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  • Title: Inhibition of macrophage accessory cell function in casein-treated B6C3F1 mice.
    Author: Kaminski NE, Holsapple MP.
    Journal: J Immunol; 1987 Sep 15; 139(6):1804-10. PubMed ID: 3624870.
    Abstract:
    Humoral immunity of casein-treated B6C3F1 mice was evaluated. Splenocytes from casein-treated mice sensitized in vitro exhibited a marked suppression in their antibody response to the T-dependent antigen, SRBC (82%) and T-independent antigen, DNP-Ficoll (80%). In contrast, a control response to the polyclonal antigen, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), was observed. Cell fractionation and crossover reconstitution assays of adherent (ADH) and nonadherent (NAD) splenocyte populations from vehicle and casein-treated mice indicated that: 1) ADH splenocytes from casein-treated mice were responsible for suppression of humoral responses, 2) NAD splenocytes from casein-treated mice reconstituted with vehicle or naive ADH cells abrogated the immunosuppression, and 3) suppression of humoral responses in cultures containing casein ADH splenocytes was due to this cell populations inability to function as accessory cells in humoral responses rather than induction of suppressor macrophages. Results from in vivo studies with casein-treated mice sensitized with sheep red blood cells or dinitrophenyl-Ficoll paralleled the in vitro results.
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