Serum levels of IgM, IgD, IgA and IgG before and during rejection of renal allotransplants. 1979

Z Hrncír, and J Erben, and M Tichý

In recipients of renal allotransplants the relationship of IgM, IgA and IgG serum levels to 26 rejections was investigated, as well as the relationship of IgD and 22 rejection. For IgM and IgG a significant decline was found in the whole group (p less than 0.05) and in the sub-group of rejections after a period longer than one month following transplantation (p less than 0.05 in IgM and p less than 0.02 in IgD). As compared with values before rejection, a decline of IgM occurred in 11 rejections which amounted to more than 20% and a decline of IgD in 10 rejections by more than 50%. Changes of the serum levels of IgA and IgG were not statistically significant (p greater than 0.05). In recipients of renal allotransplants serum immunoglobulin (Ig) levels of the main classes were investigated for two reasons: (1) as part of a check-up of the condition of the graft and screening of rejection and (2) to detect possible deficiencies of humoral immunity with increased liability to infections. As regards monitoring of the risk of the rejection crisis, hitherto assembled experience did not provide an unequivocal answer in which class of Ig the greatest change may be expected, whether a rise or fall, and it is not even clear whether investigations of serum Ig levels will be a positive contribution. There is only agreement on the point that IgA levels are not related to rejection; according to some authors this applies also to IgM and IgG (8, 11). Other authors (1, 15, 17) appreciate in conjunction with rejections the importance of high IgM and IgG levels, while other workers observed a significant decline of IgM (13, 16, 19). IgD levels were investigated in our previous work on the relationship of renal functions and serum Ig levels in recipients of renal allotransplants (7); we found no reports on the relationship between IgD and rejection.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007070 Immunoglobulin A Represents 15-20% of the human serum immunoglobulins, mostly as the 4-chain polymer in humans or dimer in other mammals. Secretory IgA (IMMUNOGLOBULIN A, SECRETORY) is the main immunoglobulin in secretions. IgA,IgA Antibody,IgA1,IgA2,Antibody, IgA
D007072 Immunoglobulin D An immunoglobulin which accounts for less than 1% of plasma immunoglobulin. It is found on the membrane of many circulating B LYMPHOCYTES. IgD,IgD1,IgD2
D007074 Immunoglobulin G The major immunoglobulin isotype class in normal human serum. There are several isotype subclasses of IgG, for example, IgG1, IgG2A, and IgG2B. Gamma Globulin, 7S,IgG,IgG Antibody,Allerglobuline,IgG(T),IgG1,IgG2,IgG2A,IgG2B,IgG3,IgG4,Immunoglobulin GT,Polyglobin,7S Gamma Globulin,Antibody, IgG,GT, Immunoglobulin
D007075 Immunoglobulin M A class of immunoglobulin bearing mu chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU-CHAINS). IgM can fix COMPLEMENT. The name comes from its high molecular weight and originally was called a macroglobulin. Gamma Globulin, 19S,IgM,IgM Antibody,IgM1,IgM2,19S Gamma Globulin,Antibody, IgM
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005260 Female Females
D006084 Graft Rejection An immune response with both cellular and humoral components, directed against an allogeneic transplant, whose tissue antigens are not compatible with those of the recipient. Transplant Rejection,Rejection, Transplant,Transplantation Rejection,Graft Rejections,Rejection, Graft,Rejection, Transplantation,Rejections, Graft,Rejections, Transplant,Rejections, Transplantation,Transplant Rejections,Transplantation Rejections
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths

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