| Literature DB >> 160568 |
M I Greene, M S Sy, M Kripke, B Benacerraf.
Abstract
UV light irradiation of BALB/c mice was found to result in impairment of antigen-presenting cell function. Adherent trinitrophenyl-derivatized cells from the peritoneal exudate cell population or the spleen of UV-treated donors could not induce hapten-specific delayed hypersensitivity responses in UV-irradiated syngeneic mice, whereas adherent trinitrophenyl-derivatized cells from normal mice were able to do so. The failure to induce immunity in UV-treated mice by utilizing UV-treated adherent antigen-presenting cells was associated with the development of antigen-specific suppressor T cells. The implication of these results for UV-induced carcinogenesis is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 160568 PMCID: PMC411912 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.76.12.6591
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205