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. 1964 Sep;7(5):511–526.

Tests for the determination of the effect of antimitotic products on immune reactions*

J L Amiel, G Mathé, M Matsukura, A M Méry, G Daguet, R Tenenbaum, S Garattini, C Brézin, V Palma
PMCID: PMC1423415  PMID: 14218267

Abstract

The differences reported by various authors in regard to the inhibitory effect of the same antimitotic product on the production of antibodies, may be attributable in particular to the antigen used and to the technique of administration of the product. These differences have made it necessary to work out a test that is not subject to criticism in these respects.

After an investigation of the cytological reactions provoked in the mouse by various antigens, the authors have singled out three of these antigens: human albumin, the poliomyelitis virus and an allogeneic skin graft. The hyperbasophilic cells which are predominantly present in the lymphoid centres are, respectively, lymphocytes for the first, plasmocytes for the second and histiocytes for the third of these antigens.

In view of the different mechanisms of action that are possible with the different antimitotic products the authors used three methods of administration: entirely `before' the antigenic stimulus; total dose administered entirely `after' the antigenic stimulus; total dose administered partially `before' and partially `after' the antigenic stimulus.

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