T-cell proliferative response to antigens secreted by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- 1 April 1991
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Infection and Immunity
- Vol. 59 (4) , 1558-63
- https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.59.4.1558-1563.1991
Abstract
An infection model of human tuberculosis was established with C57BL/6J mice. The lymphocyte proliferative responses to antigens from Mycobacterium tuberculosis were investigated during the course of infection and compared with results obtained with a group of mice immunized with large amounts of killed bacteria. The two groups responded similarly to a number of mycobacterial antigens, but marked differences in responses against secreted antigens were found; only infected mice responded vigorously to these. The responding lymphocyte subpopulation was made up of L3T4+ T lymphocytes under restriction of the Ia molecule.Keywords
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