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. 1979 Sep;38(1):195–201.

Kinetics of humoral responsiveness and antigenic distribution in operated rats.

P Kinnaert, A Mahieu, N van Geertruyden
PMCID: PMC1457913  PMID: 511217

Abstract

Wistar R/A rats were injected intravenously with 10(9) sheep red blood cells (SRBC) prior to, during or after a standard laparotomy. Stimulation of anti-SRBC antibody synthesis was already observed when the antigen was given 4 h prior to surgery and was maximal if SRBC were administered at the time of operation. The enhancing effect on the immune response lasted for 2 days after surgery. From the third post-operative day on, the injection of SRBC induced a normal humoral response. No subsequent depression was detected. Inter-organ distribution studies of 51Cr-labelled SRBC injected at various times prior, during or after the surgical procedure, showed a maximum decrease of liver uptake during operation; the depression was still present 2 h later but on the first post-operative day, no significant difference from the controls could be demonstrated. When the labelled antigen was given before surgery, organ distribution was normal. Consequently, there is no time relationship between the stimulation of antibody production and the alteration of total phagocytosis induced by surgery. Therefore, the enhanced humoral response cannot be explained only by spillover of the antigen from the liver into lymphoid organs.

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