Immunology of toxemias of pregnancy I. Findings of organ-specific antibodies

On the Role of the Autoimmune Mechanism in the Genesis of Ulcerative Colitis

“…The summary of the results which had been published in detail (9, 10) is given in Table i For detection of autoantibodies in the serum we used collodion agglutination following the method of Cavelti (ii) modified by Wagner (12). Collodion agglutination in this modification has already been used for showing antibodies against a number of tissues in various conditions (13)(14)(15)(16) and has proved reliable provided the technique is strictly followed. Collodion agglutination in this modification has already been used for showing antibodies against a number of tissues in various conditions (13)(14)(15)(16) and has proved reliable provided the technique is strictly followed.…”

“…Antigen was prepared from an extract of healthy small or large intestine either from resection specimens or from autopsy material of subjects who died suddenly; its preparation and conservation was described previously (13,14,9). Collodion agglutination in this modification has already been used for showing antibodies against a number of tissues in various conditions (13)(14)(15)(16) and has proved reliable provided the technique is strictly followed.…”