A pendular mechanism for maintenance of the immune memory.

Authors :: Seledtsov VI
Seledtsova GV
Source :: Medical hypotheses [Med Hypotheses] 2001 Feb; Vol. 56 (2), pp. 160-2.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: A possible mechanism for maintaining immune memory, based on idiotypic-anti-idiotypic interactions, is described. It is proposed that pendular dynamic swings in the levels of idiotypic antibodies (Ab1) and anti-idiotypic Ab2 may underlay immune memory. In the terms of the advanced concept, Ab dynamics in the maternal body might also play a significant role in education of the neonatal immune system.