Chinese Journal of Dermatology ›› 1994, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (5): 286-287,329,330.

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Determination of Vaginal sIgA Concentration in 120 Healthy Women and the Relationship Between the Vaginal sIgA and Vaginal Candidiasis

LI Hong-Bin1, WANG Zheng-Wen2, WANG Chao-Feng2   

  1. The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical College, Kunming 650032
  • Received:1993-10-20 Revised:1994-02-24 Online:1994-10-15 Published:1994-10-15

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Abstract: The sIgA concentrations in the vaginal secretion of 120 health childbearing age women, 41 women with vaginal candidiasis and 29 carriers of vaginal candida have been determined by RIA. The vaginalcandidiasis group is divided into two groups: in the group I(VC-l), candida is in the form of spores and germ tubes; in another group (VC-Ⅱ), it takes the form of hyphae. The concentration of slgA in healthy women is 206.0±100.1 μg/ml. There is no difference in the concentration of slgA between the vaginal candida carrieres and healthy women. The slgA concentration of VC-I is lower than that of healthy women, while is higher in VC-Ⅱ than that in healthy women. The difference between the two groups of vaginal candidiasis is significant.

Key words: IgA, secretory, Candidiasis vulvovaginal