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3379942

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-7-19
pubmed:abstractText
To determine the effect of burn injury on humoral immunity, we followed the murine primary and secondary antibody responses to sheep erythrocytes (SRBC), a T-cell dependent antigen, and lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a T-cell-independent antigen, after 25% TBSA burn. Splenic B-cell-specific antibody synthesis was measured by a hemolytic plaque assay. Simultaneous measurements of specific and nonspecific immunoglobulins were performed by a hemagglutination assay and radial immunodiffusion, respectively. Numbers of splenic primary anti-SRBC-plaque forming cells (PFC) were generally equal in burn and control groups. Numbers of splenic secondary IgG anti-SRBC and anti-LPS PFCs were significantly increased in the burn group with a peak at 5 and 16 days after secondary immunization. There were no differences in serum anti-SRBC or anti-LPS antibody titers between burn-injured and control mice. Nonspecific serum IgG levels were depressed on Days 5 and 10 following injury but had returned to normal by Day 10. Due to the discrepancy between increased secondary PFCs and normal or decreased serum immunoglobulin levels, we measured clearance of exogenously administered IgG. The half-life of IgG in burn mice was 2.5 days compared to 7.1 days in control (P less than 0.05). In conclusion, the antibody response is enhanced after burn injury in the mouse, but this is not reflected in serum levels of specific antibody or immunoglobulins probably due to increased clearance from the circulation.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0022-4804
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
44
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
649-57
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Antibody formation after murine injury.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego Medical Center.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.