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Immunoglobulin subclasses in chronic tonsillitis
Author(s) -
Moro I.,
Komiyama K.,
Iwase T.,
Kusama K.,
Asano M.,
Takahashi T.,
Okamura N.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1988.tb01319.x
Subject(s) - tonsillitis , medicine , immunology , antibody , chronic tonsillitis , immunoglobulin g , immunoglobulin a , immunoglobulin e , dermatology , tonsillectomy , pathology
The distribution and proportion of immunoglobulin‐producing cells in palatine tonsil, including IgG and IgA subclasses, have been examined in chronic tonsilitis using an immunofluorescence method. Results obtained indicate that the percentage ratios of IgG1 : IgG2 : IgG3 : IgG4 were 53.1 : 35.9 : 4.7 : 6.3. Higher percentages of IgG1‐ and lower percentages of IgG2‐producing cells were found among 3 types of tonsilitis. Proportional ratios of IgA1 : IgA2 were approximately 80 : 20, and a slight elevation of IgA2‐producing cells was observed in chronic tonsilitis.