Mike Clark wrote:
> I would be inclined to be cautious over drawing parallels between mouse and
> human IgG subclasses. My reasoning is quite simple. It is clear from an
> analysis of the gene organisation and the gene and protein sequences that
> the subclasses of IgG in mouse and human have arisen independently.
>> The numbers of IgG subclasses vary from species to species so there is
> really no valid scientific argument to assume parallels between
> IgG subclasses for distantly related mammalian species such as rodents and
> primates.
Dear Mike,
Thanks for your comments. Your point is taken and of course is quite
correct, however perhaps I should phrase my question differently: is
there a human IgG subclass that is preferentially induced in the context
of a Th1-type microenvironment? Such a class exists in the mouse.
Thanks,
Ian.
