| Literature DB >> 3513298 |
Abstract
An indirect plaque-forming cell assay detecting B cells secreting IgM, IgG and IgA antibodies against pneumococcal polysaccharides (PPS) is described. The numbers of anti-PPS-secreting cells (SC) and Ig-SC in the blood of normal persons immunized with a polyvalent PPS vaccine were quantitated. Anti-PPS-SC were recorded from the fourth to the twelfth post-vaccination day, and the maximum number was found between days 6 and 9. Quantitatively IgA anti-PPS-SC outnumbered the IgM and IgG anti-PPS-SC. Concomitant with the increase in the numbers of antibody-SC an increase in polyclonally activated IgM-, IgG- and IgA-SC was recorded. The specific anti-PPS-antibody-SC constituted 20-80% of the total numbers of Ig-SC from the sixth to the ninth post-vaccination day.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3513298 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3083.1986.tb01957.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Scand J Immunol ISSN: 0300-9475 Impact factor: 3.487