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. 1982 Jul;49(1):185–192.

In vitro production of IgE by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. IV. Modulation by allergen of the spontaneous IgE antibody biosynthesis.

S Romagnani, E Maggi, G F Del Prete, F Almerigogna, R Biagiotti, M G Giudizi, M Ricci
PMCID: PMC1536637  PMID: 6982130

Abstract

Peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) from a proportion of grass-sensitive patients, studied during or immediately after the grass pollination period, showed spontaneous production in vitro of grass-specific IgE antibody, whereas PBL from atopic patients sensitive to allergens other than grass pollens or non-atopic individuals did not. Pre-incubation of IgE antibody producing PBL from grass-sensitive patients with minute amounts of a mixed grass pollen (MGP) extract or Rye grass antigen Group I (Rye I) usually resulted in a reduction of the spontaneous production in vitro of IgE protein and in a marked inhibition of the spontaneous production in vitro of grass-specific IgE antibody. This antigen-specific inhibition was not mediated by T lymphocytes, but it was apparently due to a signal directly delivered by antigen to the spontaneously IgE antibody producing cells. The results support the concept that the activity of cells responsible for the persistent IgE antibody formation in vitro in atopic patients can be modulated by antigen.

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