Biologic function of the serum IgA system: modulation of complement-mediated effector mechanisms and conservation of antigenic mass

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1983 Jun 30:409:697-707. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1983.tb26909.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Bacterial / immunology*
  • Binding, Competitive
  • Blood Bactericidal Activity
  • Complement System Proteins / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin A / metabolism
  • Immunoglobulin A / physiology*
  • Immunoglobulin G / physiology
  • Immunoglobulin M / physiology
  • Macrophages / immunology
  • Meningitis, Meningococcal / immunology*
  • Monocytes / immunology
  • Nasal Mucosa / immunology

Substances

  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Immunoglobulin A
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Complement System Proteins