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IgA immunodeficiency leads to inadequate Th cell priming and increased susceptibility to influenza virus infection.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Jan 2001
Arulanandam B P, Raeder R H, Nedrud J G, Bucher D J, Le J, Metzger D W
Abstract excerpt
IgA is considered to be the principal Ab involved in defense against pathogens in the mucosal compartment. Using mice with a targeted disruption in IgA gene expression (IgA(-/-) mice), we have examined the precise role of IgA in protective anti-influenza responses after intranasal vaccination. IgA(-/-) mice immunized intranasally with soluble hemagglutinin (hemagglutinin subtype 1) and neuraminidase...
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