EFFECT OF AGE AND POSTSPLENECTOMY INTERVAL ON THE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE ASPLENIC ADULT RAT TO PNEUMOCOCCAL CHALLENGE

被引:9
作者
GOLDTHORN, JF
SCHWARTZ, AD
机构
[1] UNIV MARYLAND, SCH MED, DEPT PEDIAT, BALTIMORE, MD 21201 USA
[2] UNIV MARYLAND, SCH MED, DEPT SURG, BALTIMORE, MD 21201 USA
关键词
asplenia; pneumococcus; spleen;
D O I
10.1002/jso.2930110110
中图分类号
R73 [肿瘤学];
学科分类号
100214 ;
摘要
The response to i.v. challenge with pneumococcus was examined in asplenic and sham-operated adult Sprague-Dawley rats 18 wk following surgery. The LD50 was over 2000-fold greater in the sham-operated animals than in the asplenic animals. The age of an asplenic host, the length of time following splenectomy and the presence of a normal immune system other than the asplenic state may not in themselves confer immunity.
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