CLASSICS OF IMMUNOLOGY

SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

                        Jenner, E

1798                An Inquiry into the Causes and Effects of Variolae Vaccinae, a Disease Discovered in Some Western Counties of England.
                        London, Sampson Low; 1798. 

                         http://www.foundersofscience.net/inqparta.pdf

                        Schwann, T

1837                Preliminary report on experiments concerning alcoholic fermentation and putrefaction.

                        http://www.spaceship-earth.org/OrigLit/Schwann01.htm

                         Cagnniard-Latour, C.

                        Memoir on alcoholic fermentation

1838                Memoire sur la fermentation vineuse. Annales de chimie et de physique, Vol. 68, pages 206-222.

                        http://www.spaceship-earth.org/OrigLit/Cagniard.htm

                        Semmelweis, I

1850                Lecture on the genesis of Puerperal Fever (childbed fever)

                        In Milestones in Microbiology: 1556 to 1940, translated and edited by ThomasD.Brock, ASM Press. 1998, p 80

                        Pasteur, L

1857                Report on the lactic acid fermentation.

                        http://www.spaceship-earth.org/OrigLit/Pasteur1.htm

1860                Memoir on the alcoholic fermentation.

                        http://www.spaceship-earth.org/OrigLit/Pasteur2.htm

1861                Influence of oxygen on the development of yeast and on the alcoholic fermentation. (ABSTRACT)

                        http://www.spaceship-earth.org/OrigLit/Pasteur4.htm

1861                On the organized bodies which exist in the atmosphere; examination of the doctrine of spontaneous generation

                        http://ce.ecn.purdue.edu/~piwc/w3-history/pasteur/pasteur.html.

                        Lister, J

1867                On a new method of treating compound fracture, abscess, etc. with observations on conditions of supparations.

                        In Milestones in Microbiology: 1556 to 1940, translated and edited by Thomas Brock, ASM Press 1998, p83   

1867                On the antiseptic principle in the practice of surgery.

                        http://www.bartleby.com/38/6/1.html

                        Pasteur, L

1870                The Physiological Theory of Fermentation

                        Reply to the Critical Observations of Liebig, Published in 1870:www.bartleby.com/38/7

                        Koch, R

1876                The Etiology of Anthrax, Based on the Life History of Bacillus anthracis. Beitrage zer Biologie der Ppanzen, 1876 , Vol. 2, No. 2,          pages  277-310.

                       In Milestones in Microbiology: 1556 to 1940, translated and edited by Thomas D. Brock, ASM Press. 1998,  p89 [PDF]

                        Pasteur, L

1878                La théorie des germes et ses application à la médecine et à la chirurgie (avec la collaboration de MM.
                        Joubert  et Chamberland)", C.R.. Acad. Sci., 29 avril 1878, LXXXVI, pp. 1037-1043.

              Physiology: The Theory of Germs and its Application to Medicine and Surgery; with the collaboration of MM.   
              Joubert  et Chamberland. Translated by Dr. Nila Mummneh [PDF] 

1880                Sur les maladies virulentes, et en particulier sur la maladie appelée vulgairement choléra des poules", C. R. Acad. Sci., 1880, XC,                            pp.239-248.

                        Physiologic Chemistry: Of Infectious Diseases, Especially the Disease of Chicken Cholera.Translated by Dr. Nila Mummneh [PDF]  

                        De l'extension de la théorie des germes à l'étiologie de quelques maladies communes  ( I. "Sur les furoncles. II. "Sur  
                        l'ostéomyélite.III. "Sur la fièvre puerpérale.)", C.R. Acad.Sci., 3 mai 1880, XC, pp. 1033-1044

                        On the Extension of the Germ Theory to the Etiology of Certain Common Diseases:[http://www.bartleby.com/] 

1881                "De l'atténuation des virus et de leur retour à la virulence avec la collaboration de MM Chamberland et Roux", C. R. Acad. Sci., 28                           février 1881, XCII, pp. 429-435.

                        General Pathology: About the Attenuation of Viruses and Regaining their Virulence; with the collaboration of MM Chamberland 
                        and Roux. Translated by Dr. Nila Mummneh [PDF]

                        "Compte rendu sommaire des expériences faites à Pouilly-Le-Fort, près de Melun, sur la vaccination charbonneuse (avec la                                                collaboration de MM. Chamberland et Roux)", C. R. Acad. Sci., 13 juin 1881, XCII, pp. 1378-1383.

