A study led by the Hospital del Mar Research Institute has established the importance of immunoglobulin A, an antibody that is part of the immune system, in generating a response to pneumonia vaccines ...

When you have IgA nephropathy, some of the IgA your body makes has less of a particular type of sugar than typical IgA. Researchers believe this causes other antibodies to see them as foreign ...

Gut microbiota may be the key factor explaining why certain individuals do not respond well to the pneumococcal vaccine-a bacterium that can cause various diseases, such as pneumonia.

The most abundant type of antibody in our intestine is immunoglobulin A (IgA) which, once released, recognizes, and binds specific gut bacteria. On average, about 35% of the gut bacteria are ...

Dr Andrew Bomback comments on how disparities in access to healthcare significantly delay the diagnosis and treatment of IgA ...

IgA nephropathy is a kidney disease ... and Filspari (sparsentan), a type of medication known as an endothelin and angiotensin II receptor antagonist. Both work to lower protein levels in the ...