Upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) is a common illness. Recent studies have shown that suppression of secretory immunoglobulin A (SIgA) is associated with increased incidence of URTI. Objective: ...

A diagram showing the impact of secretory IgA antibody binding on commensal bacteria. Healthy subjects (right) bind to a balanced variety of bacterial species with IgA and IgM, while IgA-deficient ...

Malaysia Immunoglobulin (Ig) is an essential soluble mediator of humoral immunity to prevent infectious agents that invades the host. Secretory IgA is the main effecter in mucosal immunity and acts as ...