Serum and Salivary IgA Levels in Normal Subjects: Comparison between Tonsillectomized and Non-Tonsillectomized Subjects
| Autor: | L. Palmisano, Raffaele D'Amelio, Fernando Aiuti, S. Le Moli, R. Seminara |
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| Rok vydání: | 1982 |
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Male Immunoglobulin A Adolescent Palatine Tonsil Immunology chemical and pharmacologic phenomena Serum iga Salivary iga fluids and secretions stomatognathic system Humans Immunology and Allergy Medicine IgA deficiency Secretory IgA Saliva Tonsillectomy biology business.industry Healthy subjects Normal population General Medicine Immunoglobulin A Secretory biology.protein High incidence business |
| Zdroj: | International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 68:256-259 |
| ISSN: | 1423-0097 1018-2438 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000233108 |
| Popis: | Serum IgA and secretory IgA (SIgA) were determined in 1,000 apparently healthy subjects; 274 were tonsillectomized. Four groups were identified in this study: (1) 0.3% of subjects had no serum IgA and SIgA; (2) 1.6% of subjects showed partial serum and SIgA deficiency; (3) 27.4% of individuals were tonsillectomized and had partial serum IgA deficiency but normal SIgA, and (4) 71.4% were normal, both with respect to serum IgA and SIgA. These results stress the relatively high incidence of IgA deficiency in the normal population and confirm the role of the tonsils in maintaining serum IgA levels. |
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