IgG subclasses of specific antibodies in Ixodes ricinus-borne borreliosis.
Ixodes ricinus-borne borreliosis may run a protracted course. In this study we investigated the different IgG subclasses of antibodies to borreliae at different stages of the disease. In addition to the dominant subclass IgG1 and IgG3 response was found in most cases. This antibody subclass pattern with contributions of IgG2 often persists into the late stage of the disease and may last for decades. The IgG subclass response elicited by this spirochaetosis does not conform to the expected IgG4 restricted response after chronic antigenic stimulation.
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Department of Dermatology, Karolinska Institute at Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.
Hammarström
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Smith
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Hovmark
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Asbrink
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000145:classification*; D001096:Arachnid Vectors; D001898:Borrelia / Q000276:immunology*; D001899:Borrelia Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013987:Ticks
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D007074:Immunoglobulin G