Local Hypersensitiveness

[摘要] As we stated at the beginning of this paper our observations add to the observations of Lewis and Loomis concerning the increased antigenic response of the guinea pig during the tuberculous infection that beside the increased antibody production strong hypersensitiveness can develop and only small amounts of eggwhite are necessary for a strong response. It could not be decided whether the strong necrotic local reactions observed in the tuberculous animals are essentially similar to the evanescent reaction observed in the non-tuberculous animals or with the tuberculin reaction, and the connection between the sensitiveness and serum antibodies remained undecided. If a similar increase of the response, as it can be observed in the tuberculous animal, is present in the course, or in certain phases of the course, of other infectious diseases the importance of it for the development of immunity and the symptoms of the diseases is evident. We have only little information as to whether or not such influence in other cases is present.

[学科分类] 生物科学（综合）