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The discovery of specifically acquired immunity which followed the
major contributions of Louis Pasteur completely over-shadowed the
first studies of the host's natural resistance. Later, the
exquisite sensitivity and precision of antigen-antibody reactions
made the study of immunochemistry much more attractive than the
rather primitive and ambiguous field of non-specific immunity.
Neverthe less, during the last three decades, a considerable body
of informa tion was developed and also means by which natural
resistance could be enhanced or depressed by exogenous agents such
as lipopolysaccharides or BCG. An important advance was the
chemical recognition of the biologically active components of these
agents which in turn allowed the synthesis or" analogues. More
recently, endogenous host products which can play a role in
nonspecific immunity, such as thymic hormones, have also been
identified, produced and used both experimentally and clinically.
It therefore seemed worthwile to Drs. Miescher and Mueller-Eberhard
to devote two volumes of Seminars in Immunopathology to the topic
of Immunostimuhltion. Because of the good response obtai ned from
readers, Springer Verlag decided to issue a hard cover book and
asked their guest editor to make a preface. Prefaces, although they
are found in the opening pages, are always written after the first
issue has been completed."
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