OBJECTIVE To determine whether there exists a population of Dutch women with a high prevalence of antipolymer antibodies (APA) and severe health complaints/symptoms, and exposure to a silicone breast implant (SBI). As the antigen-specific nature of the antipolymer antibody has not yet been established, we refer to the term polymer binding immunoglobulins. METHODS The study population was sele...

beta thalassemia major patients receive repeated transfusions in order to compensate anemia and use desferal to remove iron overload. comparing immunoglobulins and complement components in the serum of these patients with normal range shows a significant increase (p<0.001) in igg, iga and igm and a decrease in c3c and c4. the regression analysis confirms a relation between the numbers of transf...

The B cell receptor and secreted antibody are at the nexus of humoral adaptive immunity. In this review, we summarize what is known of the immunoglobulin genes of jawed cartilaginous and bony fishes. We focus on what has been learned from genomic or cDNA sequence data, but where appropriate draw upon protein, immunization, affinity and structural studies. Work from major aquatic model organisms...

Immunoglobulins (Ig) in feline sera and secretions were identified by immuno-electrophoresis and immunodiffusion with rabbit antisera prepared to feline IgG, IgA, IgM, and whole serum. Adult cat sera, colostral whey, postcolostral sera, tears, and nasal secretions contained IgG, IgA, and IgM. IgG was the only Ig identified in precolostral sera and cerebrospinal fluid. Milk, intestinal contents,...

The onset of infections by Leishmania parasites mainly caused by amastigote growth inside the macrophages. One of the important properties of lesion-derived amastigote is thought to be the attachment of various host proteins including immunoglobulins on the surface of amastigote. In this study, the presence of immunoglobulins on the surface of lesion-derived amastigotes was detected by Western ...

The isolation of guinea-pig immunoglobulins yjG, y2G and yM are described and methods for separating the polypeptide chains of each examined. The molecular weights, extinction coefficients and carbohydrate and amino acid compositions of the immunoglobulins and their constituent chains have been analysed. The findings provide a basis for further studies attempting to relate structural difference...

BACKGROUND Type G immunoglobulins against ADAMTS13 are the primary cause of acquired (idiopathic) thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. However, the domains of ADAMTS13 which the type G anti-ADAMT13 immunoglobulins target have not been investigated in a large cohort of patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. DESIGN AND METHODS Sixty-seven patients with acquired idiopathic thrombotic...

BACKGROUND Immunoglobulin (Ig) E is well-known to play a critical role in allergic diseases. We investigated the association between longitudinal change in total IgE level and the asthma control in patients with adult asthma. METHODS For this retrospective study, 154 patients with asthma aged 21-82 years were recruited from the allergy and pulmonary units of the Showa University Hospital. Dat...

the onset of infections by leishmania parasites mainly caused by amastigote growth inside the macrophages. one of the important properties of lesion-derived amastigote is thought to be the attachment of various host proteins including immunoglobulins on the surface of amastigote. in this study, the presence of immunoglobulins on the surface of lesion-derived amastigotes was detected by western ...

Immunoglobulins are typically expressed by B cells in our normal immune system. However, certain normal human tissues, such as hyperplastic epithelial cells, cells of the immunologically privileged sites and the majority of cancer cells, have also been found to be sites of immunoglobulin production. Current research is lacking in regards to the differential immunoglobulin expression, the underl...