title: Detection of IgG and IgA antibodies to Epstein-Barr virus membrane antigen in sera from patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and from normal individuals.
abstract: IgG and IgA antibodies to Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) membrane antigen (MA) were detected in sera from 96 NPC patients and normal individuals by the indirect immunofluorescence test. For MA/IgG antibody, 100% of NPC patients were positive with a GMT of 1:439.7 and 97.9% of normal individuals were positive with a GMT of 1:94.7. In contrast, for MA/IgA antibody, 58.3% of NPC patients were positive with a GMT of 1:7.3 and none of the normal individuals were positive. There was no difference in the detection of antibodies to EBV MA when other P3HR-1 or B95-8 cell lines, differing in their major membrane antigen, were used.
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000276:immunology*; D002460:Cell Line; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology*; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D036022:Capsid Proteins; C037662:EBV-associated membrane antigen, Epstein-Barr virus; C041788:Epstein-Barr viral capsid antigen; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D014763:Viral Matrix Proteins