Expression of Homing Receptors on IgA1 and IgA2 Plasmablasts in Blood Reflects Differential Distribution of IgA1 and IgA2 in Various Body Fluids

Increased serum concentration of IgA2 subclass and IgA2/IgA1 ratio: specific markers of chronic alcoholic abuse?

Enhanced serum IgA concentrations are common in alcoholic liver cirrhosis, but functional differences between IgA subclasses and their relation with interleukin-6 (IL-6) have not been described. Distinct immunoregulatory mechanisms may exist that selectively affect one subclass. This possibility prompted us to investigate the distribution of IgA1 and IgA2 subclasses in the serum of 25 heavy alc...

Cleavage of a recombinant human immunoglobulin A2 (IgA2)-IgA1 hybrid antibody by certain bacterial IgA1 proteases.

To understand more about the factors influencing the cleavage of immunoglobulin A1 (IgA1) by microbial IgA1 proteases, a recombinant human IgA2/IgA1 hybrid molecule was generated. In the hybrid, termed IgA2/A1 half hinge, a seven-amino-acid sequence corresponding to one half of the duplicated sequence making up the IgA1 hinge was incorporated into the equivalent site in IgA2. Insertion of the I...

QUANTITATIVE IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL INVESTIGATION OF IgA1 AND IgA2 IN NASOPHARYNGEAL AND PALATINE TONSILS

Localization of IgA1,2 positive objects has been studied quantitatively in the palatine and nasopharyngeal tonsils of 20 patients with pathological recurrent tonsillitis or adenoid hyperplasia. We found expression of IgA1 and IgA2 positive objects both in the tonsillar parenchyma and epithelium with predomination of the IgA1 subclass. An attempt was made to connect the morphological changes in ...

Human Dendritic Cells Skew Isotype Switching of CD40-activated Naive B Cells towards IgA1 and IgA2

Within T cell-rich areas of secondary lymphoid organs, interdigitating dendritic cells recruit antigen-specific T cells that then induce B cells to secrete Igs. This study investigates the possible role(s) of dendritic cells in the regulation of human B cell responses. In the absence of exogenous cytokines, in vitro generated dendritic cells (referred to as Dendritic Langerhans cells, D-Lc) ind...

Subepidermal Blistering Ex Vivo Autoantibodies to Type VII Collagen Induce Recombinant Human IgA1 and IgA2