Wicher K, Wicher V, Kaminski D
Infect Immun. 1980 Mar;27(3):846-50. doi: 10.1128/iai.27.3.846-850.1980.
This report presents evidence indicating that both Treponema pallidum and the T. pallidum-free supernatant from T. pallidum-infected rabbit testes exert an immunosuppressive effect on the spontaneous proliferation and mitogenic response of normal rabbit lymphocytes. This effect seemed to be on the level of clonal expansion since antigenic recognition and blastogenic factor production occurred in spite of the presence of the immunosuppressive substance(s). The implication of this finding for T. pallidum multiplication in rabbit testes is discussed.
本报告提供的证据表明,梅毒螺旋体以及来自感染梅毒螺旋体的兔睾丸的无梅毒螺旋体上清液,对正常兔淋巴细胞的自发增殖和有丝分裂原反应均具有免疫抑制作用。这种作用似乎发生在克隆扩增水平,因为尽管存在免疫抑制物质,但仍发生了抗原识别和致有丝分裂因子的产生。本文讨论了这一发现对梅毒螺旋体在兔睾丸中增殖的意义。