IgA
noun
1
: a class of immunoglobulins including antibodies found in external bodily secretions (such as saliva, tears, and sweat)
2
: an antibody of the class IgA
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What about the company Vertex didn’t buy? Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ decision to pay $4.9 billion for Alpine Immune Sciences cast a spotlight on the severe kidney disease IgA nephropathy — and, by extension, a company called Vera Therapeutics.
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Damian Garde, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
No one knows what causes IgA nephropathy, which causes kidney inflammation, blood in the urine, and possible kidney failure.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
Novartis said an experimental drug achieved the goals of a Phase 3 study in participants with IgA nephropathy, a type of kidney disease.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 30 Oct. 2023
There are different types of immunoglobulins, including IgG, IgM, IgA, IgD, and IgE.
—Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Clec, Verywell Health, 21 Sep. 2023
In the trial, 404 patients with the disorder, IgA nephropathy, were randomized to receive either Travere’s daily pill, Filspari, or irbesartan, a decades-old blood pressure drug often used to help manage the disease.
—Jason Mast Reprints, STAT, 21 Sep. 2023
Like bouncers at a bar, IgA antibodies are the primary immune molecules on guard in the mucosa.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 18 July 2022
The adaptive immune system also provides a high level of protection by producing the antibody immunoglobulin A (IgA) which is transmitted across the surface of the gut epithelial cells to prevent infection.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2022
Mounting evidence supports IgA antibodies as the key to preventing infection.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2022
Damian Garde, STAT, 12 Apr. 2024
No one knows what causes IgA nephropathy, which causes kidney inflammation, blood in the urine, and possible kidney failure.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 28 Mar. 2024
Novartis said an experimental drug achieved the goals of a Phase 3 study in participants with IgA nephropathy, a type of kidney disease.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 30 Oct. 2023
There are different types of immunoglobulins, including IgG, IgM, IgA, IgD, and IgE.
—Lauren Manaker Ms, Rdn, Ld, Clec, Verywell Health, 21 Sep. 2023
In the trial, 404 patients with the disorder, IgA nephropathy, were randomized to receive either Travere’s daily pill, Filspari, or irbesartan, a decades-old blood pressure drug often used to help manage the disease.
—Jason Mast Reprints, STAT, 21 Sep. 2023
Like bouncers at a bar, IgA antibodies are the primary immune molecules on guard in the mucosa.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 18 July 2022
The adaptive immune system also provides a high level of protection by producing the antibody immunoglobulin A (IgA) which is transmitted across the surface of the gut epithelial cells to prevent infection.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2022
Mounting evidence supports IgA antibodies as the key to preventing infection.
—Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2022
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Word History
Etymology
immunoglobulin
First Known Use
1969, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Medical Definition
IgA
noun1
: a class of immunoglobulins that include antibodies found in external bodily secretions (as saliva, tears, and sweat)
2
: an immunoglobulin of the class IgA
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