                        Summary Report of the Experiments Conducted at Pouilly-le-Fort, Near Melun, on the Anthrax Vaccination, with the collaboration  of                          Mr. Chamberland and Mr. Roux. Translated by Tina Dasgupta, Yale School of   Medicine, Original Contributions Editor, Yale                            Journal of Biology and Medicine. [PDF]

                        Koch, R

1884                The Etiology of Tuberculosis [Koch's postulates.] Mittheilungen aus dem Kaiserlichen Gesundheisamte, 1884, Vol. 2, pp. 1-88

                        In Milestones in Microbiology: 1556 to 1940, translated and edited by Thomas D. Brock, ASM Press. 1998, p 116. p116 [PDF]

                        Metschnikoff, E

1884                A disease of Daphnia caused by a yeast. A contribution to the theory of phagocytes as agents for attack on disease-causing organisms.                         Arcbiv f. patbologiscbe Anutomie und Pbysiologie und fkliniscbe Medicin,Vol. 96, pages 177-195.

                        Milestones in Microbiology: 1556 to 1940, translated and edited by Thomas D. Brock, ASM Press. 1998, p 132.-138 [PDF]

                        Pasteur, L

1885                Méthode pour prévenir la rage après morsure". C. R. Acad. Sci., 26 octobre 1885, CI, pp.765- 773 et pp. 765-773 et p. 774

                        Method for Preventing Rabies After a Bite. Translated by E.T and D.V. Cohn. [PDF]

                        Behring, EA von & Kitasato, S

1890                Aus dem hygienischen Institut des Herrn Geheimerath Koch in Berlin : Ueber das

                     Zustandekommen der Diphtherie-Immunitat under Tetanus-Immunitat bei Thieren, 4 December 1890 , 49

                        From the hygeinic institute of Hern Geheimerath Koch in Berlin: Concerning Development of Diphtheria Immunity and Tetanus                           Immunity in Animals. Translated by Dr. Michael Jacobson. [PDF]

                        Coley, WB

1893                The Treatment of Malignant Tumors By Repeated Inoculations of Erysipelas: With A Report of Ten Original Cases

                        The American Journal of Medical Sciences. 1893;10:487-511.  (May, 1893). [PDF]

                        Wright, Sir A E & Semple, Sir D

1897                Remarks on Vaccination Against  Typhoid Fever

                        British Medical Journal i: 256-259.

                        Ehrlich, P

1900                Croonian Lecture: On Immunity with Special Reference to Cell Life. 

                        Proceedings Of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 66. (1899-1900), pp. 424-448 [PDF]

                        Laudsteiner, K

1901                Ueber agglutinationserscheinungen normalen menschlichen Blutes. 

                        Wien. Klin. Wochenschr: 12:1132-1134

                        Translation: On agglutination phenomena of normal human blood, in S.H. Boyer (Editor), 1963, Papers on Human 

                        Genetics,pp.27-31. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ [PDF]

                        Metchnikoff, M  

1901                Sur l'Existence de Substances sensibilisatrices Dans La Plupart Des Serums Antimicrobiens 

                        Portier, P & Richet, C

1902                De l'action anaphylactique de quelques venins. 

                        Comptes Rendus de Societe Biologique 1902; 54:170-172  (In French)

                        Arthus, M 

1903                Injections repetees de serum de cheval le lapin. 

                        Seances et Memoire de la Societe de Biologie 55: 817-80  (In French)

                        Von Pirquet, C. Frh & Schick, B

1908                Serum Sickness

                        Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1951, vii-121

                        Calmette A, Guerin, C

1924                Vaccination des bovidés contre la tuberculose et méthode nouvelle de prophylaxie de la tuberculose bovine.

                        Annales de l'Institut Pasteur, Paris, 1924, 38: 371-398 (In French)

                        Shope, R.E.

1931                Swine influenza: I. Experimental transmission and pathology             

                        J. Exp. Med. 1931 54: 349-359

                        Lewis P.A. and Shope, R.E.

1931                Swine influenza. II. A hemophilic bacillus from the respiratory tract of infected swine

                        J. Exp. Med. 1931 54: 361-371

                        Smith W, A CH, Laidlaw PP

1933                A virus obtained from influenza patients. 

                        Lancet. 1933;2:66–8

                        Landsteiner, K and van der Scheer, J

1935                On Cross Reactions Of Immune Sera To Azoproteins

                        J Exp Med. 1936;63(3):325-339,  

                       Theiler M, Smith HH

1937                The Use of Yellow Fever Virus Modified by in Vitro Cultivation for Human Immunization.

                        J  Exp Med. 1936; 65: 787-800

                        Tiselius, A   Kabat, E. A. 

