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Infect Immun. 1971 June; 3(6): 810-814
Copyright © 1971 American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Effect of ß-3-Thienylalanine on Antibody Synthesis IV. Suppression of the Immune Response in Mice

¹ Department of Pathology, The Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103

ABSTRACT

The analogue of phenylalanine, ß-3-thienylalanine (ß-3-TA), inhibits the primary and secondary immune responses to sheep red blood cells in CBA mice fed with phenylalanine-free diet. The optimal dose of ß-3-TA needed to obtain maximum immunosuppression with minimal toxicity is 250 mg per kg per day. The drug is maximally effective when administered for 7 days, beginning 2 days prior to primary immunization. With these experimental conditions, the antibody titers and the numbers of direct and indirect plaque-forming cells are greatly reduced during the primary and the secondary immune response.