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Macrophage Migration Inhibition by Serum from Desensitized Animals Previously Sensitized with Tubercle Bacilli

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MIGRATION of peritoneal exudate cells removed from guinea-pigs or mice exhibiting delayed hypersensitivity is inhibited by specific antigen1–3. This in vitro macrophage migration inhibition has been regarded as a useful immunological test for delayed skin hypersensitivity4,5. Studies of the mechanism of this phenomenon revealed that, in contact with specific antigen, lymphocytes from sensitized animals released into the medium a specific substance (migration inhibitory factor; MIF) capable of inhibiting the migration of normal macrophages6,7. When injected intradermally into normal guinea-pigs, MIF elicits inflammatory reactions characterized by induration, erythema and mononuclear cell infiltration8.

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YAMAMOTO, K., TAKAHASHI, Y. Macrophage Migration Inhibition by Serum from Desensitized Animals Previously Sensitized with Tubercle Bacilli. Nature New Biology 233, 261–263 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio233261a0

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