As IgM and IgA-enriched preparations are needed to complete the immunotherapeutic spectrum, a simple procedure is described for the preparation of IgM and IgA enriched immunoglobulins. Fraction III which was prepared by cold ethanol fractionation was treated by octanoic acid followed by ethanol precipitation and ion-exchange chromatography using Sephadex DEAE A-50 and 0.1 M tris-D.35M NaCI ...

conclusions based on the findings of the present study, the frequency of toxoplasma infection is high in the studied population, although it is fairly close to the findings of reports from the other areas of iran. results in total, 1910 (29.87%) out of 6393 subjects were found to be infected with toxoplasma gondii. in terms of the seropositivity, 1871 (32.42%) out of 5770 and 128 (2.14%) out of...

This study aimed to investigate the immediate effects of the secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA), α-amylase activity and blood pressure levels after the application of a Reiki session in nurses with Burnout Syndrome. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover design was conducted to compare the immediate effects of Reiki versus control intervention (Hand-off sham intervention) in n...

The aim of the study was to determine whether cortisol and secretory Immunoglobulin A (sIgA) could be used as an indicator of acute stress in both young and adult dogs. Seventeen German shepherd puppies were exposed to the Puppy test (challenge test) at the age of seven weeks. This test has been routinely used to assess the future working ability of potential police dogs. In addition, ten adult...

Immunoglobulin (Ig) G, IgM, IgA and IgG subclass (IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, IgG4) concentrations were determined in more than 500 healthy Turkish children using nephelometric technique. These parameters were thought to be highly varied for different ethnic groups because of environmental and genetic factors. Methodology used in previous studies has been reported to affect age-related normal values. Ser...

celiac disease has been associated with other autoimmune disorders such as autoimmune hepatitis, moreover it is known that t cell mediated immune response to dietary gluten and released cytokines are important for the entheropathy seen in celiac disease. we investigated celiac autoantibodies in patients with autoimmune hepatitis (aih), and chronic hepatitis b (chb). sera from 84 patients with a...