title: Humoral responses to Malassezia furfur serovars A, B and C in normal individuals of various ages.
abstract: A transferable solid-phase (TSP) ELISA was developed for the determination of antibody titres specific to Malassezia furfur serovars A, B and C in human sera. A survey of levels of class-specific antibodies (IgM, IgG and IgA) to M. furfur serovars A, B and C in relation to age (2-64 years; 60 individuals) demonstrated that individuals had immunity to M. furfur by the age of 2-3 years. There was no difference in either IgM or IgG levels into adulthood. The only age-related differences were lower IgM titres to the three serovars in the 60-64 year age-group compared with younger individuals. There was, however, a difference between titres of antibody specific to the three serovars. The mean reciprocal log2 IgM titre to serovar A (6.9) was significantly higher (P < 0.05) than that to serovar B (mean reciprocal log2 titre of 5.8), but not to serovar C (6.1). In contrast, the mean reciprocal log2 IgG titre to serovar A (6.5) was significantly lower (P < 0.05) than those to serovars B and C (mean reciprocal log2 titre of 8.9 in both cases).
authors: Department of Clinical Medicine, Old Medical School, University of Leeds, U.K.
authors: A C
authors: AC
authors: Cunningham
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Ingham
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Gowland
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000908:Antibodies, Fungal / Q000032:analysis*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis*; D008290:Malassezia / Q000276:immunology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012703:Serotyping
chemical_list: D000908:Antibodies, Fungal; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D007136:Immunoglobulins