ISSN:
1432-1076
Keywords:
β-Lactoglobulin antibodies
;
Bovine serum albumin antibodies
;
Cow's milk antibodies Hungary
;
IDDM
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract We investigated the association between serum antibodies to cow's milk proteins and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) in Hungarian children. Forty-eight children 1.0–17.1 years of age with newly diagnosed IDDM and 74 control children 1.0–16.0 years of age were studied for serum IgG, IgA and IgM antibodies to cow's milk, β-lac-ctoglobulin, bovine serum albumin and ovalbumin by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. The specificity of IgM antibodies to β-lactoglobulin and bovine serum albumin was controlled by Western blot. The levels of IgG and IgA antibodies to cow's milk proteins were similar in children with and without IDDM, with the exception of slightly increased levels of IgA antibodies to β-lactoglobulin in diabetic children (P = 0.05). The levels of IgM antibodies to cow's milk were significantly higher in IDDM patients than in control children (P = 0.0002). Children with IDDM more often had IgM antibodies to β-lactoglobulin (46.3% vs 18.8%;P = 0.002) and bovine serum albumin (87.8% vs 49.3%,P 〈 0.0001) than control children. Neither the levels of IgG or IgA antibodies to ovalbumin nor the frequency of IgM antibodies to ovalbumin differed between diabetic and control children.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02282839
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