The BioElisa Syphilis, a new competitive enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for Treponema pallidum whole antigen that uses specific human immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies as the competitor, was evaluated for potential use in screening for syphilis at various stages. The results obtained by this competitive EIA were compared with those obtained by the fluorescent treponemal antibody absorption (FTA-abs) ...

Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG), a member of the immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily, is a myelin protein solely expressed at the outermost surface of myelin sheaths and oligodendrocyte membranes. This makes MOG a potential target of cellular and humoral immune responses in inflammatory demyelinating diseases. Due to its late postnatal developmental expression, MOG is an important marker ...

BACKGROUND Epistaxis is an important emergency that can sometimes be life threatening without effective intervention. Persistent and recurrent bleeding can lead to aspiration, hypotension, hypoxia, or even severe and mortal cardiovascular complications. Providing prompt hemostasis is important, and the hemostatic method used must be easily and locally applicable, efficient, and inexpensive. O...

Background and Objectives: New SARS-CoV-2 variants may impact the effectiveness of previously stored convalescent plasma (CCP). We defined levels anti-delta anti-omicron neutralizing antibodies (Nt-Abs) investigated possible differences past CCP Nt-Abs responses related to donor location in North South Italy. Methods: Serum from 153 donors recovered SARS-COV-2 infection (98 northern 55 southern...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence, immunoglobulin subclass distribution, and clinical correlation of antibodies (Abs), especially of IgE Abs, to BP180 and BP230 in patients with bullous pemphigoid (BP). DESIGN Retrospective case series analysis. SETTING Department of Dermatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Science. PATIENTS Serum samples from 37 patients with BP...