title: Plasma and salivary IgG subclasses in HIV type 1 infection: evidence of both transudation and local synthesis of IgG in parotid saliva.
abstract: In this study we measured the levels of plasma and salivary IgG subclasses in 81 HIV-1-infected individuals and 30 uninfected controls. Salivary IgG1 was increased in HIV-1-infected patients, while salivary IgG2 and IgG4 were decreased. Patients with high levels of plasma anti-HIV-1 IgG antibodies presented a higher CD4+ cell count and lower viral load. High levels of anti-HIV-1 IgG antibodies in plasma were also associated with high levels of anti-HIV-1 IgG antibodies in parotid saliva. In comparing the HIV-1 recognition patterns of salivary IgG with plasma IgG, we determined that plasma and salivary IgG antibodies had similarities as well as differences in their reactivity to HIV-1 antigens. The present study demonstrates that HIV-1 infection affects both plasma and salivary IgG and provides evidence that the origin of HIV-1-specific IgG antibodies in parotid saliva is primarily transudated from plasma; however, some local synthesis of IgG in parotid saliva also occurs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 35294, USA.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015153:Blotting, Western; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000145:classification; D008875:Middle Aged; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D012463:Saliva / Q000276:immunology*; D019562:Viral Load
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G