Natural Thymocytotoxic Autoantibody and Reactive Antigen in New Zealand Black and Other Mice

AUTOR(ES)

Shirai, Toshikazu

RESUMO

Naturally occurring thymocytotoxic autoantibody (NTA) was detected by cytotoxic test in the sera of very young New Zealand Black mice (within 1 month after birth); the incidence was 100% at 3 months of age. Some mice from other strains also had NTA, but at an older age and with lower incidence and antibody titer. NTA had optimal activity at 4°C but was also strongly reactive at 37°C. It was cytotoxic for thymocytes of all strains of mice tested. Whereas only thymocytes were highly sensitive to NTA, the reactive antigen was demonstrated by absorption test in the thymus, lymph node, spleen, and brain of adult mice. It could be demonstrated only in the thymus of newborn mice.

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