[Effect of tetanic anatoxin and carbonic acid level in blood on biosynthesis of antibodies in rats]

Abstract

The paper deals with dynamics of antibody formation in rats. Tetanic anatoxin independently of doses and methods of administration manifests weak immunogenic properties. A complete Freind adjuvant stimulates considerably the biosynthesis of antitetanic antibodies in the primary and secondary immune responses. Electrophoresis of tetanic anatoxin polyacrylamide gel permits isolating two protein fractions, one of them migrates in the immunoglobulin G zone and its mass constitutes 73%, the other-more low-molecular and contains 27% of protein. Dynamics of the acid-base blood state indices and of antibody biosynthesis is studied on models of chronic compensated alkalosis and metabolic acidosis in rats. It is established that during the experiment, simultaneously with an insignificant increase in the total carbonic acid concentration blood, there occurs a 25-60% increase in the titres of antitetanic antibodies as compared to the control. In rats with acidosis there occurs a simultaneously decrease in the intensity of antibody biosynthesis as compared to the control (43-54%) and in the total CO2 content in blood.