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The role of suppressor T cells in the expression of autoimmune haemolytic anaemia in NZB mice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6461447     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The course of haemolytic anaemia in NZB mice has been altered by injection of spleen cells from diseased mice into younger ones before the onset of clinical disease. Recipients greater than 6 weeks of age developed early-onset autoimmune disease, recipients less than 6 weeks of age developed early-onset autoimmune disease, recipients less than 6 weeks of age recovered from early induced disease and showed a delay in the onset of spontaneous disease as compared with untreated NZB mice. This delay was due to the induction in the young mice of splenic suppressor cells. These cells were non-adherent to nylon wool and suppressed autoantibody formation on transfer to old Coombs-positive recipients. Suppressor cells active against autoantibody formation on transfer to old Coombs-positive recipients. Suppressor cells active against autoantibody-producing cells may be present in young untreated NZB mice, but not in sufficient numbers to suppress autoantibody production on adoptive transfer to Coombs-positive; however, when Ig-negative cells from the spleens of very young NZB mice were transferred together with Ig-positive cells from Coombs-positive donor mice to irradiated NZB recipients, the autoantibody production of the transferred B cells was suppressed in some cases. Suppressor cell activity could also be induced by co-culture of spleen cells from old Coombs-positive and young Coombs-negative NZB mice in vitro.
Authors:
P J Russell; J Cunningham; M Dunkley; N M Wilkinson
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical and experimental immunology     Volume:  45     ISSN:  0009-9104     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin. Exp. Immunol.     Publication Date:  1981 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1982-06-24     Completed Date:  1982-06-24     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0057202     Medline TA:  Clin Exp Immunol     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  496-503     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Anemia, Hemolytic, Autoimmune / immunology*
Animals
Antibody-Producing Cells / immunology
Autoantibodies / biosynthesis
Cells, Cultured
Female
Immune Tolerance
Immunization, Passive
Male
Mice
Mice, Inbred NZB
Spleen / transplantation
T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / immunology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Autoantibodies
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