Supportive effect of simultaneous immunization to other H-antigens on the female response to male-specific antigen in mice
Language English Country Czech Republic Media print
Document type Journal Article
PubMed
47301
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- MeSH
- Immunity, Cellular MeSH
- Epitopes * MeSH
- Histocompatibility Antigens * MeSH
- Transplantation, Homologous MeSH
- Immunization * MeSH
- Mice, Inbred C57BL immunology MeSH
- Mice MeSH
- Antigen-Antibody Reactions MeSH
- Graft vs Host Reaction MeSH
- Sex Factors MeSH
- Skin Transplantation MeSH
- Antibody Formation MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Male MeSH
- Mice MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Epitopes * MeSH
- Histocompatibility Antigens * MeSH
The response of A-strain females to the male-specific antigen is very weak; both first- and second-set test skin grafts are rejected protractedly and about 50% of the grafts are retained in spite of generally present morphologic signs of cellylar immunity induced by these grafts. When the first-set skin graft involved H-incompatibilities additional to the MSA (such as H-2 only or H-2 plus multiple non-H-2) all the second-set grafts, which were only MSA-incompatible, underwent a markedly accelerated rejection. The possible mechanism of this adjuvant-like effect is discussed.