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. 1987 Sep;55(9):1951–1956. doi: 10.1128/iai.55.9.1951-1956.1987

Local and systemic antibody responses accompany spontaneous resolution of experimental cystitis in cynomolgus monkeys.

W J Hopkins, D T Uehling, E Balish
PMCID: PMC260639  PMID: 3305357

Abstract

Cynomolgus monkeys were infected intravesically with two different strains of uropathogenic Escherichia coli. A quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method was used to monitor secretory and serum immune responses to the induced cystitis. Anti-E. coli secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) and IgG urinary antibodies were generated as a result of the cystitis. Urinary sIgA levels against the E. coli strains tested were highest at 25 to 31 days after cystitis induction, and urinary IgG levels were highest at 31 to 45 days after induction. Anti-E. coli IgM was not detected in the urine. The antibody response in serum was characterized by IgM, IgG, and IgA immunoglobulin production. IgM levels in serum rose at 14 days after cystitis induction and were sustained for another 1 to 2 weeks. Increases in serum IgG levels began at 7 to 21 days of infection and persisted in some cases for up to 70 days. Serum IgA to the infecting E. coli was produced within 1 week after cystitis induction and remained at elevated levels throughout the course of the cystitis. These results demonstrate the capacity of primates to spontaneously resolve a cystitis and to mount both local and systemic immune responses against the infecting bacteria.

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