Cervical antibodies in patients with oral herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection: local anamnestic responses after genital HSV-2 infection

J Virol. 1994 Aug;68(8):5284-6. doi: 10.1128/JVI.68.8.5284-5286.1994.

Abstract

Herpes simplex virus (HSV)-specific immunoglobulin A, immunoglobulin G, and secretory-component-containing immunoglobulins were identified in cervical and salivary secretions from six subjects with oral HSV type 1 (HSV-1) infections. Anamnestic cervical and salivary antibody responses were detected in two HSV-1-seropositive women with newly acquired genital HSV-2 infections. These data implicate the common mucosal immune system in antibody responses to HSV.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology*
  • Cervix Uteri / immunology*
  • Cervix Uteri / microbiology
  • Female
  • Herpes Genitalis / immunology*
  • Herpesvirus 1, Human / immunology
  • Herpesvirus 2, Human / immunology
  • Humans
  • Salivary Glands / immunology
  • Salivary Glands / microbiology
  • Stomatitis, Herpetic / immunology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral