Mucosal IgG in inflammatory bowel disease – a question of (sub)class?

Immunoglobulins (Igs) form a cornerstone of mucosal immunity. In the gastrointestinal tract, secretory IgA and IgM bind to commensal microorganisms within the intestinal lumen to prevent them from breaching the intestinal epithelium – a process known as immune exclusion. In recent years, there has b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tomas Castro-Dopico, Menna R. Clatworthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2020-11-01
Series:Gut Microbes
Subjects:
igg
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2019.1651596