01571nas a2200301   4500000000100000008004100001260001600042653002600058653002600084653002400110653002700134653002300161653002600184653001100210653003700221653001800258653001200276653001400288653001600302653002000318653002900338100001600367245006000383300001200443490000700455520079300462022001401255       1979                            d  c1979 May 2610aArthritis, Rheumatoid10aAtaxia Telangiectasia10aAutoimmune Diseases10aCandidiasis, Cutaneous10aCoccidioidomycosis10aCommunicable Diseases10aHumans10aImmunologic Deficiency Syndromes10aImmunotherapy10aleprosy10aNeoplasms10aSarcoidosis10aTransfer Factor10aWiskott-Aldrich Syndrome1 aDi Padova F00a[A new approach to immunotherapy: the transfer factor].  a1773-850 v703 a<p>The transfer factor is a tiny molecule capable of transferring the function of the T lymphocytes (immunological memory and retarded hypersensitivity) from a sensitized to a non-sensitized individual. The exact structure and action modalities of the molecule have not yet been precisely established. The difficulties involved in the study of the transfer factor are aggravated by the lack of any suitable experimental model. The attention of immunologists is attracted by this factor which opens up new prospects for the treatment of cancer, immunological deficiencies and certain infectious and autoimmune diseases. More profound research would appear useful to evaluate if and in what cases a potentiation of the immune mechanism can represent an alternative to immunosuppression.</p>  a0026-4806