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  • 1
    ISSN: 1365-3083
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Alterations in duodenal Ig-producing cells induced by two oral cholera vaccinations were studied by two-colour immunofluorescence in mucosal tissue sections from adults with selective IgA deficiency (IgAD), cither with (n= 7) or without (n= 9) frequent infections, infection-prone patients with combined IgAD and IgG subclass deficiency (IgGSD) (n= 7), and normal control subjects (n= 11). The proportion of IgG-producing cells prior to immunization tended to be lower in the symptomatic IgAD subjects than in the clinically healthy ones. In the first subgroup the absolute number of IgG cells per intestinal length unit was significantly increased after immunization (P 〈 0.04), and this tendency was also observed in the healthy IgAD subjects (6/9) and in those with combined deficiency (5/7). Very few IgAD subjects responded with an increase of IgM-producing cells. The normal controls responded variably in all major immunocyte classes, in the order IgA 〉 IgG 〉 IgM. Compared with these controls, the patients with combined IgAD and IgGSD showed significantly increased IgG1 (P 〈 0.01) and reduced IgG2(P 〈 0.006) proportions, which was in accordance with their serum subclass levels. Our study showed that oral cholera vaccination preferentially activates intestinal IgG-producing cells in IgAD subjects. This result agreed with data recently obtained by ELISPOT in the same patients with regard to antibody-forming cells specific for cholera toxin. Both methods suggested that IgG rather than IgM antibodies are elicited as compensation for a lacking IgA response. However, our overall results showed that intestinal B-cell activation is quite variable after oral cholera vaccination. Although such vaccination might be of importance for enhancing mucosal immunity also in IgAD patients, a concurrent gut disease could possibly be aggravated by IgG-mediated mucosal immunopathology in the absence of anti-inflammatory IgA antibodies.
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  • 2
    ISSN: 1365-3083
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: In search for a possible explanation of the phenotypic heterogeneity in selective immunoglobulin (Ig)A deficiency, we studied the IgG2 antibody response to meningococcal polysaccharide A (PSA) in IgA-deficient (IgAd) individuals after vaccination with meningococcal A + C polysaccharide vaccine. Two groups of IgAd individuals, one frequently infected and one clinically apparently healthy, as well as healthy controls, were studied. In response to meningococcal A + C polysaccharide vaccine, a significant titre increase of specific IgG2 anti-PSA was found in 71% of the control individuals, in 50% of the healthy and in 42% of the infection-prone IgAd individuals. The specific IgG2 response against meningococcal PSA was significantly lower in the infection-prone IgAd individuals compared to the controls (P 〈 0.05). Among the IgAd individuals who responded with a significant IgG2 antibody increase, the IgG2 antibody response was significantly lower in the infection-prone than in the healthy IgAd individuals (P 〈 0.05). Thus, a limited capacity to mount a specific IgG2 response may suggest a more profound antibody maturation defect in infection-prone IgAd patients compared to healthy IgAd individuals.
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  • 3
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    Journal of clinical periodontology 20 (1993), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1600-051X
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract 22 females and 3 males with primary hypogammaglobulinaemia (n=6) or IgG subclass deficiencies with (n=3) or without (n=16) concomitant IgA deficiency were examined for periodontal disease and dental caries. Only 1 patient showed more tooth loss than that found in the normal Swedish population. 1 patient demonstrated advanced periodontal disease. No patient exhibited more severe dental caries than that of comparable normal Swedes. Microbiological samples from periodontal pockets and saliva showed recovery of potential periodontopathic and cariogenic bacteria within normal ranges. This study could not support the notion that immunodeficient subjects exhibit an increased risk of developing periodontal disease or dental caries.
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  • 4
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    Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 350 (1980), S. 0 
    ISSN: 1749-6632
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Natural Sciences in General
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  • 5
    ISSN: 1398-9995
    Source: Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Antibody responses to honey bee venom (HBV) were studied in 13 patients during a 4-month course of immunotherapy with monomethoxy polyethyleneglycol (mPEG) modified venom. There was a rise of HBV-specific IgG antibodies as measured by IgG-RAST in all patients and a slight decrease of IgE antibody in most of them. The IgG-antibody responses during mPEG-HBV treatment as examined by crossed radio-immunoelectrophoresis were directed to phospholipase A, hyaluronidase, acid phosphatase and to another allergen, antigen 1. Thus, despite a high degree of mPEG- modification of HBV, the immunogenicity of the most important HBV allergens was retained.
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  • 6
    ISSN: 1439-0973
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Description / Table of Contents: Zusammenfassung 32 Patienten mit gewöhnlichem variablen Immunglobulinmangel (CVID) und zwei Patienten mit fehlenden IgA- und IgG-Subklassen erhielten zusammen 1040 intravenöse (i.v.) Infusionen innerhalb von 60 Patientenjahren mit 7575 g einer neuen Immunglobulinpräparation (Ig). Der Gehalt an Prä-Kallikrein-Aktivatoren und die anti-komplementäre Aktivität in der getesteten Ig-Präparation war gering, verglichen mit sieben anderen kommerziell erhältlichen i.v. Immunglobulinen. Dasselbe gilt für den Anteil an IgG-Polymeren und -Fragmenten. Der IgA-Gehalt betrug immer ≤0,02 g/l, oft ≤0,004 g/l. Das Ig konnte vier Patienten mit IgA-Antikörpern, d. h. drei mit CVID und einem mit kombiniertem IgA-IgG-Mangel kontinuierlich verabreicht werden. Nur bei 4,7% der 1040 Infusionen und bei 12 der 34 Patienten wurden Nebenwirkungen beobachtet. Keine der Nebenwirkungen war vom anaphylaktischen Typ, aber zwei Patienten hatten mittelschwere Nebenwirkungen und einer eine Anurie, die wahrscheinlich nicht durch das Ig verursacht war. Das Risiko für phlogistische Reaktionen schien durch gleichzeitige Infektionen erhöht zu werden. Dies wurde bei fünf von sechs Patienten beobachtet, die bei Infektion der oberen Atemwege auf die Infusion mit Temperaturanstieg und Schüttelfrost reagierten. Bei 11 Patienten, die über 10,8 Patientenjahre 203 Infusionen erhielten, wurde eine Sonderstudie zu verschiedenen Dosierungen durchgeführt. Bei Infusion von 25 mg/kg/Woche i.v. alle fünf Wochen wurde ein mittlerer Anstieg der Serumspiegel vor Infusion gemessen, der um 0,3 g/l höher war als bei früherer i.m. Prophylaxe mit derselben Dosis. Nur bei 1/4 Patienten, die alle fünf oder drei Wochen 25 mg/kg/Woche erhielten, wurde ein IgG-Spiegel vor Infusion von ≥3 g/l erreicht. Bei Gabe von 50 mg/kg/Woche alle zwei Wochen hatten 4/4 CVID-Patienten vor Infusion Spiegel über 3 g/l, dabei stiegen die Spiegel vor Infusion um 1,5 g/l höher an als vor Therapiebeginn. Bei 100 mg/kg/Woche alle drei Wochen wiesen 5/5 Patienten ein Serum IgG von 〉4 g/l auf; der mittlere Anstieg gegenüber den Werten vor Studienbeginn betrug 3,6 g/l. Bei 13/17 Fällen wurde eine Assoziation von abnehmenden IgG-Serumspiegeln vor Infusion mit einer Infektion beobachtet; in gesunden Phasen waren bei 14/14 Beobachtungen Anstiege der IgG-Spiegel zu beobachten.
