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Soon after the discovery of insulin in 1922, it became clear that the use of this hormone in the treatment of diabetics is often accom­ panied by allergy. In 1956 it became possible to determine quantita­ tively the insulin-binding antibodies which are responsible for the resistance to insulin. The methods developed since then make it possible to measure minute amounts of the pancreatic hormone in blood and extracellular fluids. There have been many attempts to relate insulin allergy and in­ sulin resistance to the primary, secondary or tertiary structure of the or B chains, or both, and more recently, to the proinsulin which is A present in all commercial preparations of insulin, i. e. to the species­ specific structure of the C peptide. In the great majority of papers dealing either with the immunogenic and antigenic properties of in­ sulin or with the relevant antibodies, the discussion has been restricted to the humoral antibodies. The existence of a brief period of delayed local allergy resulting from the cellular immune response has more or less escaped attention. It is specifically this period of delayed allergy that attracted the interest of Dr. FEDERLIN and his colleagues. Making use of immuno­ histological and other techniques which are rarely employed in clinical observation, and with the help of experiments on animals, Dr. FEDERLIN traces the course of insulin allergy from cellular immunity, through the production of humoral antibodies by the insulin-binding cells of the circulation, to the sessile immunological apparatus.

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Author:   Konrad Federlin
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1971
Volume:   6
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.324kg
ISBN:  

9783642806100

ISBN 10:   3642806104
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   15 December 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

A. Introduction.- B. Brief Review of the Immunology of Insulin.- I. Antigenicity of Insulin.- II. Humoral Antibodies Against Insulin and Their Demonstration.- III. Cell Mediated Immunity Against Insulin.- IV. The Clinical Symptoms of the Immune Response to Insulin.- V. Proinsulin and Newer Concepts in Insulin Immunology.- C. Investigations of Insulin Allergy in Diabetes.- I. Investigations of Delayed Insulin Allergy.- II. Investigations of Immediate Allergy to Insulin.- III. Coexistence of Insulin Allergy and Insulin Resistance.- D. Investigations of the Delayed Immune Reaction and Formation of Antibody to Insulin in Experimental Animals.- I. Investigations of the Delayed Immune Reaction to Insulin in Guinea Pigs.- II. Investigations of the Production of Humoral Antibodies.- E. Appendix: Studies of Insulin-immunized Sheep.- I. Statement of Purpose.- II. Results.- III. Discussion.- IV. Summary.- F. General Summary.- References.

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