Article
Pertussis toxin stimulates hypersensitivity and enhances nerve-mediated antigen uptake in rat intestine.
The American journal of physiology - 1 Nov 1994
Kosecka U, Marshall J S, Crowe S E, Bienenstock J, Perdue M H
Abstract excerpt
We previously reported that intestine from rats sensitized to ovalbumin (Ova), using Bordetella pertussis vaccine as adjuvant, demonstrated a rapid secretory response [increase in short-circuit current (Isc)] to Ova upon secondary challenge. Here, we examined the role of pertussis toxin, the active component of the vaccine, in the response. Sensitization of Sprague-Dawley rats by intraperitoneal injection of...
Topics
- Animals
- Antibodies
- Antigens
- Hypersensitivity
- Immunization
- Immunoglobulin E
- Immunoglobulin G
- Intestinal Mucosa
- Intestines
- Male
- Mast Cells
- Mutation
