The Effect of Active Immunization on the Lipid Content and Phagocytic Activity of Blood Leucocytes of Rabbits

[摘要] The concentration of phospholipid and, to a lesser degree, of free cholesterol in human white blood cells has been found to increase following parturition (1), following surgical operations when a normal convalescence ensued (2) and during normal convalescence from fever and infection (3). When surgical operation was followed by serious infections and prolonged convalescence or death (2) and when fever and infection resulted in death (3) the concentration of phospholipid was found on the contrary to be low or to fall during the failure of the patient to exhibit normal recovery. Comparing these results with the fundamental studies of Bloor, Okey and Corner (9) and Bloor and Snider (10), on the relation between lipid composition and physiological activity in tissues, Boyd (2, 3) suggested an association between the phospholipid content of human white blood cells and immunity to infections.

[学科分类] 生物科学（综合）