Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) in schizophrenia patients and reveal importance toxoplasmosis as a risk factor these patients. Method: conducted on 190 diagnosed with schizophrenia. Also included control group were 100 healthy individuals without Anti-T. immunoglobulin G (IgG) IgM antibody levels determined via enzyme-linked imm...

Little information is available on the immunoglobulin G (IgG) subclasses expressed in the sera of nonhuman primate species. To address this issue, we compared the IgG subclasses found in humans (IgG1, IgG2, IgG3, and IgG4) to those of nonhuman primates, such as baboons and macaques. Cross-reactive antihuman IgG subtype-specific reagents were identified and used to analyze purified IgG from sera...

We describe new methods for the detection of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM rubella-specific antibodies in serum. The IgG assay was based on a solid-phase rubella antigen immobilization approach, and the IgM assay was based on the IgM capture assay principle. Both assays used biotinylated antibodies (anti-human IgG and antirubella monoclonal antibody, respectively). The tracer system was based ...

Immunoglobulin G plays a vital role in adaptive immunity and antibody-based therapy through engagement of its Fc region by the Fc gamma receptors (Fc gammaRs) on immune cells. In addition to specific protein-protein contacts, N-linked glycosylation of the IgG Fc has been thought to be essential for the recognition of Fc by Fc gammaR. This requirement for the N-linked glycan has limited biomanuf...

The dog parasite Dirofilaria immitis can infect humans. Patients with pulmonary dirofilariasis were tested for immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies against the surface protein of Wolbachia, the bacterial endosymbiont of D. immitis. These patients showed significantly higher IgG titers than healthy individuals from areas in which D. immitis was endemic as well as areas in which it was not endemic. ...

A 70-year-old woman with a 20-year history of immunoglobulin (Ig) G monoclonal gammopathy undetermined significance (MGUS) presented asymptomatic skin lesions on her face, chest and arms. These had begun five years earlier in the infraorbital area. Dermatological examination revealed yellow orange-red, soft, partially ulcerated plaques telangiectasia (images). Skin histology was consistent necr...

N-linked glycosylation of the fragment crystallizable (Fc)-region of immunoglobulin G (IgG) is known to have a large influence on the activity of the antibody, an effect reported to be IgG subclass specific. This situation applies both to humans and mice. The mouse is often used as experimental animal model to study the effects of Fc-glycosylation on IgG effector functions, and results are not ...

A 60-year-old man presented with an ataxic and spastic gait with paraparesis, having reported a tick bite. Brain MRI depicted bilateral corticospinal tract hyperintensities (figure). He had a mild lymphocytic meningitis (12 leukocytes/mm, proteinorachia 1.48 g/L). ELISA was positive for Lyme disease in serum (immunoglobulin G [IgG] 176 UI and immunoglobulin M,4 UI) and CSF (IgG 300 UI) with an ...