title: [Secretory IgA. Recent progress].
abstract: After a brief introduction on the role of the immune system, the paper illustrates the methods of IgA production and their local protective functions. Those pathologies in which the monitoring of IgA levels plays a diagnostic and prognostic role are also described. In conclusion, the current methods used for the correct evaluation of IgA2 titres are discussed: RIA and competitive immunoenzymatic and immunofluorescent tests, although the latter can only be used on biopsy tissue.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Amedeo di Savoia, Torino.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Di Nola
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arione
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bramato
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Marietti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D005123:Eye / Q000276:immunology; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D007071:Immunoglobulin A, Secretory / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis; D007422:Intestines / Q000276:immunology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000276:immunology; D012463:Saliva / Q000276:immunology; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007071:Immunoglobulin A, Secretory; D007136:Immunoglobulins
vernacular_title: IgA secretorie. Recenti acquisizioni.