Abdou N I, Rose B, Richter M
J Exp Med. 1969 Oct 1;130(4):867-76. doi: 10.1084/jem.130.4.867.
By appropriate irradiation and cell transfer experiments, a direct correlation was observed between the presence of viable and immunologically active antigen-reactive cells and the capacity of the rabbits to respond following immunization. Rabbits given 800 R total body irradiation were unable to elicit a humoral immune response nor did they possess significant numbers of antigen-reactive cells. The ability to respond with humoral antibody formation did not reappear until antigen-reactive cells could be detected. These results strongly indicate that the presence of competent antigen-reactive cells are necessary for the successful induction of the humoral immune response in the rabbit.
通过适当的照射和细胞转移实验,观察到存活且具有免疫活性的抗原反应性细胞的存在与兔子免疫后产生反应的能力之间存在直接关联。接受全身800拉德照射的兔子无法引发体液免疫反应,它们也不拥有大量的抗原反应性细胞。直到能够检测到抗原反应性细胞时,才重新出现产生体液抗体的反应能力。这些结果有力地表明,有能力的抗原反应性细胞的存在是兔子成功诱导体液免疫反应所必需的。