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. 1996 Nov;3(6):678–681. doi: 10.1128/cdli.3.6.678-681.1996

Specific antibody reactivity against a 110-kilodalton Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans protein in subjects with periodontitis.

T F Fleming 1, I Selmair 1, H Schmidt 1, H Karch 1
PMCID: PMC170430  PMID: 8914758

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to determine the serum immunoglobulin A (IgA), IgM, and IgG reactivities against proteins of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in patients with periodontitis. Serum samples from 20 patients with early-onset periodontitis, 20 patients with adult periodontitis, and 20 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were assessed by immunoblot analysis. IgG antibody reactivity against a sarcosyl-insoluble 110-kDa protein of A. actinomycetemcomitans was detected in 65 and 45% of patients with early-onset periodontitis and adult peritonitis, respectively, and IgA antibodies against this protein were found in 70 and 55% of these patients, respectively. However, control subjects showed no IgG reactivity, and IgA antibodies against the sarcosyl-insoluble 110-kDa protein were detected in only 5% of the patients (P < 0.05). There was no IgM antibody reactivity against this protein in any of the diseased or healthy subjects. The sensitivity and specificity of serum IgA antibody reactivity against the 110-kDa protein in detecting subgingival A. actinomycetemcomitans infection, as determined by PCR, were 77 and 66%, respectively. The results of the study indicated that the sarcosyl-insoluble 110-kDa protein is a potential candidate for use in the serodiagnosis of periodontal disease.

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