title: Primary in vitro sensitization to heterogeneous soluble antigens of Schistosoma mansoni adult worms.
abstract: Primary in vitro sensitization of normal mouse spleen cells was accomplished using a saline soluble heterogeneous antigenic preparation from the whole adult worms (SWAP) of Schistosoma mansoni. A SWAP-specific rosette-forming cell (RFC) assay, using antigen on sheep erythrocytes, was used to detect sensitization due to S. mansoni infection and primary in vitro SWAP exposure. The latter exposure was facilitated by SWAP adsorption to the culture vessel via poly-L-lysine. RFC expression was maximal on day 3 of culture. It was antigen-specific in regard to unexposed controls, SWAP and human gamma globulin, and as controlled by RFC detected by parallel treated (control) erythrocytes. The RFC assay was best read between 90 and 180 min after initiation of rosette formation. Assay erythrocytes gave reproducible results for at least 3 weeks after preparation.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015478:Antigens, Heterophile / Q000276:immunology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D000939:Epitopes; D007114:Immunization; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D012397:Rosette Formation; D012550:Schistosoma mansoni / Q000276:immunology; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000276:immunology*; D012756:Sheep
chemical_list: D015478:Antigens, Heterophile; D000939:Epitopes