T Lymphocyte Numbers and Function in Human IgE‐Mediated Allergy
T Lymphocyte Numbers and Function in Human IgE‐Mediated Allergy
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人类 IgE 介导的过敏中 T 淋巴细胞的数量和功能
DOI:
10.1111/j.1600-065x.1978.tb01463.x
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发表时间:
1978
影响因子:
8.7
通讯作者:
I. Strannegård
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作者:
Ö. Strannegård;I. Strannegård
The discovery that reaginic antibody activity is associated with a unique immunoglobulin class, IgE, in humans (Ishizaka et al. 1966, Johansson & Bennich 1967) was soon followed by demonstrations of IgE also in various animals. This opened the field of studying regulatory mechanisms in reagin synthesis. It was found that the production of IgE antibody is dependent on genetic factors (Levine & Vaz 1970), adjuvants (Revoltella & Ovary 1969, StrannegSrd & Chan 1969), route of antigen administration (Strannegkrd & Yurchision 1969a) and antibodies belonging to other immunoglobuUn classes (StrannegSrd & Belin 1970, 1971, Tada & Okumura 1971, Ishizaka & Okudaira 1972). Characteristic features of IgE production were also found as regards antigen dose dependency (Levine & Vaz 1970, StrannegSrd 1973). In several respects IgE synthesis was found to be markedly different from the production of IgG and IgM antibody (Tada 1975). The distinctive features of IgE synthesis have been summarized by Tada (1975) and Ishizaka (1976). It is evident that IgE synthesis is dependent on cooperation between T and B cells (Okumura & Tada 1971, Michael & Bernstein 1973). T helper cells as well as T suppressor cells appear to exert strong influences on the IgE response. The important role of antigen-specific regulatory T cells has been established in a series of experiments performed by Tada and his associates (Tada 1975). Several lines of evidence suggest that antigen non-specific T lymphocytes also regulate IgE antibody responses. In studies of rabbit reagin response StrannegSrd & Yurchision (1969b) found that treatment of rabbits with 6-mercaptopurin after injection of a hapten-protein conjugate markedly enhanced and prolonged the