01681nas a2200337   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001000080653001100090653001100101653002100112653003200133653001200165653000900177653001600186653001700202653001100219100001400230700001100244700001500255700001300270245007700283856004100360300000900401490000700410050001400417520089800431022001401329       1983                            d  c1983 Mar10aAdolescent10aAdult10aChild10aFemale10aHumans10aImmunoglobulin A10aImmunoglobulin A, Secretory10aleprosy10aMale10aMiddle Aged10aNasal Mucosa10aSaliva1 aAhmed H A1 aTouw J1 aStoner G L1 aBelehu A00aImmunoglobulin A (IgA) in nasal washings and saliva of leprosy patients.  uhttp://ila.ilsl.br/pdfs/v51n1a04.pdf  a22-80 v51  aAHMED19833 a<p>IgA levels in nasal washings and saliva were determined in leprosy patients and healthy controls. In addition, serum levels of IgA, IgG, and IgM and total serum protein were analyzed. IgA levels in the nasal washings, but not in the salivas, were elevated significantly in the borderline (BL) and lepromatous (LL) groups. In the tuberculoid (TT) and borderline tuberculoid (BT) groups, the IgA levels in both the nasal washings and salivas did not differ from the controls. Total protein was also elevated in the nasal washings in the BL and LL groups. Thus, the IgA expresses as mg/mg protein did not differ significantly from the control group. However, in individual patients the levels of IgA and total protein were not correlated in either the nasal washings or the salivas. The high serum immunoglobulin and protein levels were in accord with the findings of most other workers.</p>
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