Estimation of the Immunoglobulin’s IgA, IgG, IgM and the Complement Components (C3 and C4) Levels among Iraqi Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

Abstract

A total of 160 patients with CHB who had attended the Hepatology and Gastroenterology Teaching Hospital in Baghdad, they were HBsAg positive for more than six months, with a median age (36 year) and ranged (16-70 year) and 50 inactive HBsAg carriers were selected as control group all of them were male with median age (29.5 year) and a range of (20-41 year). In this study, the serum levels of immunoglobulin’s IgA, IgG and IgM were evaluated in both groups. The results showed that the levels of the three types of Igs were significantly higher in chronic patients than carrier group; on the other hand, the serum complement components (C3 and C4) levels were significantly decrease among patients group compared to control group