Salivary Immunoglobulin A Secretion and Polymeric Ig Receptor Expression in the Submandibular Glands Are Enhanced in Heat-Acclimated Rats
Matsuzaki K, Sugimoto N, Islam R, Hossain E, Sumiyoshi E, Katakura M, Shido O. Salivary Immunoglobulin A Secretion and Polymeric Ig Receptor Expression in the Submandibular Glands Are Enhanced in Heat-Acclimated Rats. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2020, 21: 815. PMID: 32012687, PMCID: PMC7037029, DOI: 10.3390/ijms21030815.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalivary IgA secretionIgA secretionHeat-acclimated ratsSubmandibular glandIgA flow rateImmunoglobulin A (IgA) secretionMucosal IgA secretionSalivary IgA concentrationMale Wistar ratsSalivary immunoglobulin AHeat acclimationPolymeric Ig receptor expressionPlasma cytokinesCN ratsMucosal immunityOral immunityIL-6IgA concentrationsReceptor expressionImmunoglobulin AWistar ratsSalivary functionHE groupChronic exposurePIgR expression