Abstract |
In the present work, it was demonstrated that in amoebic dysentery and amoebic liver abscess patients, the secretory response is long-lasting (> 12 months); and 50% of amoebic dysentery patients developed circulating antiamoebic IgG in comparison with 100% of amoebic liver abscess individuals. A total of 83% of these individuals developed high levels of serum anti-Entamoeba histolytica IgA. However, only 10.4% of the dysentery patients showed this anti-E. histolytica antibody isotype in serum. There was no correlation between secretory and serum antiamoebic response, suggesting independent inductive and effector sites in both compartments.
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Authors | O Valenzuela, F Ramos, P Morán, E González, A Valadez, A Gómez, E I Melendro, M Ramiro, O Muñoz, C Ximénez |
Journal | Parasitology research
(Parasitol Res)
Vol. 87
Issue 10
Pg. 849-52
(Oct 2001)
ISSN: 0932-0113 [Print] Germany |
PMID | 11688892
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Antibodies, Protozoan
- Immunoglobulin A
- Immunoglobulin A, Secretory
- Immunoglobulin G
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Topics |
- Adult
- Animals
- Antibodies, Protozoan
(blood)
- Dysentery, Amebic
(immunology)
- Entamoeba histolytica
(immunology)
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin A
(blood)
- Immunoglobulin A, Secretory
(analysis)
- Immunoglobulin G
(blood)
- Liver Abscess, Amebic
(immunology)
- Middle Aged
- Saliva
(immunology)
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