Declining immunoglobulin a production in prostates of men with AIDS

Authors
Carson, HJ Lueck, NE
Citation
Hj. Carson et Ne. Lueck, Declining immunoglobulin a production in prostates of men with AIDS, CL DIAG LAB, 6(6), 1999, pp. 981-982
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Immunology
Journal title
CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY IMMUNOLOGY
ISSN journal
1071412X → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
6
Year of publication
1999
Pages
981 - 982
Database
ISI
SICI code
1071-412X(199911)6:6<981:DIAPIP>2.0.ZU;2-Z
Abstract
We studied immunoglobulin A production (IgA) in prostates of men with AIDS. Prostate sections from AIDS patients and human immunodeficiency virus-nega tive men were stained for IgA with immunoperoxidase. Prostate sections from nondiseased men were positive for IgA, while prostate sections from AIDS p atients were essentially negative for IgA. Diminishing secretory IgA produc tion may represent a characteristic of AIDS.