01219nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260001700042653001000059653001100069653001100080653002000091653003200111653002100143653002100164653002000185653001200205653000900217653001600226653001100242100001100253700002000264245013100284300001000415490000700425520048300432022001400915       1977                            d  c1977 Jul-Sep10aAdult10aFemale10aHumans10aImmunodiffusion10aImmunoglobulin A, Secretory10aImmunoglobulin G10aImmunoglobulin M10aImmunoglobulins10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aSaliva1 aSaha K1 aChakraborty A K00aImmunologic aspects of lepromatous leprosy as related to the immunoglobulins of external secretions: salivary immunoglobulins.  a261-50 v453 a<p>A significant reduction in salivary immunoglobulins in lepromatous leprosy is recorded as compared to normal subjects. Saliva of undernourished subjects and patients with oral malignant tumors, which were studied as controls, showed an appreciable rise in IgA levels in both. It is suggested that impairment of T cell function, which is associated with lepromatous leprosy, is not responsible for the observed low level of salivary immunoglobulins in lepromatous leprosy.</p>  a0148-916X