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Immune response to prolonged intestinal exposure to antigen. 1991

A Kantele

National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland.

The influence of prolonged intestinal antigen exposure on the immune response in humans was investigated. Two groups of volunteers were vaccinated orally with live Salmonella typhi Ty21a given in enteric-coated capsules three (group 3 x E) or six (group 6 x E) at 2-day intervals. The immune response was followed for 1 month by enumerating the antibody-secreting cells (ASC) in the peripheral blood. Soon after vaccination specific ASC were observed in the blood of all volunteers. In group 3 x E, the response peaked on day 5 or 7 and had faded away by day 14. In group 6 x E, by contrast, there was no clear single peak of the response, and the ASC numbers were high in several consecutive measurements. On day 14, considerable numbers of ASC were still detected in all cases; the responses had mostly faded away by day 22. These results show that prolonged exposure to antigen in the intestine induces a prolonged response of specific ASC in peripheral blood. This is an important prerequisite for the application of the ASC assay to study mucosal infections, in which the actual time of onset is often unknown. In addition, the findings suggest that the ASC assay might offer new possibilities for assessing the persistence of microbial antigens in infections.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007136	Immunoglobulins	Multi-subunit proteins which function in IMMUNITY. They are produced by B LYMPHOCYTES from the IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENES. They are comprised of two heavy (IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS) and two light chains (IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS) with additional ancillary polypeptide chains depending on their isoforms. The variety of isoforms include monomeric or polymeric forms, and transmembrane forms (B-CELL ANTIGEN RECEPTORS) or secreted forms (ANTIBODIES). They are divided by the amino acid sequence of their heavy chains into five classes (IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN D; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M) and various subclasses.	Globulins, Immune,Immune Globulin,Immune Globulins,Immunoglobulin,Globulin, Immune
D007422	Intestines	The section of the alimentary canal from the STOMACH to the ANAL CANAL. It includes the LARGE INTESTINE and SMALL INTESTINE.	Intestine
D007700	Kinetics	The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D004797	Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay	An immunoassay utilizing an antibody labeled with an enzyme marker such as horseradish peroxidase. While either the enzyme or the antibody is bound to an immunosorbent substrate, they both retain their biologic activity; the change in enzyme activity as a result of the enzyme-antibody-antigen reaction is proportional to the concentration of the antigen and can be measured spectrophotometrically or with the naked eye. Many variations of the method have been developed.	ELISA,Assay, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Assays, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay,Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays,Immunosorbent Assay, Enzyme-Linked,Immunosorbent Assays, Enzyme-Linked
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000907	Antibodies, Bacterial	Immunoglobulins produced in a response to BACTERIAL ANTIGENS.	Bacterial Antibodies
D000921	Antibody-Producing Cells	Cells of the lymphoid series that can react with antigen to produce specific cell products called antibodies. Various cell subpopulations, often B-lymphocytes, can be defined, based on the different classes of immunoglobulins that they synthesize.	Antibody-Producing Cell,Antibody-Secreting Cell,Antibody-Secreting Cells,Immunoglobulin-Producing Cells,Immunoglobulin-Secreting Cells,Antibody Producing Cell,Antibody Producing Cells,Antibody Secreting Cell,Antibody Secreting Cells,Cell, Antibody-Producing,Cell, Antibody-Secreting,Cell, Immunoglobulin-Producing,Cell, Immunoglobulin-Secreting,Cells, Antibody-Producing,Cells, Antibody-Secreting,Cells, Immunoglobulin-Producing,Cells, Immunoglobulin-Secreting,Immunoglobulin Producing Cells,Immunoglobulin Secreting Cells,Immunoglobulin-Producing Cell,Immunoglobulin-Secreting Cell