Antibodies to Protein but Not Glycolipid Structures Are Important for Host Defense against Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

Antibody responses to correlate with pulmonary clearance. However, -specific IgG antibodies can cross-react with the myelin glycolipid galactocerebroside (GalC) and cause neurological disorders. We assessed whether antiglycolipid antibody formation is part of the physiological immune response to We show that antibodies against proteins and glycolipids arise in serum of -infected children and mice.