This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract IgA antibodies to Yersinia enterocolitica were demonstrated in the sera of 13 patients with severe yersinia arthritis who were studied six to ...

The history of treating disease with antibodies began in the 1800s after tetanus and diphtheria toxins were discovered, leading to the realization that immunity to the infections caused by these ...

Clinicians have a range of options for treating patients with disease states that require the use of immunoglobulin (Ig). Traditionally, intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) administration has provided ...

A recent paper by researchers from Australia, currently available on the medRxiv* preprint server, shows how Immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies in individuals who were infected with the severe acute ...

Scientists led by Stephanie Eisenbarth, MD, Ph.D., the Roy and Elaine Patterson Professor of Medicine and director of the Center for Human Immunobiology, have discovered how critical IgA antibodies ...

A new study has demonstrated that IgA acts as a 'tuner' that regulates the number of microbes the body sees every day, restraining the systemic immune response to these commensal microbes and limiting ...

A patient had anaphylactic transfusion reactions when transfused with small amounts (10 ml or less) of blood from four consecutive donors. Antibodies to erythrocytes or leukocytes could not be found, ...

Hepatitis A blood tests check for immunoglobulin M (IgM) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies. An IgG-positive and IgM-negative result may suggest immunity to hepatitis A. A doctor may request a ...

Immunoglobulin M has other functions beyond antibody class switching that have implications in asthma treatment.