title: Suppression of the IgE antibody response by Ascaris suum components: effect of X-irradiation.
abstract: The effect of X-irradiation on the suppression of IgE antibody responses induced by some of the Ascaris suum (ASC) components was analyzed in mice (7-week old A/Sn females). Treatment with 300 R 24 h before immunization with 50 micrograms OVA and 200 micrograms ASC suppressive components abolished the damping effect on anti-OVA IgE antibody levels. The same effect was observed on the anti-ASC IgE antibody response obtained in mice injected with 200 micrograms ASC immunogenic plus 200 micrograms ASC suppressive components. Moreover, the failure of suppressive components to induce an IgE anti-ASC antibody response on their own was also abolished by X-irradiation. These results indicate that the suppressive components are able to elicit an IgE antibody response, but simultaneously activate a regulatory mechanism which suppresses both the homologous (anti-ASC) and heterologous (anti-OVA) antibody formation.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Pesquisa e Formação em Imunologia, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mota
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Macedo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000917:Antibody Formation / Q000528:radiation effects; D001200:Ascaris / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D051379:Mice; D010047:Ovalbumin / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D010047:Ovalbumin