T-CELL REGULATION OF THE ANTIBODY-RESPONSE TO BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE ANTIGENS - AN EXAMINATION OF SOME GENERAL-CHARACTERISTICS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS

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BAKER, PJ
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[1] Laboratory of Immunogenetics, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD
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10.1093/infdis/165-Supplement_1-S44
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
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The characteristics of thymus-derived (T) lymphocytes that regulate the magnitude of the antibody response to the capsular polysaccharide antigen of type III Streptococcus pneumoniae are considered within the context of a general homeostatic model for controlling the antibody response to microbial antigens of medical importance. Some experimental approaches are described in which the activities of such regulatory T cells are modulated to provide an increase in the development of host immunity, to improve the immunogenicity of poorly immunogenic antigens, or to eliminate the inhibitory effects of suppressor T cells.
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