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Humoral immune response to the antigen administered as an immune complex

M Marusić1, S Marusić-Galesić, B Pokrić

  • 1Medical Center Paprikovac, Banja Luka, Bosnia.

Antigen (HSA) bound in immune complexes at equivalence with syngeneic anti-HSA antibodies elicit much stronger humoral immune response then soluble HSA. On the other hand, administration of immune complexes formed with xenogeneic (rabbit) anti-HSA antibodies suppressed humoral immune response against HSA, but not against rabbit IgG in mice. We suggest that immunization with antigen bound in immune complex might represent a powerful tool in enhancing humoral immune responses.

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