Measurement of antigen-specific antibodies in human serum and saliva by multiple antigen simultaneous test

Measurement of Total and Food Component-Specific IgA in Human Saliva.

“…Analysis of saliva which secretes sIgA may provide information on the expression of allergen-specific IgA in intestine. We also measured antigen-specific immunoglobulins in serum and saliva by MAST, and found a negative relationship between the expression of serum IgE and saliva IgA (Takasugi et al, 1996(Takasugi et al, , 1997. These results suggest that measurement of saliva IgA may contribute to a diagnosis of food allergy and may clarify the role of IgA in this condition.…”