneo recorrente e, no grupo 2, 104 pacientes com antecedente de pelo menos uma gestação bem sucedida. O prazo máximo entre o último parto e a data da coleta de sangue foi de dois anos; o mínimo foi de seis meses. INTERVENÇÃO: Entre novembro de 1993 e novembro de 1994 as pacientes foram submetidas à pesquisa sérica do anticorpo anticardiolipina por ELISA, segundo técnica descrita por TRIPLETT, BARNA, UNGER (1993). MENSURAÇÃO: Os resultados foram analisados através dos testes Qui-Quadrado, Exato de Fisher e t de Student. RESULTADOS: Não foi encontrada diferença estatisticamente significativa na freqüência do anticorpo anticardiolipina entre os grupos I e II para IgM (zero e 2,9%) e IgG (7,7 e 5,8%). CONCLUSÕES: Não foi encontrada associação entre a presença do anticorpo anticardiolipina e o antecedente de aborto recorrente.

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Biografia do Autor

Egle Couto, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Department of Tocogynecology, Campinas, Brazil

Ricardo Barini, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Department of Tocogynecology, Campinas, Brazil

João Luiz Pinto e Silva, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Department of Tocogynecology, Campinas, Brazil

Denise Rocha Lima Pita de Moraes, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Department of Tocogynecology, Campinas, Brazil

Lucia Maria Fagian de Carvalho, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Department of Tocogynecology, Campinas, Brazil

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1998-07-07

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Couto E, Barini R, Silva JLP e, Moraes DRLP de, Carvalho LMF de. Anticardiolipin antibody in recurrent spontaneous aborting and fertile women. Sao Paulo Med J [Internet]. 7º de julho de 1998 [citado 16º de outubro de 2025];116(4):1760-5. Disponível em: https://periodicosapm.emnuvens.com.br/spmj/article/view/2332

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