Quantitation of immunoglobulin-producing cells in small intestinal mucosa of patients with IgA nephropathy.
The numbers and proportions of immunocytes producing IgA, IgM, or IgG were found to be normal in the proximal small intestinal mucosa of patients with IgA nephropathy. There was no indication of any quantitative aberration in the mucosal humoral immune system at this secretory tissue site.
D000328:Adult; D000921:Antibody-Producing Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D002452:Cell Count; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000276:immunology*; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000276:immunology*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007136:Immunoglobulins