    Notes: Summary Thirty-two patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) and two patients with IgA and IgG subclass deficiency received a total of 1,040 intravenous (i.v.) infusions during 60 patient years with 7,575 g of a new immunoglobulin (Ig) preparation. The content of prekallikrein activators and the anti-complementary activity in the tested Ig preparation was low and, in comparison to seven other commercial i.v. Igs, so was the proportion of IgG polymers and fragments. The IgA content was always ≤0.02 g/l, often 〈0.004 g/l, and it was possible to continuously give the Ig prophylactically to four patients with anti-IgA antibodies, i.e. three with CVID and one with combined IgA-IgG2 deficiency. Adverse reactions were only noted in 4.7% of the 1,040 infusions and in 12 out of the 34 patients. None of the reactions were of the anaphylactic type, but two patients had moderate reactions and one had anuria, probably not caused by the Ig. A simultaneous infection seemed to increase the risk of phlogistic reactions, as five out of six patients who reacted with temperature rise and chills had a simultaneous upper respiratory tract infection. A substudy of various dosage schedules was performed with 11 patients receiving 203 infusions over 10.8 patient years. On 25 mg/kg/week of Ig given i.v. every five weeks, a mean increase in the preinfusion serum IgG level of 0.3 g/l was observed, as compared to earlier i.m. prophylaxis with the same dose. Only 1/4 of the patients on 25 mg/kg/week every five or three weeks reached a preinfusion IgG level ≥3 g/l. On 50 mg/kg/week every two weeks, 4/4 CVID patients had preinfusion levels above 3 g/l with a mean preinfusion increase of 1.5 g/l over the start level. Finally, 100 mg/kg/week every three weeks gave 5/5 patients a preinfusion serum IgG level of 〉4 g/l with a mean rise of 3.6 g/l, as compared with the levels before the study. An association between decreasing preinfusion IgG serum levels and the presence of infection was noted on 13/17 occasions, while increasing IgG was seen in healthy periods on 14/14 observations.
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  • 7
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    Journal of clinical immunology 8 (1988), S. 159-162 
    ISSN: 1573-2592
    Keywords: IgA deficiency ; autoimmune diseases ; heterogeneity
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
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  • 8
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    Journal of clinical immunology 6 (1986), S. 284-291 
    ISSN: 1573-2592
    Keywords: IgA deficiency ; immunosuppression ; secretory antibodies ; compensation ; infections
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Total levels of IgM and secretory IgM as well as specific antibodies to poliovirus type I antigen,Escherichia coli O antigens, and β-lactoglobulin were measured in unstimulated and stimulated saliva as well as nasal secretion using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The levels of these antibodies in IgA-deficient adults with and without frequent respiratory infections and children under immunosuppressive therapy for malignant disease were compared to those in normal adults and infants 1–7 months of age. The IgA-deficient adults had significantly higher IgM levels (P〈0.002) than the normal adults as well as higher levels of IgM antibodies to poliovirus type I (P〈0.05) andE. coli O antigen (P〈0.002). There was a less pronounced IgM anti-β-lactoglobulin compensation. Secretory component (SC)-carrying antibodies against all three antigens were lower than in normal adults. The infants studied had levels of IgM in secretions close to those of the normal adults and significantly lower than those of the IgA-deficient adults (P〈0.001) but with a higher proportion of SC-carrying IgM. The increase in total IgM and specific bacterial and viral IgM antibodies in saliva above that of the normal adults was significant(P〈0.001–0.005) for those IgA-deficient individuals without, but not for those with, frequent infections. There was, however, no significant difference between the levels in the two groups of IgA-deficient adults. The total levels of SIgA and specific antibodies toE. coli O antigens and poliovirus type I antigen in saliva from children treated with multiple cytotoxic drugs for malignant disease did not differ from normal levels, irrespective of the duration of treatment. The lower IgM levels in saliva of IgA-deficient individuals with many infections was seen in spite of their frequent infections, suggesting a primary defect in an important compensatory defense mechanism.
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  • 9
    ISSN: 1573-2592
    Keywords: Nasal mucosa ; rhinosinusitis ; immunoglobulins ; antibody deficiency ; secretory immunity
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Humoral immunodeficiency, as reflected by the low serum immunoglobulin (Ig) concentrations in adult patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID), was even more severely expressed at the B-cell level in their nasal mucosa. No Ig-producing cells could be detected by immunohistochemistry in 11 of 19 mucosal specimens. The epithelial distribution of secretory component (SC) was normal in all specimens, but a sign of SC-dependent IgM transport was seen in only three. Epithelial IgA was completely lacking. All patients had had recurrent lower respiratory tract infections and 16 had recurrent or chronic infections of the upper respiratory tract. A previous report indicated that the intestinal mucosa is a privileged site for maturation of B cells in patients with CVID; the present study shows that this does not hold true for the nasal mucosa. This difference in B-cell maturation may in part explain the preferential susceptibility to infections in the respiratory tract of patients with CVID.
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