title: [Detection of polymeric IgA antibody to herpes simplex virus by pretreatment of sera with Streptococcus pyogenes--its application to diagnosis of primary infection].
abstract: In 17 patients of genital herpes virus infections, herpes simplex virus (HSV)-specific IgA antibody responses were analyzed using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the absorption of sera with Streptococcus pyogenes, AW43 and AR1, which bind monomeric IgA (m-IgA) and IgG antibodies, respectively. The ratio of polymeric IgA (p-IgA) to total IgA was calculated from the formula, the p-IgA index = IgA activity after absorption/IgA activity before absorption. In early-convalescent-phase sera from primary cases, the p-IgA indices were 0.5-0.9, whereas in recurrent or provoked cases, they were lower than 0.2. There results indicate that the p-IgA index may be useful for rapid and simple differentiation of primary from non-primary HSV infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, University of Tokyo.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashido
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawana
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inouye
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis*; D011108:Polymers / Q000032:analysis*; D012008:Recurrence; D012698:Serologic Tests / Q000379:methods; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D011108:Polymers