title: Binding and receptors for human albumin polymers and IgM/HBs circulating complex in HBsAg chronic carriers.
abstract: Binding activity for polymerized human serum albumin (pHSA-binding), studied in passive haemoagglutination, receptors for polymerized human serum albumin (pHSA-receptors), studied in ELISA, as well as the circulating IgM/HBs complex were tested in 71 chronic carriers of HBsAg with and without liver pathology. We found that 73.2% of the sera were reactive for pHSA-binding while 45% were reactive for pHSA-receptors and 42.2% for the circulating IgM/HBs complex. The distribution and mode of association of these 3 markers showed a close correlation with the e-antigen in circulation (HBeAg) and with liver disease (p less than 0.05). We further observed that pHSA-binding can be present in the absence of pHSA-receptors, suggesting the possible existence of further reactants in the serum-pHSA reaction. We did not observe any correlations between the circulating IgM/HBs complexes, pHSA-binding and pHSA-receptors. Blocking experiments, in fact, confirmed the non-involvement of polymerized human serum albumin in the formation of the circulating IgM/HBs complex. Elution experiments showed that, in addition to HBsAg, class-G immunoglobulins are also directly involved in the serum-pHSA reaction.
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Sansonno
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Minoia
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Detomaso
authors.forename: O G
authors.initials: OG
authors.lastname: Manghisi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000378:metabolism; D002353:Carrier State / Q000378:metabolism*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000378:metabolism*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000378:metabolism*; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017457:Receptors, Albumin; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D017457:Receptors, Albumin; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface