[The participation of the T system and macrophages in the immediate immune response to drug compounds]

Experiments on rats and on human lymphocytes have indicated that a prompt immune response to low-molecular-weight biologically active agents is thymus-dependent, calls for cooperative interaction of T and B lymphocytes and macrophages, it is enhanced by T mitogens and implemented through the specific pharmacological receptors of T and B lymphocytes. The findings offer ample scope for controlling the immune mechanisms of habituation to drugs and poisons.