The most abundant type of antibody in our intestine is immunoglobulin A (IgA) which, once released, recognizes, and binds specific gut bacteria. On average, about 35% of the gut bacteria are ...

Gut microbiota may be the key factor explaining why certain individuals do not respond well to the pneumococcal vaccine, a ...

A new orally administered norovirus vaccine tablet has demonstrated promising safety and immunogenicity in older adults.

Antibodies to erythrocytes or leukocytes could not be found, but a precipitating antibody reactive with IgA in donor and normal human serum was discovered in the patient's serum. This antibody ...

WHILE norovirus still circulates at high levels, a new pill designed to protect against the winter vomiting bug has been undergoing trials. Just two weeks ago there was a record number of patients ...

Gut microbiota may be the key factor explaining why certain individuals do not respond well to the pneumococcal vaccine-a bacterium that can cause ...

Vaxart (VXRT) announced that complete data from the Phase 1b trial of its first-generation oral pill norovirus vaccine candidate in elderly ...

but anti-human antibodies for serological testing come with an additional specificity challenge, as customers may only want to detect either IgG, IgM or IgA, and not the other immunoglobulin isotypes.

Serological testing in people who have IgA deficiency:- What is the sensitivity and specificity of IgG tissue transglutaminase (tTG), IgG endomysial antibodies (EMA) and IgG deamidated gliadin peptide ...