1939                An Electrophoretic Study of Immune Sera and Purified Antibody Preparations  

                        J Exp Med 65: 119-131

                        Freund, J & McDermott, K

1942                Sensitization to horse serum by means of adjuvants 

                        Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. N.Y.; 49:548-553

                        Medawar, P B.

1944                The behaviour and fate of skin autografts and skin homograts in rabbits

                        Journal of Anatomy, 78: 176-199.

                        Chase, M

1945                The cellular transfer of cutaneous hypersensitivity to tuberculin

                        Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 59: 134

                        Owen, RD

1945                Immunogenetic consequences of vascular anastomoses between bovine twins.

                        Science 102: 400

                        Fagraeus, A

1948                The Plasma Cellular Reaction and its Relation to the Formation of Antibodies In Vitro

                        J. Immunol. 58:1–13

                        Bruton ,

1952                Agammaglobulinemia

                        Pediatrics 1952 9 (6): 722-728

                        Billingham, RE.;Brent, L. & Medawar, P. B. F.R.S.

1953                Actively Acquired Tolerance of Foreign Cells

                        Nature 1953;172:603-606 -Reprinted in Volume 76(10), 27 November 2003, pp 1409-1412

                        Jerne, N K. 

1955                The Natural-Selection Theory of Antibody Formation.

                        PNAS 1955 41: 849-857

                        Salk, J

1955                1955 Polio Vaccine Trial Announcement

                        http://www.sph.umich.edu/about/polioannouncement.html

                        Glick, B

1956                The Bursa of Fabricius and antibody production

                        Poultry Science 1956; 35:224-225

                        Burnet, FM

1957                A Modification of Jerne's Theory of Antibody Production Using the Concept of Clonal Selection

                        Australian Journal of Science. 20, 67-69.

                       Reprinted in CA Cancer J Clin. 1976 Mar-Apr;26(2):119-21

                       Issacs, A & Lindemann, J

1957                Virus Interference I. The Interferon

                       Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 147:258-267

                        Benacerraf B, & Gell PG

1959                Studies on Hypersensitivity. I. Delayed and Arthustype Skin Reactivity to Protein Conjugates in Guinea Pigs.

                       Immunology. 1959 Jan;2(1):53-63

                        Porter, R

1959                The Hydrolysis of Rabbit y-Globulin and Antibodies with Crystalline Papain

                        Biochem J. 1959 Sep;73:119-26.

                       Nowell, P.

1960                Phytohemagglutinin: An Initiator of Mitosis in Cultures of Normal Human Leukocytes

                        Cancer Res. 1960 May;20:462-6

                        Edelman, G & Poulik, M

1961                Studies on structural units of the gamma-globulins

                       J. Exp. Med. 1961 113: 861-884

                       Nowell, Peter C.

1961                Inhibition of Human Leukocyte Mitosis by Prednisolone in Vitro

                       Cancer Res. 1961 Dec;21:1518-21.

                       Miler J. F.A.P.

1961                Effect of neonatal thymectomy on the immunological responsiveness of the mouse.

                        Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 1962; 156B: 415-428.

                       Jerne NK & Nordin AA

1963                Plaque formation in agar by single antibody-producing cells.

                       Science. (New Series) 1971 Apr 26;140(565):405

                        Kantor FS, Ojeda A, Benacerraf B:

1963                Studies on artificial antigens I. Antigenicity of DNP-polylysine and DNP copolymer of lysine and glutamic acid in guinea pigs.

                       J Exp Med 1963, 117:55-64.

                        Cooper, MD; Peterson, RDA; Good, RA 

1965                A New Concept of the Cellular Basis of Immunity

                        (Abstract) J. Pediat. 67: 907-908, 1965

                        Kasakura S & Lowenstein  L

1965                A Factor Stimulating DNA Synthesis derived from the Medium of Leucocyte Cultures 

                        Nature. 1965 Nov 20;208:794-795.

                        MacLean, LD, Gordon J

1965                A Lymphocyte-Stimulating Factor Produced In Vitro

                        Nature 1965 Nov 20;208:795-796.

                        Wheelock E F.

1965                Interferon-like virus-inhibitor induced in human leukocytes by phytohemagglutinin

                        Science. (New Series) 1965;149:310–311

                       Green I, Paul WE, Benacerraf B

1966                The behavior of hapten-poly-L-lysine conjugates as complete antigens in genetic responder and as haptens in non-responder guinea pigs.

