title: Penetration of IgGs into the neuraxis of the neonatal rat.
abstract: The permeability of the mammalian blood-brain barrier to macromolecules during prenatal and postnatal development is a controversial issue. We tested the possible access of xenogeneic antibodies to the neuraxis by examining neural tissue of neonatal rats 48 h after intraperitoneal injection of rabbit IgGs, using a modification of the peroxidase-antiperoxidase (PAP) technique. The results of the present study indicate diffuse immunoreactivity for rabbit IgGs in the parenchyma in all regions of the neuraxis in neonatal rats. This work suggests that immunoglobulins, both maternal and isogeneic, may affect the nervous system during prenatal and postnatal development.
authors.affiliation: Marine Biomedical Institute, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77550-2772.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Hulsebosch
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Fabian
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001812:Blood-Brain Barrier; D001921:Brain / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D007142:Immunoglobulin gamma-Chains / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007142:Immunoglobulin gamma-Chains