Thymus-independent induction of idiotype suppression in newborn mice by syngeneic anti-idiotype antisera.
BALB/c and BALB/c nu/nu mice were shown to express to a variable extent in their response against dextran B1355S (Dex), an idiotype which is present on the Dex-reactive BALB/c myeloma protein MOPC 104E. Injection of minute amounts of syngeneic anti-MOPC 104E idiotype antisera into neonatal euthymic or athymic BALB/c mice suppressed this idiotype in the Dex-specific response of the adult animals. When spleen cells from suppressed BALB/c mice were transferred into irradiated BALB Ighb mice the state of suppression persisted. Data are discussed with respect to possible mechanisms regulating expression of this idiotype.
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D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn / Q000276:immunology; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D003911:Dextrans / Q000276:immunology; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008819:Mice, Nude / Q000276:immunology; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000276:immunology*; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000276:immunology*
D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D003911:Dextrans; D007130:Immunoglobulin Idiotypes