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SUBMITTER: Tsunetsugu-Yokota Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8820602 | biostudies-literature | 2022
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tsunetsugu-Yokota Yasuko Y Ito Sayaka S Adachi Yu Y Onodera Taishi T Kageyama Tsutomu T Takahashi Yoshimasa Y
PloS one 20220207 2
Mucosal immunity plays a crucial role in controlling upper respiratory infections, including influenza. We established a quantitative ELISA to measure the amount of influenza virus-specific salivery IgA (sIgA) and salivary IgG (sIgG) antibodies using a standard antibody broadly reactive to the influenza A virus. We then analyzed saliva and serum samples from seven individuals infected with the A(H1N1)pdm09 influenza virus during the 2019-2020 flu seasons. We detected an early (6-10 days post-inf ...[more]