Reactivity of purified proteins and polysaccharides from Mycobacterium tuberculosis in delayed skin test and cultured lymphocyte mitogenesis assays.
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Hypersensitivity responses to two highly purified and well characterized mycobacterial proteins and a preparation of mycobacterial arabinogalactanarabinomannan were studied by using guinea pig skin tests and in vitro-cultured human lymphocyte mitogenesis stimulation assays. The purified proteins were found to elicit delayed-type hypersensitivity skin test reactions and to stimulate mitogenesis in cultured lymphocytes. The polysaccharide preparation was found to evoke delayed skin tests but not to stimulate cultured lymphocytes.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Infection and immunity
دوره 9 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1974