[The effect of the structural components of Staphylococcus aureus on the interaction of T- and B-lymphocytes]

The results of studies on the influence of staphylococcal peptidoglycan and cell walls on the cooperative interaction of T- and B-lymphocytes in the process of immune response to thymus-dependent antigen are presented. Peptidoglycan has been found to produce, depending on its dose, a suppressive and stimulating effect on the interaction of T- and B-cells. Cell walls exhibit only stimulating action under the same experimental conditions. The suppressive action of peptidoglycan is mediated by T-lymphocytes.