Impaired antibody responses in alloxan diabetic mice. 1977

W Ptak, and M Hanczakowska, and R Rózycka, and D Rózycka

Alloxan diabetic BALB/C mice with high hyperglycaemia levels (larger than or equal to 600 mg/100 ml) when immunized either with T-dependent (SRCB) or T-independent (TNP-LPS) antigens show a significant decrease in the number of specific PFC when compared with normo-glycaemic controls. Moderate diabetes (greater than 350 mg/100 ml) does not affect the immune response and in some experiments a slight increase of anti-SRBC plaques was seen. In transfer experiments primed spleen cells of either diabetic or normal doners gave much better responses when transferred to normal rather than diabetic X-irradiated recipients. In Mishell-Dutton (MD) cultures anti-SRBC response of CBA spleen cells was moderately reduced only when the blood glucose level of cell donors exceeded 500 mg/100 ml. Glucose added to MD cultures of normal spleen cells diminished significantly the number of SFC when in concentrations exceeding 600 mg/100 ml. The data indicate that in diabetic animals B-lymphocyte function may be affected but give no clear-cut answer to whether this is also true for T-helper cells. Disabled lymphocytes, whatever population they represent, may partially recover when transferred into normo-insulinic milieu. It may be inferred that under conditions tested neither hyperglycaemia nor excess of corticosteroid accounted significantly for the impaired humoral responses in diabetic animals. These experiments imply, however, that in hypoinsulinaemia the lack of saturation of insulin receptors on the lymphocyte, and possibly also macrophage, membranes renders these cells functionally inactive presumably due to accumulation of cyclic AMP in the cell membrane.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008070 Lipopolysaccharides Lipid-containing polysaccharides which are endotoxins and important group-specific antigens. They are often derived from the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria and induce immunoglobulin secretion. The lipopolysaccharide molecule consists of three parts: LIPID A, core polysaccharide, and O-specific chains (O ANTIGENS). When derived from Escherichia coli, lipopolysaccharides serve as polyclonal B-cell mitogens commonly used in laboratory immunology. (From Dorland, 28th ed) Lipopolysaccharide,Lipoglycans
D008297 Male Males
D008807 Mice, Inbred BALB C An inbred strain of mouse that is widely used in IMMUNOLOGY studies and cancer research. BALB C Mice, Inbred,BALB C Mouse, Inbred,Inbred BALB C Mice,Inbred BALB C Mouse,Mice, BALB C,Mouse, BALB C,Mouse, Inbred BALB C,BALB C Mice,BALB C Mouse
D001786 Blood Glucose Glucose in blood. Blood Sugar,Glucose, Blood,Sugar, Blood
D003921 Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental Diabetes mellitus induced experimentally by administration of various diabetogenic agents or by PANCREATECTOMY. Alloxan Diabetes,Streptozocin Diabetes,Streptozotocin Diabetes,Experimental Diabetes Mellitus,Diabete, Streptozocin,Diabetes, Alloxan,Diabetes, Streptozocin,Diabetes, Streptozotocin,Streptozocin Diabete
D005260 Female Females
D006462 Hemolytic Plaque Technique A method to identify and enumerate cells that are synthesizing ANTIBODIES against ANTIGENS or HAPTENS conjugated to sheep RED BLOOD CELLS. The sheep red blood cells surrounding cells secreting antibody are lysed by added COMPLEMENT producing a clear zone of HEMOLYSIS. (From Illustrated Dictionary of Immunology, 3rd ed) Jerne's Plaque Technique,Hemolytic Plaque Technic,Jerne's Plaque Technic,Hemolytic Plaque Technics,Hemolytic Plaque Techniques,Jerne Plaque Technic,Jerne Plaque Technique,Jernes Plaque Technic,Jernes Plaque Technique,Plaque Technic, Hemolytic,Plaque Technic, Jerne's,Plaque Technics, Hemolytic,Plaque Technique, Hemolytic,Plaque Technique, Jerne's,Plaque Techniques, Hemolytic,Technic, Hemolytic Plaque,Technic, Jerne's Plaque,Technics, Hemolytic Plaque,Technique, Hemolytic Plaque,Technique, Jerne's Plaque,Techniques, Hemolytic Plaque
D000315 Adrenalectomy Excision of one or both adrenal glands. (From Dorland, 28th ed) Adrenalectomies
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000917 Antibody Formation The production of ANTIBODIES by proliferating and differentiated B-LYMPHOCYTES under stimulation by ANTIGENS. Antibody Production,Antibody Response,Antibody Responses,Formation, Antibody,Production, Antibody,Response, Antibody,Responses, Antibody

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