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Title: Studies on the immune response to fixed antigens. Preferential induction of helper function with heavily trinitrophenylated sheep erythrocytes, and glutaraldehyde-treated sheep erythrocytes

Journal Article · · J. Immunol.; (United States)
OSTI ID:7187426

Mice primed with heavily trinitrophenylated sheep red cells (TNP/sub 128/SRC) or glutaraldehyde-treated sheep red cells (G-SRC) developed an early helper function mediated by thymus-derived cells. Such mice were able to produce high secondary responses to both hapten and carrier after challenge 2 days after priming, with lightly trinitrophenylated SRC (TNP/sub 0/./sub 14/ SRC). However, the primary response of the TNP/sub 128/SRC or G-SRC-primed mice were very low to undetectable, and their secondary responses were also low when the challenge antigen was administered 4 days after priming or later. Inhibitory humoral factor(s) which were induced in the primed animals appeared responsible for the decreased capacity of primed mice to mount a secondary response when challenged later than 2 days after priming. Transfer of spleen cells from TNP/sub 128/SRC-primed mice to sublethally irradiated recipients circumvents their exposure to inhibitory humoral factor(s) present in intact animals allowing them to react with challenge antigen. Enriched populations of T cells, but not B cells, were able to transfer this early immunologic memory to irradiated recipients. The theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed.

Research Organization:
Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem
OSTI ID:
7187426
Journal Information:
J. Immunol.; (United States), Vol. 117:1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English