Plasma and salivary IgA subclasses and IgM in HIV-1-infected individuals.
Plasma and salivary IgA subclasses and IgM in HIV-1-infected individuals.
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HIV-1 感染者的血浆和唾液 IgA 亚类和 IgM。
DOI:
10.1023/a:1014435920321
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发表时间:
2002
影响因子:
9.1
通讯作者:
Jackson,Susan
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文献类型:
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作者:
Wu,Xueling;Jackson,Susan
We examined IgA and IgM responses in parotid saliva from human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1)-infected individuals. Compared to the uninfected controls, levels of salivary secretory IgA2 were significantly increased in HIV-1-infected subjects, with higher levels in those who displayed oral manifestations of HIV-1 infection. Assessed by enzyme immunoassay, about two thirds of the HIV-1-infected individuals tested positive for salivary HIV-1-specific IgA antibodies but not for salivary IgM. No clear correlations between the amount of HIV-1-specific IgA and CD4 counts or plasma viral loads were found. The proportions of HIV-1-specific IgA did not correlate with the levels of total IgA. Determined by Western blot, IgA1 accounted for the majority of anti-HIV-1 IgA antibodies in saliva. Comparisons between the specificities of plasma and salivary IgA directed to HIV-1 proteins revealed the absence of salivary anti-gp41 IgA antibodies, and lower HIV-1-specific reactivity of IgA and IgM were determined in saliva than in plasma.