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. 1969 Aug;5(2):189–198.

The immunogenicity of phagocytosed T4 bacteriophage: cell replacement studies with splenectomized and irradiated mice

C J Inchley, J G Howard
PMCID: PMC1579093  PMID: 5370054

Abstract

The role of phagocytosed antigen in the production of antibody to bacteriophage T4 has been studied. The ability of mice to give an antibody response to this antigen was first impaired either by splenectomy or by X-irradiation, and then restored by injection of syngeneic lymphoid cells given at various times relative to the injection of T4. In splenectomized animals administration of lymphoid cells had only a marginal effect on the severely depressed response to T4. It was concluded that the presence of an intact spleen is essential to the development of the normal immune response, and that circulating immunocompetent cells are unable to respond to circulating antigen or to antigen sequestered within the liver. On the other hand, in irradiated mice, there was a faster and more complete restoration of the anti-T4 response, confirming the ability of antigen localized within the spleen to stimulate competent cells. It was also found that the immunogenicity of T4 within this organ was not lost at a rate which corresponded to its gross breakdown but persisted without decrease for at least 48 hr. A similar observation was made for sheep red blood cells when this antigen was used in conjunction with T4.

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