Induction of tolerance by monoclonal antibody therapy.

A major goal in immunology has been to find a means of selectively abolishing an individual's potential to mount an immune response to certain antigens, while preserving responsiveness to others. The facility to induce such specific immunological unresponsiveness in an adult would have major im...

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Hoofdauteurs: Benjamin, R, Waldmann, H
Formaat: Journal article
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: 1986
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Waldmann, H
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Waldmann, H
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description A major goal in immunology has been to find a means of selectively abolishing an individual's potential to mount an immune response to certain antigens, while preserving responsiveness to others. The facility to induce such specific immunological unresponsiveness in an adult would have major implications for tissue-grafting, the control of allergy and for treatment of autoimmune disease. Classical work has shown that immunosuppressive regimes, such as irradiation, anti-lymphocyte globulin or thoracic duct drainage, may facilitate tolerance induction. We describe here a technique by which the immune system of mice can be manipulated to be tolerant to certain protein antigens by administering these during a brief pulse of treatment with a monoclonal antibody directed to the L3T4 molecule on helper T lymphocytes. This technique has the potential to form the basis of a novel generalized means of tolerance induction.
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spelling oxford-uuid:33afb356-a003-4d8b-b8d3-c89e689c684a2022-03-26T13:21:29ZInduction of tolerance by monoclonal antibody therapy.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:33afb356-a003-4d8b-b8d3-c89e689c684aEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford1986Benjamin, RWaldmann, HA major goal in immunology has been to find a means of selectively abolishing an individual's potential to mount an immune response to certain antigens, while preserving responsiveness to others. The facility to induce such specific immunological unresponsiveness in an adult would have major implications for tissue-grafting, the control of allergy and for treatment of autoimmune disease. Classical work has shown that immunosuppressive regimes, such as irradiation, anti-lymphocyte globulin or thoracic duct drainage, may facilitate tolerance induction. We describe here a technique by which the immune system of mice can be manipulated to be tolerant to certain protein antigens by administering these during a brief pulse of treatment with a monoclonal antibody directed to the L3T4 molecule on helper T lymphocytes. This technique has the potential to form the basis of a novel generalized means of tolerance induction.
spellingShingle Benjamin, R
Waldmann, H
Induction of tolerance by monoclonal antibody therapy.
title Induction of tolerance by monoclonal antibody therapy.
title_full Induction of tolerance by monoclonal antibody therapy.
title_fullStr Induction of tolerance by monoclonal antibody therapy.
title_full_unstemmed Induction of tolerance by monoclonal antibody therapy.
title_short Induction of tolerance by monoclonal antibody therapy.
title_sort induction of tolerance by monoclonal antibody therapy
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