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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-8-12
pubmed:abstractText
Salivary antibodies may play a role in the absence of HIV-1 transmission by saliva. We evaluated the presence of salivary IgG antibodies to HIV-1 using a recombinant ELISA. Whole saliva was collected from 21 HIV-1-seropositive individuals and assayed in an ELISA, ASQ (Beckman Instruments, Brea, CA), consisting of a panel of six HIV-1 recombinant peptides. Saliva samples from 20 individuals demonstrated IgG to one or more peptides and 18 to two or more peptides. Samples from 20 seropositive individuals were reactive with the gp41 peptide, whereas only 12 were reactive with the two gp120 peptides. Nineteen of twenty salivas also had detectable IgG antibodies to HIV-1 by Western blotting. The results indicate that viral-specific IgG antibodies are present in the saliva of a high percentage of HIV-infected individuals and that a recombinant peptide ELISA for saliva might be useful for the detection of HIV-1 infection.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0882-8245
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
17-22
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Salivary detection of HIV-1 antibodies using recombinant HIV-1 peptides.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oral Pathology, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, University of Maryland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.