Figure 3.
Adiponectin (Acrp30) levels strongly increase after Ig replacement therapy in common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) treatment-naïve patients. Acrp30 and high molecular weight oligomers in two representative CVID naïve patients P-1 and P-2 subjected to Ig replacement therapy. (A) Total Acrp30 serum levels obtained through enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) assay; Acrp30 oligomers distribution in each fraction obtained from fast protein liquid chromatography analysis and subjected to ELISA assays (B) and western blotting (C). The patients have been analyzed before starting treatment (naïve = 0) and during the time course post therapy (1, 7, 14, and 21 days). For other details, see Section “Materials and Methods.”