Immunoregulation in human Schistosomiasis by idiotypic interactions and lymphokine-mediated mechanisms
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 82 (supl.4), 1987
Anti-idiotypic (anti-Id) T cells from schistosomiasis patients or former patients proliferate upon exposure to polyclonal or monoclonal anti-soluble egg antigen (SEA) antibodies. Chloroquine does not inhibit, the response, which is induced by F(ab')2 (but not soluble Fab) fragments of these antibodies. P...