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Intraperitoneal immunization of human subjects with tetanus toxoid induces specific antibody-secreting cells in the peritoneal cavity and in the circulation, but fails to elicit a secretory IgA response.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 May 1994
Lue C, van den Wall Bake A W, Prince S J, Julian B A, Tseng M L, Radl J, Elson C O, Mestecky J
Abstract excerpt
Five patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) were immunized intraperitoneally with tetanus toxoid (TT) through an indwelling catheter. Four control patients on CAPD received the same dose of TT intramuscularly. Before immunization, virtually no anti-TT antibody-secreting cell...
Topics
- Adult
- Antibodies
- Antibody-Producing Cells
- Ascitic Fluid
- Black People
- Cytoplasm
- Female
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin A
- Immunoglobulin G
- Immunoglobulin Isotypes
- Infusions, Parenteral
- Male
- Middle Aged
