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  • Title: Regulation of delayed-type hypersensitivity. II. Specific suppressor factor for delayed-type hypersensitivity to sheep erythrocytes in mice.
    Author: Liew FY, Chan-Liew WL.
    Journal: Eur J Immunol; 1978 Mar; 8(3):168-71. PubMed ID: 306924.
    Abstract:
    An antigen-specific suppressor factor for delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) to sheep red blood cells (SRBC) in mice is described. Lymph node cells and spleen cells from mice injected intravenously with 1 x 10(9) SRBC 4 days previously were incubated in vitro for 48 h in culture medium. Supernatant obtained from the culture inhibited the induction of DTH to SRBC in normal mice. It also suppressed the expression of DTH in presensitized mice. The suppression is specific as the suppressor factor had no effect on the DTH to noncross-reacting antigen, chicken red blood cells. Treatment of the spleen cells with anti-theta serum and complement prevented the production of the suppressor factor, whereas treatment with anti-Ig serum and complement had no effect. Suppressor factor produced by H-2k mice suppressed the DTH in H-2b mice. The factor thus seems to act across the H-2 barrier. The suppressor factor was not removed by adsorption with goat anti-mouse immunoglobulin immunoadsorbent, but could be adsorbed by SRBC. It was stable at 56 degrees C for 1 h, but was partially inactivated by freezing and thawing. The factor has a molecular weight of less than 35 000 daltons.
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