[Cellular mediated and humoral immunity of tuberculosis]

Review on cellular mediated and humoral immunity in tuberculosis, the research of which Robert Koch has fundamentally initiated. Problems of immunity are playing a role in the course of tuberculous infection and disease, in BCG-vaccination and in therapy. T-lymphocytes and activated macrophage system contribute to regulate resistance to tuberculous infection. the role of antituberculous antibodies in the course of tuberculous is still not fully clear. Genetic control mechanisms of immune response seem to exit also in tuberculosis, observed in animal experiments (mice). There can be selected 2 lines of animals with with quite different tuberculous resistance, highly sensible and more resistant strains to tuberculous infection, reacting also differently in their immune response. Immunological methods have a significance already obvious for estimation of prognosis.