[Production of coprecipitating antibody in rabbits immunized repeatedly with ovalbumin in different physical states]. 1982

G Perdigón, and C Abatángelo, and T Gentile, and J Dokmetjian, and R Margni
Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquímica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

A comparative study has been made of rabbit precipitating and coprecipitating anti-egg albumin antibody in rabbits repeatedly injected with soluble and particulate antigens. Four different antigens were used. a) Soluble egg albumin. b) Polymerized egg albumin. c) Egg albumin linked Brucella abortus 19 strain. d) Brucella abortus 19 strain. Rabbits were subcutaneously injected every 2 weeks during 29 weeks. Before each inoculation they were bled and the concentration of serum precipitating and coprecipitating antibodies was determined. In animals inoculated with the soluble antigen, coprecipitating antibodies were present during the whole course of the immune response and they constituted 10% of the total antibody population. In rabbits injected with particulate antigen (egg albumin linked Brucella abortus) coprecipitating antibodies were also present during the whole course of the immune response but their serum concentration was not the same in different periods of time. An increase in coprecipitating antibodies began at the 13th week reaching 50% of the total antibodies at the 28th week. Similar results had been obtained in rabbits injected with Brucella s. p. In animals inoculated with polymerized egg albumin, coprecipitating antibodies increased to high levels from the 1st to the 23rd week; during this period it constituted 50% of the total antibody population, after which, the animals became tolerogenic. On the basis of these results, the increase in coprecipitating antibodies in rabbit sera would be related to: 1) antigen physicochemical characteristics (soluble o particulate); 2) the number of epitopes in the particle, and 3) the size of the antigen particles.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007114 Immunization Deliberate stimulation of the host's immune response. ACTIVE IMMUNIZATION involves administration of ANTIGENS or IMMUNOLOGIC ADJUVANTS. PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION involves administration of IMMUNE SERA or LYMPHOCYTES or their extracts (e.g., transfer factor, immune RNA) or transplantation of immunocompetent cell producing tissue (thymus or bone marrow). Immunologic Stimulation,Immunostimulation,Sensitization, Immunologic,Variolation,Immunologic Sensitization,Immunological Stimulation,Sensitization, Immunological,Stimulation, Immunologic,Immunizations,Immunological Sensitization,Immunological Sensitizations,Immunological Stimulations,Sensitizations, Immunological,Stimulation, Immunological,Stimulations, Immunological,Variolations
D007279 Injections, Subcutaneous Forceful administration under the skin of liquid medication, nutrient, or other fluid through a hollow needle piercing the skin. Subcutaneous Injections,Injection, Subcutaneous,Subcutaneous Injection
D010047 Ovalbumin An albumin obtained from the white of eggs. It is a member of the serpin superfamily. Serpin B14
D011234 Precipitins Antibodies which elicit IMMUNOPRECIPITATION when combined with antigen. Immune Precipitates,Precipitates, Immune
D011817 Rabbits A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes. Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D002003 Brucella abortus A species of the genus BRUCELLA whose natural hosts are cattle and other bovidae. Abortion and placentitis are frequently produced in the pregnant animal. Other mammals, including humans, may be infected. Bacterium abortus,Brucella melitensis biovar abortus
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
D001704 Biopolymers Polymers synthesized by living organisms. They play a role in the formation of macromolecular structures and are synthesized via the covalent linkage of biological molecules, especially AMINO ACIDS; NUCLEOTIDES; and CARBOHYDRATES. Bioplastics,Bioplastic,Biopolymer
D012996 Solutions The homogeneous mixtures formed by the mixing of a solid, liquid, or gaseous substance (solute) with a liquid (the solvent), from which the dissolved substances can be recovered by physical processes. (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed) Solution
D013535 Suspensions Colloids with liquid continuous phase and solid dispersed phase; the term is used loosely also for solid-in-gas (AEROSOLS) and other colloidal systems; water-insoluble drugs may be given as suspensions. Suspension

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