Britton S. Experimental amyloidosis: the inducer is a polyclonal B-cell activator to which susceptibility is under genetic control.
J Exp Med 1975;
142:1564-9. [PMID:
1104749 PMCID:
PMC2190064 DOI:
10.1084/jem.142.6.1564]
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Abstract
Experimental amyloidosis in mice can be induced by repeated injections of casein. It has now been demonstrated that casein induces strong polyclonal antibody synthesis in mouse B spleen lymphocytes. This effect is much more pronounced in spleen cells from anyloid-susceptible mice (CBA/J) than amyloid-resistant mice (A/J). It is suggested that amyloidosis can be due in some instances to a constant exposure for molecules which induce polyclonal B-cell activation.
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