| Literature DB >> 319060 |
N von Jeney, E Günther, K Jann.
Abstract
The screening of several inbred strains of mice suggested that the capacity of their spleen cells to respond to the mitogenic effect of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of gram-negative bacteria was correlated with their resistance to intraperitoneal infection with Salmonella typhimurium. An infection of LPS into mice caused changes in the in vitro responsiveness of their spleen cells to the mitogenic effects of LPS and phytohemagglutinin. Pretreatment of mice with whole ultraviolet (UV)-killed bacteria led to a marked rise in the in vitro response of the spleen cells to UV-killed bacteria, but not to LPS or or phytohemagglutinin. This enhanced response to UV-killed bacteria was not specific for the O antigens of the bacteria.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 319060 PMCID: PMC421325 DOI: 10.1128/iai.15.1.26-33.1977
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441