Immunological activities of purified preparations of enterobacterial common antigen.

Infection and Immunity
P J GannonE Neter

Abstract

The immunological activities of three purified preparations of enterobacterial common antigen (ECA) obtained by different procedures were studied. ECA-Ma (method of A. Marx) was from Salmonella typhimurium TV149 (Ra mutant), ECA-My (method of H. Mayer) was from S. montevideo, and ECA-Ro (method of E. Romanowska) was from Shigella sonnei phase I. These preparations, on a weight basis, neutralized similar amounts of ECA antibodies, indicating that the serological activities were comparable. Neither ECA-My nor ECA-Ro elicited specific delayed-type hypersensitivity skin reactions at 24 or 48 h in immunized guinea pigs. ECA-Ma, as well as the nonpurified preparations of the antigens used for immunization, elicited reactions at 24 h but not at 48 h. Thus, ECA-specific delayed-type hypersensitivity was not detected in immunized guinea pigs. Striking differences were noted in the immunogenicity of these antigens, ECA-Ma being highly immunogenic in the rabbit in contrast to ECA-My and ECA-Ro. ECA-Ma was a potent mitogen for guinea pig spleen cells, stimulating high levels of DNA synthesis; ECA-My was only slightly active. The three antigens were mitogenic to spleen cells from both CBA/J and C3H/HeJ mice, although not to the same degree,...Continue Reading

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