[Immunomodulating action of essentiale during prolonged intake of dietary cholesterol]

Light red blood cells from the rabbits on cholesterol diet were found to have immunosuppressing properties. The extracorporeal treatment of red blood cells with essentiale, heavy erythrocytes acquired immunostimulating properties. Light red blood cells lost their immunosuppressive capacity. The administration of linetol caused no changes in the immunomodulating properties of red blood cells from the rabbits taking cholesterol for a long time.