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Lymphoid cells from spleens and lymph nodes of rabbits infected with T. pallidum respond by proliferation to concanavalin A (Con A) and T. pallidum antigens. Spleen cell responsiveness to treponemal antigens appears 6 days after infection, is 100 to 600 fold higher than the response of uninfected control rabbits, and is maintained throughout the 31-day observation period. Specifically responding cells in the inguinal and popliteal lymph nodes of infected animals are demonstrable on day 10, and the magnitude of the response increases throughout the observation period. Specific responsiveness to T. pallidum antigens in vitro is enhanced in purified T cell populations and is abolished by treatment with goat anti-rabbit thymocyte serum and complement. The response of spleen and lymph node cells to Con A is unaffected during syphilitic infection. These results are consistent with a role for T cell-mediated specific immunity to treponemal antigens early after infection and do not support a hypothesis of depressed cellular immunity during syphilitic infection.
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