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Title: The influence of adjuvants on sensitization mechanisms in the guinea-pig. Author: Hicks R, Skeldon N. Journal: Immunology; 1972 Nov; 23(5):757-68. PubMed ID: 4636289. Abstract: The effectiveness of antigen aerosol-induced desensitization has been investigated in guinea-pigs actively sensitized with antigen, alone or incorporated in Freund's adjuvants. Rates of desensitization, and the ability of animals to regain anaphylactic hypersensitivity following intensive desensitization, have been considered in terms of relative rates of antibody production, levels of circulating antibody, and qualitative differences in the antibody produced. A protective component observed during desensitization in adjuvant-treated animals is considered to be a property both of high levels of circulating antibody and of the presence of certain non-specific factors which interfere with the sensitization process.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]