Journal article
Developmental Changes of Immunoglobulins in Rats Treated Neonatally with Hydrocortisone 1
Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, Vol.154(1), pp.107-111
01/1977
DOI: 10.3181/00379727-154-39614
Abstract
Summary
Serum globulin and IgG levels were measured by radial immunodiffusion from 3 to 75 days after birth in rats neo-natally treated with 1 mg of cortisol acetate. In controls, globulins rose steadily during suckling, peaked at 11 days, and remained high until weaning, when they dropped considerably. Thereafter, they rose steadily until 75 days. In treated animals, levels increased slowly during development and were significantly lower than controls until 30 days. Serum IgG followed a similar pattern. The most severe immunological deficit in runts began on Day 12. The most marked mortality in treated rats also began at this age and in part may be due to the severe immunological impairment. No difference was detected in absorption of IgG from the gastrointestinal tract of the two groups. However, dramatic deficits were demonstrated in the ability of treated rats to synthesize antibody when sensitized with a t-dependent antigen. Thus, the difference in immunological competence is due to endogenous deficits produced by a single injection of cortisol acetate at birth.
We gratefully acknowledge the technical assistance of Willie Mills, Peggy Cohen, and David Chia.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Developmental Changes of Immunoglobulins in Rats Treated Neonatally with Hydrocortisone 1
- Creators
- Renee Ulrich - University of California, Los AngelesLouis Levy - University of California, Los AngelesBarry Kasson - University of California, Los AngelesHerbert J. Harwick - University of California, Los AngelesGary Brammer - University of California, Los Angeles
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, Vol.154(1), pp.107-111
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- DOI
- 10.3181/00379727-154-39614
- ISSN
- 0037-9727
- eISSN
- 1535-3699
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/1977
- Academic Unit
- Neuroscience and Pharmacology
- Record Identifier
- 9984303857902771
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