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. 1984 Sep;53(1):97–104.

Studies on B-cell memory. III. T-dependent aspect of B memory generation in mice immunized with T-independent type-2(TI-2) antigen.

T Hosokawa, Y Tanaka, A Aoike, K Kawai, S Muramatsu
PMCID: PMC1454721  PMID: 6205986

Abstract

The time course of B-cell memory development to a dinitrophenyl (DNP) T-independent type-2 (TI-2) antigen was investigated by adoptive cell transfer. Strong IgM and IgG memory developed in BALB/c mice after immunization with DNP-dextran, to be recalled by challenge with either T-dependent (TD) antigen or TI-2 antigen. However, only weak IgM memory and very feeble IgG memory were detected in athymic nude mice receiving the same immunization as euthymic mice. Once memory was established under probable T cell influence, its recall by TI-2 antigen challenge seemed independent of T cell help and did not require sharing of carriers between priming and challenge antigens. The following may be concluded. (i) Long-term IgM and IgG memory is induced by TI-2 antigen priming in the presence of functional T cells. (ii) The class switch from IgM to IgG in the memory B cell pool is driven effectively by TI-2 antigen and is probably T cell-dependent.

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