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  • Title: Specificity and levels of oral and systemic antibodies to Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans.
    Author: Engström PE, Larsson A, Norhagen G, Smith CI, Sällberg M, Helgeland K, Hammarstöm L.
    Journal: J Clin Periodontol; 1993 Nov; 20(10):746-51. PubMed ID: 8276986.
    Abstract:
    Salivary and gingival crevicular fluid antibodies and systemic antibodies were analysed for levels and specificity against Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans components. The major reactivity of salivary and serum IgA1 and IgA2 antibodies to the periodontal pathogen A. actinomycetemcomitans was against bands between 14 and 83 kD for IgA1 and bands between 14 and 68 kD for IgA2 in Western blot. In addition to specific binding, there was also a hitherto unrecognized Fc-mediated binding of IgG antibodies to an A. actinomycetemcomitans component around 50 kD. Serum IgG antibodies to A. actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin displayed the highest median value and only 1 individual showed salivary IgM antibodies in ELISA. Elevated levels of gingival crevicular fluid IgA2 antibodies indicated a local production of IgA from periodontal tissues. Using synthetic peptides, several distinct epitopes on the leukotoxin were recognized by both salivary and serum IgA antibodies.
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