Ontogeny of transplantation immunity in the common frog, Rana temporaria L. 1981

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Viability of allografts exchanged between the field-collected individuals of the common frog, R. temporaria, was long in tadpoles grafted during and immediately after closing of operculum; median survival time (MST) was 26 and 18 days, respectively. This probably reflected the immaturity of the host immune system and temporary tolerance to weak transplantation antigens. Allograft viability was the shortest in tadpoles grafted at foot-paddle stage (MST, 11 days). It was independent from the origin and size of the grafts. Such rate of rejection might reflect a maximal immunological potential of the host and the absence of any suppressor factors in response to highly polymorphic frog transplantation antigens. A gradual prolongation of allograft viability was observed in animals grafted at final stages of metamorphosis, in froglets, and in sexually mature adults (MST: 13, 17, and 28 days, respectively). In particular age groups viability of allografts from sibling donors was longer and from nonsibling ones shorter than MST values cited above. Immunological memory of transplantation antigens did not disappear during the host metamorphosis, as MST (10 days) of second-set allografts in metamorphosing hosts sensitized during larval life was considerably shorter than the viability of the sensitizing grafts in the same age group. The ontogeny of the response to alloantigens reflecting the immunological potential and the appearance of self-tolerance can be realized in different ways, depending on a particular amphibian species.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007156 Immunologic Memory The altered state of immunologic responsiveness resulting from initial contact with antigen, which enables the individual to produce antibodies more rapidly and in greater quantity in response to secondary antigenic stimulus. Immune Memory,Immunological Memory,Memory, Immunologic,Immune Memories,Immunologic Memories,Immunological Memories,Memory, Immune,Memory, Immunological
D008675 Metamorphosis, Biological Profound physical changes during maturation of living organisms from the immature forms to the adult forms, such as from TADPOLES to frogs; caterpillars to BUTTERFLIES. Biological Metamorphosis,Biological Metamorphoses,Metamorphoses, Biological
D011896 Rana temporaria A species of the family Ranidae occurring in a wide variety of habitats from within the Arctic Circle to South Africa, Australia, etc. European Common Frog,Frog, Common European,Common European Frog,Common Frog, European,European Frog, Common,Frog, European Common
D006084 Graft Rejection An immune response with both cellular and humoral components, directed against an allogeneic transplant, whose tissue antigens are not compatible with those of the recipient. Transplant Rejection,Rejection, Transplant,Transplantation Rejection,Graft Rejections,Rejection, Graft,Rejection, Transplantation,Rejections, Graft,Rejections, Transplant,Rejections, Transplantation,Transplant Rejections,Transplantation Rejections
D006085 Graft Survival The survival of a graft in a host, the factors responsible for the survival and the changes occurring within the graft during growth in the host. Graft Survivals,Survival, Graft,Survivals, Graft
D006649 Histocompatibility Antigens A group of antigens that includes both the major and minor histocompatibility antigens. The former are genetically determined by the major histocompatibility complex. They determine tissue type for transplantation and cause allograft rejections. The latter are systems of allelic alloantigens that can cause weak transplant rejection. Transplantation Antigens,Antigens, Transplantation,Histocompatibility Antigen,LD Antigens,SD Antigens,Antigen, Histocompatibility,Antigens, Histocompatibility,Antigens, LD,Antigens, SD
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
D013045 Species Specificity The restriction of a characteristic behavior, anatomical structure or physical system, such as immune response; metabolic response, or gene or gene variant to the members of one species. It refers to that property which differentiates one species from another but it is also used for phylogenetic levels higher or lower than the species. Species Specificities,Specificities, Species,Specificity, Species
D014181 Transplantation Immunology A general term for the complex phenomena involved in allo- and xenograft rejection by a host and graft vs host reaction. Although the reactions involved in transplantation immunology are primarily thymus-dependent phenomena of cellular immunity, humoral factors also play a part in late rejection. Immunology, Transplantation
D014184 Transplantation, Homologous Transplantation between individuals of the same species. Usually refers to genetically disparate individuals in contradistinction to isogeneic transplantation for genetically identical individuals. Transplantation, Allogeneic,Allogeneic Grafting,Allogeneic Transplantation,Allografting,Homografting,Homologous Transplantation,Grafting, Allogeneic

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