                        J Exp Med 1966, 123:859-879

                        Schlossman S, Ben-Efraim S, Yaron A, Sober H

1966                Immunochemical studies on the antigenic determinants required to elicit delayed and immediate hypersensitivity reactions.

                        J Exp Med 1966, 123:1083-1095

                        Ishizaka, K & Ishizaka T

1967                Identification of gamma-E-antibodies as a carrier of reaginic activity

                        Journal of Immunology 1967; 6:1187-1198  

                        Mishell RI, Dutton RW.

1967                Immunization of dissociated spleen cell cultures from normal mice.

                        J Exp Med. 1967 Sep 1;126(3):423-42

                        Mosier, Donald E.

1967                A Requirement for Two Cell Types for Antibody Formation in Vitro

                        Science. (New Series) 1967  Dec 22;158(808):1573-5  

                        Brunner KT, Mauel J, Cerottini JC, Chapuis B. 

1968                Quantitative assay of the lytic action of immune lymphoid cells on 51-Cr-labelled allogeneic target cells in vitro;
                         inhibition by isoantibody and by drugs. 

                               Immunology. 1968 Feb;14(2):181-96

                        McDevitt HO, Tyan ML

1968                Genetic control of the antibody response in inbred mice: Transfer of response by spleen cells and linkage to the
                        major histocompatability (H2) locus.

                        J Exp Med 1968, 128:1-11

                        Unanue E, Askonas BA

1968                Persistence of immunogenicity of antigen after uptake by macrophages.

                        J Exp Med 1968., 127

                        McDevitt HO, Chinitz A

 1969               Genetic control of the antibody response: Relationship between immune response and histocompatability (H-2) type.

                         Science 1969, 163:1207-1208. OpenURL

                          Hoffman, M & Dutton, RW

1971                 Immune Response Restoration with Macrophage Culture Supernatants

                         Science. (New Series) 1971 Jun 4;172(987):1047-8.  

                         Gery, Igal, Gershon, Richard K., & Waksman, Byron H.

1972                 Potentiation of the T-Lymphocyte Response To Mitogens: I.. The  Responding Cell

                          J Exp Med. 1972 Jul 1;136(1):128-42.

                        Gery I, Waksman BH.

1972                Potentiation of the T-lymphocyte Response to Mitogens. II. The Cellular Source of Potentiating Mediator(s).

                        J Exp Med. 1972 Jul 1;136(1):143-55

                        Schimpl, A. & Wecker, E.

1972                 Replacement of T-Cell Function by a T-Cell Product.

                         Nat New Biol. 1972 May 3;237(70):15-7

                          Wagner, H  and Feldmann, M

1972                 Cell-mediated immune response in vitro , : I. A new in vitro system for the generation of cell-mediated cytotoxic activity

                         Cellular Immunology, Volume 3, Issue 3, March 1972, Pages 405-420

                         Katz DH, Hamaoka T, Dorf ME, Benacerraf B.

1973                 Cell interactions between histoincompatible T and B lymphocytes II. Failure of physiologic cooperative
                         interactions between T and B lymphocytes from allogeneic donor strains in humoral response to hapten-protein conjugates. 

                        J Exp Med. 1973 Jun 1;137(6):1405-18

                         Rosenthal A, Shevach E

1973                 Function of macrophages in antigen recognition by guinea pig T lymphocytes. I. Requirement for                                                                     histocompatible macrophages and lymphocytes.

                         J Exp Med 1973, 138:1194-1212.

                         Steinman RM, Cohn ZA.

1973                 Identification of a novel cell type in peripheral lymphoid organs of mice. I. Morphology, quantitation, tissue distribution.

                         J Exp Med. 1973 May 1;137(5):1142-62

                         Lindahl P,  Leary P,  Gresser I  

1974                 Enhancement of the expression of histocompatibility antigens of mouse lymphoid cells by interferon in vitro

                         Eur. J. of Immunology Volume 4, Issue 12, 1974. Pages 779-784
      

                        Macdonald HR, Engers HD, Cerottini JC, Brunner KT.

1974                 Generation of Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes in Vitro. II. Effect of Repeated Exposure to Alloantigens on the Cytotoxic
                         Activity of Long-Term Mixed Leukocyte Cultures.

                          J Exp Med. 1974 Sep 1;140(3):718-30

                          Zinkernagel RM, Doherty PC

1974                 Restriction of in vitro T cell-mediated cytotoxicity in lymphocytic choriomeningitis within a syngeneic or semiallogeneic system.

                          Nature. 1974 Apr 19;248(450):701-2.

                          Ben-Sasson SZ, Paul WE, Shevach EM, Green I