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. 1989 Aug;77(2):215–220.

Appearance of IgG and IgA antibodies in human bile after tetanus toxoid immunization.

P G Hansen 1, E J Hennessy 1, H Blake 1, R L Clancy 1, R Kamath 1, C Molenaar 1, A W Cripps 1, G D Jackson 1
PMCID: PMC1541986  PMID: 2776360

Abstract

Humans immunized intramuscularly with one dose of tetanus toxoid exhibited IgG, and in some cases IgA antibody, in their bile as well as serum. Both isotypes appeared in bile transiently with titres declining after about day 10 for both classes. These kinetics resembled those of the serum IgA response but were markedly different to those for IgG antibody in serum. Measured IgG titres in bile were between 0.07 and 4.2% of those in paired sera, and IgA titres were between 6.8 and 124% of sera. Peak responses in bile, while generally of smaller size, exceeded those of paired sera when expressed as antibody/mg of IgG or IgA present. This calculation showed that during the peak response bile was up to nineteen-fold more abundant in IgG antibody than was serum taken at the same time, and up to forty-five-fold more for IgA. Enrichment of antibody in bile is not consistent with the Ig of bile being solely conferred by plasma, and may mean the involvement of local synthesis too. This study indicates that tetanus toxoid immunization of humans results in biliary antibody and raises the possibility of intra-hepatic antibody production for export to the intestinal tract in man.

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